Re: [AI] Engineering grads/students of Engineering courses
I also have completed my software engineering just recently. Agreed by the inputs given by kartik and others that the way ahead to engineering for blind persons is tuff, and the most irritating part is the fight you have to do with university staff, principal, professors and others to get there. I’ve been a little fortunate that my battle ended without requiring to go coart. Regards, Prateek agarwal. Website: www.prateekagarwal.webs.com | www.prateekagarwal.tk the best way to get your websites and softwares developed. You tell, i’ll build. -- Original message -- From: Deepak Singla To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:25:07 +0530 Subject: Re: [AI] Engineering grads/students of Engineering courses hi I am also an engineering graduate with BTech in Production engineering. thanks deepak singla On 1/14/11, Vamshi. G wrote: > Hi Subramani sir, > > You should post this on Retina India e-groups also as there are a few > people in the engineering field on that group. I know a few people > who have done engineering and others who are still pursuing it. Also > try to get into touch with Sagar Sodah who is doing engineering in > Canada to get a comparison of the situations. Do write to me if you > need the contact details of the persons in the field. > > -- > G. Vamshi > PH Res : +91 877-2243861 > Mobile: +91 9949349497 > E-mail ID: > gvamsh...@gmail.com > Skype: gvamshi81 > > www.retinaindia.org > From darkness unto light > > > > > > -- > G. Vamshi > PH Res : +91 877-2243861 > Mobile: +91 9949349497 > E-mail ID: > gvamsh...@gmail.com > Skype: gvamshi81 > > www.retinaindia.org > From darkness unto light > > > > > On 1/14/11, Kartik Sawhney wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Sir, if this is for your next story, then I would want to put forth >> some vital inputs. Even now in India, despite a lot of success >> received from CBSE, there is a lot of insensitivity prevailing in the >> officials. For instance, premier institutes like IITs fail to >> understand that reasonable accomodations like alternate questions in >> lieu of the diagramatic questions that are impossible to interpret >> (especially those involving the concept of space) need to be >> provided. Yes, there are a lot of challenges, however people like >> Srikanth have gone ahead and done India proud too, he being the first >> blind international student at the prestigious MIT (though he too is >> facing certain practical difficulties, may be he could give a better >> take on that). Talking about the situation in India, let me put it >> this way, when I wrote to IIT Madras (JEE 2010 organisers) under RTI >> asking whether there are any reasonable accomodations, they replied: >> >> The paper is set in such a way that blind students do not require any >> accomodations. >> >> On the other hand, analysis of the IIT JEE 2010 question paper reveals >> that at least 30-40% of the question paper is visual in nature, and at >> least 15% of this is not possible to be described. After all, who can >> describe complecated free body diagrams in mechanics? >> >> Several people are working as successful engineers abroad. In fact, >> NFB, US has a STEM division that looks after the Science, technology, >> engineering and Mathematics needs of the visually challenged. You may >> get in more info from there. >> >> I just hope that things change in the near future, and India too can >> have VI professional engineers. You may write in for any more help. >> >> @Also some AI members have completed B.Tech. in CSE through lateral >> entry into the 2nd year of the course. Hope they will reply and share >> their opinions/experiences. Also, I would suggest that this goes on >> the list, so that everybody is made aware of this new field believed >> to be impossible for VI. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Regards, >> -Kartik >> >> On 1/14/11, Kanchan Pamnani wrote: >>> Subramani, >>> I assume that this is for your next story. Then you must bring out the >>> fact >>> that the visually impaired were not allowed to do science in the standard >>> XII. Slowly we are getting there. >>> >>> Ask Sam or Kartik for the new CBSE circular and ask Sam for the HSC >>> circular. Of course HSC is the board that conducts exams in Maharashtra. >>> Therefore may not be relevant for your story. This is the plus. >>> >>> The minus is that there was a Engineer from Karnataka who had only one >>> eye. >>> He got stuck inbetween. Not disabled by the definition and therefor
Re: [AI] Engineering grads/students of Engineering courses
