[AI] FW: United Nations Enable Newsletter, February 2011

[Asudani, Rajesh]

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Subject: United Nations Enable Newsletter, February 2011


ENABLE NEWSLETTER
February 2011

The Enable Newsletter is prepared by the Secretariat for the Convention on
the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SCRPD) at the United Nations
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) with input from UN
offices, agencies, funds and programmes, as well as from civil society. It
is also available on-line at: http://www.un.org/disabilities.

In this issue:

- Status of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
(CRPD)
- Highlights
- Upcoming events
- Other news


STATUS OF THE CONVENTION (CRPD)

99 ratifications of the Convention
147 signatories to the Convention

Optional Protocol to the Convention

60 ratifications of the Optional Protocol
90 signatories to the Optional Protocol

Togo Ratified the Convention and Optional Protocol on 1 March
Romania ratified the Convention on 31 January 2011
Fourth Conference of States Parties to be held from 7-9 September 2011

HIGHLIGHTS

Commission for Social Development concludes its 49th session
The Commission held its 49th session at UN Headquarters from 9-18 February
2011. The Special Rapporteur on Disability presented his report on the
monitoring of the implementation of the Standard Rules on the Equalization
of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities. The Commission adopted a
Resolution on “Further promotion of equalization of opportunities by, for
and with persons with disabilities and mainstreaming disability in the
development agenda.” DESA and the Special Rapporteur on Disability, in
collaboration with the Governments of Finland, Germany and Norway, the
World Bank and Global Partnership on Disability and Development (GPDD) also
held a Panel Discussion on “Mainstreaming Disability in Development for
Poverty Eradication” on 10 February. The Panel discussed key issues
concerning the inclusion of disability in development, particularly in the
context of ongoing global efforts towards poverty eradication with
reference to policy framework on disability and development. Participants
shared good examples of including disability in development with a view to
contributing to successful poverty reduction and development for all. More
information: http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?navid=47&pid=1550.

Promoting education and employment of women and girls with disabilities
A panel discussion on STEM: Expanding opportunities for women and girls
with disabilities in education and employment was held on 23 February 2011
as a side-event to the 55th session of the Commission on the Status of
Women (22 February - 4 March 2011). The STEM (science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics) panel discussion was organized by DESA and
co-sponsored by the GPDD in collaboration with the Governments of
Argentina, the Philippines, and South Africa, as well as civil society
organizations. The panelists spoke to the challenges of making education
accessible to women and girls with disabilities and noted the lack of
guidelines and standards in education. The discussion also highlighted the
benefits of inclusive education for women and girls with disabilities,
improving access to technology, as well as the challenges of violence
against women and girls with disabilities, gender stereotypes, and the link
between poverty and disability. More information:
http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?navid=47&pid=1556.

Join in our plans to commemorate the next IDPD
We are currently finalizing the theme for the next International Day of
Persons with Disabilities (IDPD, 3 December). The United General Assembly
provides the mandate and direction for all our work, which is especially
important in deciding how the Day is used. The Day aims to promote a better
understanding of disability issues with a focus on the rights of persons
with disabilities and gains to be derived from the integration of persons
with disabilities in every aspect of the political, social, economic and
cultural life of their communities. With a view to encourage global
participation in its commemoration, we would like you to send us your ideas
for a theme to commemorate the Day, as well as ideas on how the Day may be
commemorated globally. Read the recent General Assembly resolution
(A/65/RES/186) on disability to direct your creative thinking. Each year we
post innovative and unique commemorative activities from around the world
on the United Nations Enable website. Even if we do not use your input this
year, it could provide us with ideas for years to come. More information:
http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=111.

5th session of the CRPD Committee to commence on 11 April
The CRPD Secretariat of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human
Rights (OHCHR) is preparing for the fifth session of the Committee on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which will be hel

Re: [AI] about loadstone

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Yes, Jignesh
Loadstone is good, but I am using it with Groute for navigating, and not 
creating my own points and checkpoints, as that is slightly cumbersome.

