Re: [AI] Akashwani denied him job, visually challenged man now voice of 91.2 FM

2013-03-24 Thread harish

Hi
Specifically speaking, it is possible to have jaws use one sound card and 
other programmes useing audio use a different  card.


Harish Kotian

- Original Message - 
From: "Rohiet A. Patil" 

To: 
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] Akashwani denied him job, visually challenged man now 
voice of 91.2 FM




Hi!
I know this man personally. At that time, akashwani pune denied job to him 
not because of policy but because of infrastructural issue. Because, all 
of us may be aware that at the time of live broadcasting, the anouncer 
have not to perform the job of speaking on the microphone, but he has to 
operate various machines like record plaier or CD plaier also. He was 
denied the job because of such jenuan issue.
Further, it is mentioned in the article that he use 2 headphones so that 
the screen reader's voice will not get mix in the broadcasting. I don't 
understand how it is possible. Is it possible to get output of jaws and 
program from 2 different soundcards?


-Original Message- 
From: avinash shahi

Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 11:18 AM
To: jnuvision ; accessindia
Subject: [AI] Akashwani denied him job,visually challenged man now voice 
of 91.2 FM


Garima Mishra
Fri March, 22 2013
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/city-anchor-akashwani-denied-him-job-visually-challenged-man-now-voice-of-91.2-fm/1091692/0
Block Quote
Satish Navale had been a radio buff and wanted to rule the airwaves.
To realise his dream, after completing graduation in 1995, this
visually challenged man with all programme schedules and other details
on his fingertips confidently approached Akashwani Pune to know about
his prospects of becoming a radio anchor, only to be told that the job
was not meant for a person with a disability like his.

"I was told that as per the policy, they cannot hire a blind person
for that role," recalls Navale. Disappointed, Navale, then 22, wanted
to commit suicide. "I grew up with this dream that shattered
instantly. However, I consoled myself and resolved not to give up," he
says.

Last month, 30-year-old Navale took over as the 'radio in-charge' at
Yaralavani community radio station in Jaliyal, 150 km from Sangli, and
is a known name among the listeners of 91.2 FM. He is probably the
only visually challenged person in the country who not only
coordinates and plans radio programmes but also hosts them.

"Someone had advised me to study further and try making a career in
educational broadcasting," says Navale. So, after doing graduation
from Abasaheb Garware College (Pune), he pursued MA and MEd from the
University of Pune.

N V Deshpande, who founded Yaralavani around two years ago, says until
Navale came for the interview, he was not aware that the job seeker
was visually challenged. However, his knowledge about various radio
channels and the way they work was far superior than anybody Deshpande
knew. "I had the confidence that his disability could be overcome with
technology. Within a month, he proved that my decision of hiring him
was right," says Deshpande, adding that Navale works without any
assistance.

Navale owes this knowledge to his "obsession for radio". Since the age
of four, he says, he would listen to radio for around 16 hours a day.
"I used to keep changing frequency after every 15-20 minutes or so.
The timing and duration of each and every programme was on my
fingertips," he says.

Prior to joining Yaralavani, Navale worked as an educational
researcher at University of Pune from 2008 to 2010. He then dabbled in
making e-learning modules for the visually challenged, which he
provided to various schools.

Talking about the initial challenges, Navale says being visually
impaired he had to work with softwares like Jaws and Tox. "When you
use Jaws, the voice gets mixed with radio broadcasting. I tackled this
by using two headphones," he says. Navale also had to work on the
voice-level filter. On the radio mixer, he has made Braille-like
markings that can be felt with his fingers. "With this, I can
recognise where the voice filter is located on the radio mixer and
accordingly I operate," he says, adding that with this kind of
technological adjustments any visually challenged person can work at
any radio station.

Along with playing Hindi and Marathi songs, the Yaralavani radio
station broadcasts live interactive programmes on social issues and
current events, moral stories, interviews of achievers, programmes on
English speaking and vocabulary, among others. "He is on par with any
normal person and we don't make him feel special or different," says
Deshpande.
Block Quote End

--
Avinash Shahi
MPhil Research Scholar
Centre for the Study of Law and Governance
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi India

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Re: [AI] Akashwani denied him job, visually challenged man now voice of 91.2 FM

2013-03-23 Thread Rohiet A. Patil

Hi!
I know this man personally. At that time, akashwani pune denied job to him 
not because of policy but because of infrastructural issue. Because, all of 
us may be aware that at the time of live broadcasting, the anouncer have not 
to perform the job of speaking on the microphone, but he has to operate 
various machines like record plaier or CD plaier also. He was denied the job 
because of such jenuan issue.
Further, it is mentioned in the article that he use 2 headphones so that the 
screen reader's voice will not get mix in the broadcasting. I don't 
understand how it is possible. Is it possible to get output of jaws and 
program from 2 different soundcards?