hi I am also an engineering graduate with BTech in Production engineering. thanks deepak singla On 1/14/11, Vamshi. G wrote: > Hi Subramani sir, > > You should post this on Retina India e-groups also as there are a few > people in the engineering field on that group. I know a few people > who have done engineering and others who are still pursuing it. Also > try to get into touch with Sagar Sodah who is doing engineering in > Canada to get a comparison of the situations. Do write to me if you > need the contact details of the persons in the field. > > -- > G. Vamshi > PH Res : +91 877-2243861 > Mobile: +91 9949349497 > E-mail ID: > gvamsh...@gmail.com > Skype: gvamshi81 > > www.retinaindia.org > From darkness unto light > > > > > > -- > G. Vamshi > PH Res : +91 877-2243861 > Mobile: +91 9949349497 > E-mail ID: > gvamsh...@gmail.com > Skype: gvamshi81 > > www.retinaindia.org > From darkness unto light > > > > > On 1/14/11, Kartik Sawhney wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Sir, if this is for your next story, then I would want to put forth >> some vital inputs. Even now in India, despite a lot of success >> received from CBSE, there is a lot of insensitivity prevailing in the >> officials. For instance, premier institutes like IITs fail to >> understand that reasonable accomodations like alternate questions in >> lieu of the diagramatic questions that are impossible to interpret >> (especially those involving the concept of space) need to be >> provided. Yes, there are a lot of challenges, however people like >> Srikanth have gone ahead and done India proud too, he being the first >> blind international student at the prestigious MIT (though he too is >> facing certain practical difficulties, may be he could give a better >> take on that). Talking about the situation in India, let me put it >> this way, when I wrote to IIT Madras (JEE 2010 organisers) under RTI >> asking whether there are any reasonable accomodations, they replied: >> >> The paper is set in such a way that blind students do not require any >> accomodations. >> >> On the other hand, analysis of the IIT JEE 2010 question paper reveals >> that at least 30-40% of the question paper is visual in nature, and at >> least 15% of this is not possible to be described. After all, who can >> describe complecated free body diagrams in mechanics? >> >> Several people are working as successful engineers abroad. In fact, >> NFB, US has a STEM division that looks after the Science, technology, >> engineering and Mathematics needs of the visually challenged. You may >> get in more info from there. >> >> I just hope that things change in the near future, and India too can >> have VI professional engineers. You may write in for any more help. >> >> @Also some AI members have completed B.Tech. in CSE through lateral >> entry into the 2nd year of the course. Hope they will reply and share >> their opinions/experiences. Also, I would suggest that this goes on >> the list, so that everybody is made aware of this new field believed >> to be impossible for VI. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Regards, >> -Kartik >> >> On 1/14/11, Kanchan Pamnani wrote: >>> Subramani, >>> I assume that this is for your next story. Then you must bring out the >>> fact >>> that the visually impaired were not allowed to do science in the standard >>> XII. Slowly we are getting there. >>> >>> Ask Sam or Kartik for the new CBSE circular and ask Sam for the HSC >>> circular. Of course HSC is the board that conducts exams in Maharashtra. >>> Therefore may not be relevant for your story. This is the plus. >>> >>> The minus is that there was a Engineer from Karnataka who had only one >>> eye. >>> He got stuck inbetween. Not disabled by the definition and therefore no >>> reservation. The new law is going to add this category too. At present it >>> is >>> hopeless. in case you need this persons contact details ask Dr. Rajat. >>> >>> There are some studying Engineering and they had to go to court to get >>> admission. They will reply to you directly. >>> >>> There is one bright spark who wants to do it and I am sure he will get >>> back >>> to you.Smile >>> >>> There are some who lost vision after studying and maybe working for a >>> while.Had to change jobs, rehabilitate themselves and start a new life. >>> Some >>> have succeeded and some have fallen. >>> >>
Re: [AI] Engineering grads/students of Engineering courses