However, it is no match for ovi maps which are accessible now with mobile speak 
and talks 5.2, as you cannot know all relevant Points of interest around where 
you are,  or find alternative route with LS.
However, it is good for basic navigation with groute if point is labeled on 
Google maps, or you have saved the coordinates yourself.

Feel free to get in touch.


-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of jignesh thakur
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 3:23 PM
To: accessindia
Subject: [AI] about loadstone

Dear Friends,
Today I heard about loadstone application and found it very interesting.
I just want to know that how it works, (especially in India.)
And How much the application is practically useful to us?
Please share this information.
Thanks in advance...

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Re: [AI] Fw: Induction of Visually Impaired into IAS

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Hahahahaha!!!
We are talking of doing away with identification in the new act
Bank officers/clerks are already  out of bonds for totally blind!!!

How might the situation about appointment to various jobs be, then!



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From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Pamnani
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 11:19 AM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: [AI] Fw: Induction of Visually Impaired into IAS

Posting something from another group. Kanchan
- Original Message -
From: National Platform For The Rights of the Disabled (NPRD)
To: murali.alat...@gmail.com
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 10:48 AM
Subject: Induction of Visually Impaired into IAS


Dear Friends

Given below is the written reply to questions posed by CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP to 
the Prime Minister on the induction of Visually Impaired Candidates in IAS. Two 
of the candidates, Ajit Kumar Singh and Ashish Singh Thakur had secured a 
directive from the Central Administrative Tribunal asking the Government of 
India to induct them. The government has however till date not implemented the 
order.

In the meanwhile the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled had 
represented the issue before the PMO. It first wrote a letter to the PM and 
then accompanied these two aspirants to the Principal Secretary to the PM Shri 
T K A Nair. Despite assurances, nothing tangible has come out. Brinda Karat had 
also written to the PM and also met Shri Nair in this connection. She had also 
raised this issue during a meeting with Shri V Narayanasamy.

It is against this background that these questions were placed for answer in 
the Rajya Sabha.



Rajya Sabha

Unstarred Question No. 829

(To Be Answered on 03.03.2011)





Induction of Visually Impaired Candidates in IAS



829. Shrimati Brinda Karat



Will the Prime Minister be pleased to state:



a)Whether visually impaired candidates are eligible for induction into the 
Indian Administrative Service?



b)Whether because of denial of their claims, the Central Administrative 
Tribunal had to intervene and order their induction?



c) Whether the government has taken any steps to implement the CAT decision?



d)Whether there are any more deserving disabled candidates for induction 
into IAS?





ANSWER



Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; Minister of State 
in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of 
state in the Prime Minister's office. (Shri V Narayanasamy)



(a): Civil Services Examination (CSE) Rules, 2010 inter-alia, provide that 
partially blind candidates are eligible for appointment into IAS.



(b) to (d): The Orders of the CAT Principal Bench in various OAs are under 
consideration in consultation with Department of Legal Affairs.



Note: It is evident that that in the light of the adverse comments from the CAT 
and earlier orders from courts, the rules have been revised in 2010 debarring 
fully blind persons for induction into IAS.
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Re: [AI] Fw: Induction of Visually Impaired into IAS

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Satguru,
Can you forward the 2011 civil services ad to me?


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From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Pamnani
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 11:19 AM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: [AI] Fw: Induction of Visually Impaired into IAS

Posting something from another group. Kanchan
- Original Message -
From: National Platform For The Rights of the Disabled (NPRD)
To: murali.alat...@gmail.com
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 10:48 AM
Subject: Induction of Visually Impaired into IAS


Dear Friends

Given below is the written reply to questions posed by CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP to 
the Prime Minister on the induction of Visually Impaired Candidates in IAS. Two 
of the candidates, Ajit Kumar Singh and Ashish Singh Thakur had secured a 
directive from the Central Administrative Tribunal asking the Government of 
India to induct them. The government has however till date not implemented the 
order.