-Original Message- 
From: avinash shahi

Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 11:18 AM
To: jnuvision ; accessindia
Subject: [AI] Akashwani denied him job,visually challenged man now voice of 
91.2 FM


Garima Mishra
Fri March, 22 2013
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/city-anchor-akashwani-denied-him-job-visually-challenged-man-now-voice-of-91.2-fm/1091692/0
Block Quote
Satish Navale had been a radio buff and wanted to rule the airwaves.
To realise his dream, after completing graduation in 1995, this
visually challenged man with all programme schedules and other details
on his fingertips confidently approached Akashwani Pune to know about
his prospects of becoming a radio anchor, only to be told that the job
was not meant for a person with a disability like his.

"I was told that as per the policy, they cannot hire a blind person
for that role," recalls Navale. Disappointed, Navale, then 22, wanted
to commit suicide. "I grew up with this dream that shattered
instantly. However, I consoled myself and resolved not to give up," he
says.

Last month, 30-year-old Navale took over as the 'radio in-charge' at
Yaralavani community radio station in Jaliyal, 150 km from Sangli, and
is a known name among the listeners of 91.2 FM. He is probably the
only visually challenged person in the country who not only
coordinates and plans radio programmes but also hosts them.

"Someone had advised me to study further and try making a career in
educational broadcasting," says Navale. So, after doing graduation
from Abasaheb Garware College (Pune), he pursued MA and MEd from the
University of Pune.

N V Deshpande, who founded Yaralavani around two years ago, says until
Navale came for the interview, he was not aware that the job seeker
was visually challenged. However, his knowledge about various radio
channels and the way they work was far superior than anybody Deshpande
knew. "I had the confidence that his disability could be overcome with
technology. Within a month, he proved that my decision of hiring him
was right," says Deshpande, adding that Navale works without any
assistance.

Navale owes this knowledge to his "obsession for radio". Since the age
of four, he says, he would listen to radio for around 16 hours a day.
"I used to keep changing frequency after every 15-20 minutes or so.
The timing and duration of each and every programme was on my
fingertips," he says.

Prior to joining Yaralavani, Navale worked as an educational
researcher at University of Pune from 2008 to 2010. He then dabbled in
making e-learning modules for the visually challenged, which he
provided to various schools.

Talking about the initial challenges, Navale says being visually
impaired he had to work with softwares like Jaws and Tox. "When you
use Jaws, the voice gets mixed with radio broadcasting. I tackled this
by using two headphones," he says. Navale also had to work on the
voice-level filter. On the radio mixer, he has made Braille-like
markings that can be felt with his fingers. "With this, I can
recognise where the voice filter is located on the radio mixer and
accordingly I operate," he says, adding that with this kind of
technological adjustments any visually challenged person can work at
any radio station.

Along with playing Hindi and Marathi songs, the Yaralavani radio
station broadcasts live interactive programmes on social issues and
current events, moral stories, interviews of achievers, programmes on
English speaking and vocabulary, among others. "He is on par with any
normal person and we don't make him feel special or different," says
Deshpande.
Block Quote End

--
Avinash Shahi
MPhil Research Scholar
Centre for the Study of Law and Governance
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi India

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Re: [AI] Akashwani denied him job, visually challenged man now voice of 91.2 FM

2013-03-22 Thread JEEVARAJ RAJ

nice info...

-Original Message- 
From: avinash shahi

Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 11:18 AM
To: jnuvision ; accessindia
Subject: [AI] Akashwani denied him job,visually challenged man now voice of 
91.2 FM


Garima Mishra
Fri March, 22 2013
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/city-anchor-akashwani-denied-him-job-visually-challenged-man-now-voice-of-91.2-fm/1091692/0
Block Quote
Satish Navale had been a radio buff and wanted to rule the airwaves.
To realise his dream, after completing graduation in 1995, this
visually challenged man with all programme schedules and other details
on his fingertips confidently approached Akashwani Pune to know about
his prospects of becoming a radio anchor, only to be told that the job
was not meant for a person with a disability like his.

"I was told that as per the policy, they cannot hire a blind person
for that role," recalls Navale. Disappointed, Navale, then 22, wanted
to commit suicide. "I grew up with this dream that shattered
instantly. However, I consoled myself and resolved not to give up," he
says.

Last month, 30-year-old Navale took over as the 'radio in-charge' at
Yaralavani community radio station in Jaliyal, 150 km from Sangli, and
is a known name among the listeners of 91.2 FM. He is probably the
only visually challenged person in the country who not only
coordinates and plans radio programmes but also hosts them.

"Someone had advised me to study further and try making a career in
educational broadcasting," says Navale. So, after doing graduation
from Abasaheb Garware College (Pune), he pursued MA and MEd from the
University of Pune.