Hi Subramani sir, You should post this on Retina India e-groups also as there are a few people in the engineering field on that group. I know a few people who have done engineering and others who are still pursuing it. Also try to get into touch with Sagar Sodah who is doing engineering in Canada to get a comparison of the situations. Do write to me if you need the contact details of the persons in the field. -- G. Vamshi PH Res : +91 877-2243861 Mobile: +91 9949349497 E-mail ID: gvamsh...@gmail.com Skype: gvamshi81 www.retinaindia.org >From darkness unto light -- G. Vamshi PH Res : +91 877-2243861 Mobile: +91 9949349497 E-mail ID: gvamsh...@gmail.com Skype: gvamshi81 www.retinaindia.org >From darkness unto light On 1/14/11, Kartik Sawhney wrote: > Hi, > > Sir, if this is for your next story, then I would want to put forth > some vital inputs. Even now in India, despite a lot of success > received from CBSE, there is a lot of insensitivity prevailing in the > officials. For instance, premier institutes like IITs fail to > understand that reasonable accomodations like alternate questions in > lieu of the diagramatic questions that are impossible to interpret > (especially those involving the concept of space) need to be > provided. Yes, there are a lot of challenges, however people like > Srikanth have gone ahead and done India proud too, he being the first > blind international student at the prestigious MIT (though he too is > facing certain practical difficulties, may be he could give a better > take on that). Talking about the situation in India, let me put it > this way, when I wrote to IIT Madras (JEE 2010 organisers) under RTI > asking whether there are any reasonable accomodations, they replied: > > The paper is set in such a way that blind students do not require any > accomodations. > > On the other hand, analysis of the IIT JEE 2010 question paper reveals > that at least 30-40% of the question paper is visual in nature, and at > least 15% of this is not possible to be described. After all, who can > describe complecated free body diagrams in mechanics? > > Several people are working as successful engineers abroad. In fact, > NFB, US has a STEM division that looks after the Science, technology, > engineering and Mathematics needs of the visually challenged. You may > get in more info from there. > > I just hope that things change in the near future, and India too can > have VI professional engineers. You may write in for any more help. > > @Also some AI members have completed B.Tech. in CSE through lateral > entry into the 2nd year of the course. Hope they will reply and share > their opinions/experiences. Also, I would suggest that this goes on > the list, so that everybody is made aware of this new field believed > to be impossible for VI. > > Hope this helps. > > Regards, > -Kartik > > On 1/14/11, Kanchan Pamnani wrote: >> Subramani, >> I assume that this is for your next story. Then you must bring out the >> fact >> that the visually impaired were not allowed to do science in the standard >> XII. Slowly we are getting there. >> >> Ask Sam or Kartik for the new CBSE circular and ask Sam for the HSC >> circular. Of course HSC is the board that conducts exams in Maharashtra. >> Therefore may not be relevant for your story. This is the plus. >> >> The minus is that there was a Engineer from Karnataka who had only one >> eye. >> He got stuck inbetween. Not disabled by the definition and therefore no >> reservation. The new law is going to add this category too. At present it >> is >> hopeless. in case you need this persons contact details ask Dr. Rajat. >> >> There are some studying Engineering and they had to go to court to get >> admission. They will reply to you directly. >> >> There is one bright spark who wants to do it and I am sure he will get >> back >> to you.Smile >> >> There are some who lost vision after studying and maybe working for a >> while.Had to change jobs, rehabilitate themselves and start a new life. >> Some >> have succeeded and some have fallen. >> >> The bottom line is computer engineering. >> >> When you finish send me your article. >> >> Kanchan >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Subramani L" >> To: "accessindia" >> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 12:38 AM >> Subject: [AI] Engineering grads/students of Engineering courses >> >> >>> Folks: >>> >>> Writing to the list after a long time. If any of you have a B.E. >>> degree (in IT or IT related) or if you are pursuing engineering (with >>> visual impairment), kindly write to me in private. >>> >>> Subramani >>> >>> >> >> >> > >
Re: [AI] Engineering grads/students of Engineering courses