In the meanwhile the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled had 
represented the issue before the PMO. It first wrote a letter to the PM and 
then accompanied these two aspirants to the Principal Secretary to the PM Shri 
T K A Nair. Despite assurances, nothing tangible has come out. Brinda Karat had 
also written to the PM and also met Shri Nair in this connection. She had also 
raised this issue during a meeting with Shri V Narayanasamy.

It is against this background that these questions were placed for answer in 
the Rajya Sabha.



Rajya Sabha

Unstarred Question No. 829

(To Be Answered on 03.03.2011)





Induction of Visually Impaired Candidates in IAS



829. Shrimati Brinda Karat



Will the Prime Minister be pleased to state:



a)Whether visually impaired candidates are eligible for induction into the 
Indian Administrative Service?



b)Whether because of denial of their claims, the Central Administrative 
Tribunal had to intervene and order their induction?



c) Whether the government has taken any steps to implement the CAT decision?



d)Whether there are any more deserving disabled candidates for induction 
into IAS?





ANSWER



Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; Minister of State 
in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of 
state in the Prime Minister's office. (Shri V Narayanasamy)



(a): Civil Services Examination (CSE) Rules, 2010 inter-alia, provide that 
partially blind candidates are eligible for appointment into IAS.



(b) to (d): The Orders of the CAT Principal Bench in various OAs are under 
consideration in consultation with Department of Legal Affairs.



Note: It is evident that that in the light of the adverse comments from the CAT 
and earlier orders from courts, the rules have been revised in 2010 debarring 
fully blind persons for induction into IAS.
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[AI] FW: February 2011 - CBR Forum - E- News Bulletin

[Asudani, Rajesh]

From: Mahesh Chandrasekar [mailto:advocacy.cbrfo...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 5:03 PM
To: CBR Forum: Admin
Subject: February 2011 - CBR Forum - E- News Bulletin

CBR Forum E-News Bulletin
- A Compilation of News, Information and Updates

February 2011 - CBR Forum - E- News Bulletin

First issue: Feb 2011, Current Issue No. #42

Networking, Advocacy and Lobbying - in promoting the rights of persons with 
disabilities and enhance the potential to exercise these rights.
Compiled by:
C. Mahesh, Advocacy Coordinator
advocacy.cbrfo...@gmail.com


A: INDIA


Working Draft of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2011

The Working Draft of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2011, 9th February, 2011 
version, has been uploaded in the website of Ministry of Social Justice and 
Empowerment at http://socialjustice.nic.in/pdf/workdraftdd.pdf

Your comments/ feedback to the working draft can be sent to respective State 
Commissioner Disabilities at http://www.ccdisabilities.nic.in/page.php and 
respective SNAC at 
http://www.thenationaltrust.co.in/nt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=217&Itemid=280

Hearing impaired can drive: HC

In a landmark judgment benefiting 50 million people in the country, the Delhi 
high court on Monday said people with hearing impairment can also drive.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Hearing-impaired-can-drive-HC/Article1-662464.aspx#

Bill to provide quota for disabled in pvt. Sector: minister

Read more: Bill to provide quota for disabled in pvt sector: minister - The 
Times of India 
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Bill-to-provide-quota-for-disabled-in-pvt-sector-minister/articleshow/7535765.cms#ixzz1EaQ6kOw4

Railway Budget 2011: Special concessions for disabled, media

NEW DELHI: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday offered special 
concessions for the physically challenged and media persons.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/transportation/railways/railway-budget-2011-special-concessions-for-disabled-media/articleshow/7571067.cms

Rail budget fails to please the disabled

This year's railway budget has remained colourless not just for regular 
commuters, but also the physically challenged. Upset at being ignored again, 
the Disability Advocacy Group of Mumbai, a commuter group fighting for the 
rights of the disabled, has decided to take up their demands through peaceful 
protests outside railway stations this week.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Rail-budget-fails-to-please-the-disabled/Article1-668007.aspx#

Personnel suffering disability to be given compensation

New Delhi, Feb 28 (PTI) Defence and paramilitary personnel suffering 100 per 
cent disability while performing duty would be given a compensation of Rs nine 
lakh after being discharged from service.
http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4976108