N V Deshpande, who founded Yaralavani around two years ago, says until
Navale came for the interview, he was not aware that the job seeker
was visually challenged. However, his knowledge about various radio
channels and the way they work was far superior than anybody Deshpande
knew. "I had the confidence that his disability could be overcome with
technology. Within a month, he proved that my decision of hiring him
was right," says Deshpande, adding that Navale works without any
assistance.

Navale owes this knowledge to his "obsession for radio". Since the age
of four, he says, he would listen to radio for around 16 hours a day.
"I used to keep changing frequency after every 15-20 minutes or so.
The timing and duration of each and every programme was on my
fingertips," he says.

Prior to joining Yaralavani, Navale worked as an educational
researcher at University of Pune from 2008 to 2010. He then dabbled in
making e-learning modules for the visually challenged, which he
provided to various schools.

Talking about the initial challenges, Navale says being visually
impaired he had to work with softwares like Jaws and Tox. "When you
use Jaws, the voice gets mixed with radio broadcasting. I tackled this
by using two headphones," he says. Navale also had to work on the
voice-level filter. On the radio mixer, he has made Braille-like
markings that can be felt with his fingers. "With this, I can
recognise where the voice filter is located on the radio mixer and
accordingly I operate," he says, adding that with this kind of
technological adjustments any visually challenged person can work at
any radio station.

Along with playing Hindi and Marathi songs, the Yaralavani radio
station broadcasts live interactive programmes on social issues and
current events, moral stories, interviews of achievers, programmes on
English speaking and vocabulary, among others. "He is on par with any
normal person and we don't make him feel special or different," says
Deshpande.
Block Quote End

--
Avinash Shahi
MPhil Research Scholar
Centre for the Study of Law and Governance
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi India

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[AI] Akashwani denied him job, visually challenged man now voice of 91.2 FM

2013-03-21 Thread avinash shahi
Garima Mishra
Fri March, 22 2013
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/city-anchor-akashwani-denied-him-job-visually-challenged-man-now-voice-of-91.2-fm/1091692/0
Block Quote
Satish Navale had been a radio buff and wanted to rule the airwaves.
To realise his dream, after completing graduation in 1995, this
visually challenged man with all programme schedules and other details
on his fingertips confidently approached Akashwani Pune to know about
his prospects of becoming a radio anchor, only to be told that the job
was not meant for a person with a disability like his.

"I was told that as per the policy, they cannot hire a blind person
for that role," recalls Navale. Disappointed, Navale, then 22, wanted
to commit suicide. "I grew up with this dream that shattered
instantly. However, I consoled myself and resolved not to give up," he
says.

Last month, 30-year-old Navale took over as the 'radio in-charge' at
Yaralavani community radio station in Jaliyal, 150 km from Sangli, and
is a known name among the listeners of 91.2 FM. He is probably the
only visually challenged person in the country who not only
coordinates and plans radio programmes but also hosts them.

"Someone had advised me to study further and try making a career in
educational broadcasting," says Navale. So, after doing graduation
from Abasaheb Garware College (Pune), he pursued MA and MEd from the
University of Pune.

N V Deshpande, who founded Yaralavani around two years ago, says until
Navale came for the interview, he was not aware that the job seeker
was visually challenged. However, his knowledge about various radio
channels and the way they work was far superior than anybody Deshpande
knew. "I had the confidence that his disability could be overcome with
technology. Within a month, he proved that my decision of hiring him
was right," says Deshpande, adding that Navale works without any
assistance.

Navale owes this knowledge to his "obsession for radio". Since the age
of four, he says, he would listen to radio for around 16 hours a day.
"I used to keep changing frequency after every 15-20 minutes or so.
The timing and duration of each and every programme was on my
fingertips," he says.

Prior to joining Yaralavani, Navale worked as an educational
researcher at University of Pune from 2008 to 2010. He then dabbled in
making e-learning modules for the visually challenged, which he
provided to various schools.

Talking about the initial challenges, Navale says being visually
impaired he had to work with softwares like Jaws and Tox. "When you
use Jaws, the voice gets mixed with radio broadcasting. I tackled this
by using two headphones," he says. Navale also had to work on the
voice-level filter. On the radio mixer, he has made Braille-like
markings that can be felt with his fingers. "With this, I can
recognise where the voice filter is located on the radio mixer and
accordingly I operate," he says, adding that with this kind of
technological adjustments any visually challenged person can work at
any radio station.

Along with playing Hindi and Marathi songs, the Yaralavani radio
station broadcasts live interactive programmes on social issues and
current events, moral stories, interviews of achievers, programmes on
English speaking and vocabulary, among others. "He is on par with any
normal person and we don't make him feel special or different," says
Deshpande.
Block Quote End

-- 
Avinash Shahi
MPhil Research Scholar
Centre for the Study of Law and Governance
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi India

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