Hi, Sir, if this is for your next story, then I would want to put forth some vital inputs. Even now in India, despite a lot of success received from CBSE, there is a lot of insensitivity prevailing in the officials. For instance, premier institutes like IITs fail to understand that reasonable accomodations like alternate questions in lieu of the diagramatic questions that are impossible to interpret (especially those involving the concept of space) need to be provided. Yes, there are a lot of challenges, however people like Srikanth have gone ahead and done India proud too, he being the first blind international student at the prestigious MIT (though he too is facing certain practical difficulties, may be he could give a better take on that). Talking about the situation in India, let me put it this way, when I wrote to IIT Madras (JEE 2010 organisers) under RTI asking whether there are any reasonable accomodations, they replied: The paper is set in such a way that blind students do not require any accomodations. On the other hand, analysis of the IIT JEE 2010 question paper reveals that at least 30-40% of the question paper is visual in nature, and at least 15% of this is not possible to be described. After all, who can describe complecated free body diagrams in mechanics? Several people are working as successful engineers abroad. In fact, NFB, US has a STEM division that looks after the Science, technology, engineering and Mathematics needs of the visually challenged. You may get in more info from there. I just hope that things change in the near future, and India too can have VI professional engineers. You may write in for any more help. @Also some AI members have completed B.Tech. in CSE through lateral entry into the 2nd year of the course. Hope they will reply and share their opinions/experiences. Also, I would suggest that this goes on the list, so that everybody is made aware of this new field believed to be impossible for VI. Hope this helps. Regards, -Kartik On 1/14/11, Kanchan Pamnani wrote: > Subramani, > I assume that this is for your next story. Then you must bring out the fact > that the visually impaired were not allowed to do science in the standard > XII. Slowly we are getting there. > > Ask Sam or Kartik for the new CBSE circular and ask Sam for the HSC > circular. Of course HSC is the board that conducts exams in Maharashtra. > Therefore may not be relevant for your story. This is the plus. > > The minus is that there was a Engineer from Karnataka who had only one eye. > He got stuck inbetween. Not disabled by the definition and therefore no > reservation. The new law is going to add this category too. At present it is > hopeless. in case you need this persons contact details ask Dr. Rajat. > > There are some studying Engineering and they had to go to court to get > admission. They will reply to you directly. > > There is one bright spark who wants to do it and I am sure he will get back > to you.Smile > > There are some who lost vision after studying and maybe working for a > while.Had to change jobs, rehabilitate themselves and start a new life. Some > have succeeded and some have fallen. > > The bottom line is computer engineering. > > When you finish send me your article. > > Kanchan > > - Original Message - > From: "Subramani L" > To: "accessindia" > Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 12:38 AM > Subject: [AI] Engineering grads/students of Engineering courses > > >> Folks: >> >> Writing to the list after a long time. If any of you have a B.E. >> degree (in IT or IT related) or if you are pursuing engineering (with >> visual impairment), kindly write to me in private. >> >> Subramani >> >> > > >
Re: [AI] Engineering grads/students of Engineering courses
Subramani, I assume that this is for your next story. Then you must bring out the fact that the visually impaired were not allowed to do science in the standard XII. Slowly we are getting there. Ask Sam or Kartik for the new CBSE circular and ask Sam for the HSC circular. Of course HSC is the board that conducts exams in Maharashtra. Therefore may not be relevant for your story. This is the plus. The minus is that there was a Engineer from Karnataka who had only one eye. He got stuck inbetween. Not disabled by the definition and therefore no reservation. The new law is going to add this category too. At present it is hopeless. in case you need this persons contact details ask Dr. Rajat. There are some studying Engineering and they had to go to court to get admission. They will reply to you directly. There is one bright spark who wants to do it and I am sure he will get back to you.Smile There are some who lost vision after studying and maybe working for a while.Had to change jobs, rehabilitate themselves and start a new life. Some have succeeded and some have fallen. The bottom line is computer engineering. When you finish send me your article. Kanchan - Original Message - From: "Subramani L" To: "accessindia" Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 12:38 AM Subject: [AI] Engineering grads/students of Engineering courses Folks: Writing to the list after a long time. If any of you have a B.E. degree (in IT or IT related) or if you are pursuing engineering (with visual impairment), kindly write to me in private. Subramani