Disability allowance up, PRC cheers

Increasing the disability allowance of defense and paramilitary personnel - who 
have been discharged from service on medical grounds on account of permanent 
disability attributable to or aggravated in government service-- has been 
welcomed by the Paraplegic Rehabilitation Center (PRC).
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Disability-allowance-up--PRC-cheers/756132/


Disabled child alleges discrimination in HC

A disabled child, who was allegedly denied admission in the nursery section of 
Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, has approached the High Court. The child's father 
submitted that his son has 75 per cent disability but the school considered his 
application in the general category. 
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/disabled-child-alleges-discrimination-in-hc/752991/

Effect: 80% drop in reporting dyslexia

With mandatory promotions from Std I-VIII, parents avoid taking their dyslexic 
child to test centres for assessment
http://www.mid-day.com/news/2011/feb/070211-dyslexic-children-Aamir-Khan-Taare-Zameen-Par-assessment.htm#



College for handicapped on verge of closure

BHUBANESWAR: Satyabhama Devi College for Hearing Impaired, the only college for 
the physically challenged in the state, is facing a severe resource crunch and 
is on the verge of closure.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/College-for-handicapped-on-verge-of-closure/articleshow/7463137.cms#ixzz1DWvEJmbi

Students in Maharashtra with learning disabilities in a fix

With the SSC board exams less than a week away, students with learning 
disabilities (LD) appearing for the exams this year are in a fix. With only 
three authorization centers for thousands of LD students, many are yet to 
secure eligibility certificates, say school principals.
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_s

Re: [AI] Fw: Induction of Visually Impaired into IAS

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Thank you subhash Jee for frank declarations of your thoughts.
Till now, I was under the impression that I am the only cynic out there on AI.
But, for now at least, we must fight to have everything we consider just and 
right for persons with disabilities included in the new law.
I had shared my observations and comments on the draft in this group some days 
ago and am in the process of revising them.
Will share once they are ready.
Meanwhile please update about consultations at Delhi and other places.

Now they have decided to have a consultation at Nagpur on March 22 and 23.
So, maybe, the final deadline has been extended or so.

I wonder whether all the points raised during the consultations and noted 
therein will be duly discussed by the full committee and considered by duly 
applying their mind.

Is there a national consultation thereafter?
I am concerned how best we can impress upon them to include at least a few 
basic issues which have made life of disabled difficult at present in education 
and employment...
Rajesh

-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of SC Vashishth
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 12:56 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] Fw: Induction of Visually Impaired into IAS

Amazing things happening in DoPT. My experience with DoPT is very bad. It is
precisely this organisation which has done every thing to scuttle the spirit
of Persons with Disabilities Act 1995. It has kept Gp B & A posts out of
reservation in promotion by removing this benefit in subsequent memos
especially in 29 Dec 2005 memo though the same was available in earlier
memos. The Ministry of Social Justice is hand in glove with them for they
did not oppose this section when their comments were sought before the Memo
was released.

Now, despite CAT's order and several other indictments from various high
courts they still are out there to scuttle it and no one is interested. Even
the Prime Minister takes blame for wrongfully appointing the CVC when the
Supreme Court indicts him and before this they defended it all platforms!

Now we are busy fighting for every word in the new disability act being
drafted. But if for implementation of every law, we have to go to Supreme
Court, where are you headed ?

To me this only indicates complete failure of the Government. Its the
bureaucracy that governs us today with patronage from their political
masters. The ordinary Citizen doesn't count for them. Don't you think the
situations are very similar to autocracies in the Arab World which is
witnessing citizen's movement to uproot the system. This seems to be the
right time.
regards
Subhash


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>
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> - Original Message -
> From: "Asudani, Rajesh" 
> To: 
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 1:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [AI] Fw: Induction of Visually Impaired into IAS
>
>
> Satguru,
> Can you forward the 2011 civil services ad to me?
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
> [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Pamnani
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 11:19 AM
> To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
> Subject: [AI] Fw: Induction of Visually Impaired into IAS
>
> Posting something from another group. Kanchan
> - Original Message -
> From: National Platform For The Rights of the Disabled (NPRD)
> To: murali.alat...@gmail.com
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 10:48 AM
> Subject: Induction of Visually Impaired into IAS
>
>
> Dear Friends
>
> Given below is the written reply to questions posed by CPI(M) Rajya Sabha
> MP
> to the Prime Minister on the induction of Visually Impaired Candidates in
> IAS. Two of the candidates, Ajit Kumar Singh and Ashish Singh Thakur had
> secured a directive from the Central Administrative Tribunal asking the
> Government of India to induct them. The government has however till date
> not
> implemented the order.
>
> In the meanwhile the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled had
> represented the issue before the PMO. It first wrote a letter to the PM and
> then accompanied these two aspirants to the Principal Secretary to the PM
> Sh

Re: [AI] UPSC exam this year

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Well, is hse totally blind?
If so, DOG help her.
If not, maybe, system will think she can see a bit and do the job and some such 
nonsense ans so on...
Give her some posting... . though not perhaps ias



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From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Adhimoolam 
Vetrivel Murugan
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 5:00 AM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] UPSC exam this year

Kanchan,

Yes I do see the need for this since I understand from her interview
that she has got a good rank and she is thinking that she will get an
IAS posting. Perhaps she is not aware of the actual situation of
visually challenged officers. I am not from that area, but Dinamalar
states that she is from a city called Dhindivanam which is located in
the Vilupuram district. Since I am not in tamilnadu at the moment, I
would like to appeal to other access India members based in Tamilnadu
to help Kanchan in this extremely important matter. Dhindivanam is not
too far from Chennai and as I understand from her interview, she took
her coatching from a well recognized coatching institute in Chennai.
Come on guise from Chennai! Access India needs your help.

Vetri.

On 06/03/2011, Kanchan Pamnani  wrote:
> Vetri
> I need help. Can you find someone who can locate this girl. Actually track
> her down. We need to follow her story carefully. We need to see how the UPSC
> behaves and if she needs help then it must be ready for her on top priority.
> Every time we have been lax about the UPSC recruitment.
>
> In Maharashtra I am seeing the problems. Every time a circular  goes
> unchallenged the government gets bolder and doles out more shit. With all my
> personal effort and with all the support I have from everyone not just the
> visually challenged, I still cant beat the system. The challenged do get
> discriminated against. The ground reality is too much to deal with.
>
> So back to this young lady who has done so well. Lets stand by in readiness
> to support her because I am sure she will have hell in getting the service
> of her choice.
>
> Kanchan
> - Original Message -
> From: "Adhimoolam Vetrivel Murugan" 
> To: 
> Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 12:45 PM
> Subject: [AI] UPSC exam this year
>
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Just thought of sharing this. Suggeda, a visually challenged girl from
>> Vilupuram district Tamilnadu has cleared UPSC this year and her
>> interview has been published in a Tamil daily news paper called
>> Dinamalar. It does not tell us her ranking though, but she seems to
>> have cleared the exam in her first attempt itself.
>>
>> Vetri.
>>
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[AI] FW: (VIB) IDBI Recruitments, Discrimination against the visually impaired.

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Friends
Apart from UPSC fiasco, banks are also not behind.
Muthu, Vijay and some other blind friends have been denied interview or have 
been recalled while undergoing medical exams as IDBI  from where Our Honorable 
K. ramakrishna retired as GM  while being totally blind, thinks that assistant 
manager's post is only for low vision. Even government of India also seems to 
have legitimized this, as I had written when IDBI had issued corrigendum  and 
also had written live on VIB when we witnessed that corrigendum in operation in 
Muthu's case.
So, NGOs, including AICB, please read on.


-Original Message-----
From: Asudani, Rajesh
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 10:51 AM
To: 'vib-in...@googlegroups.com'
Subject: RE: (VIB) IDBI Recruitments, Discrimination against the visually 
impaired.

Of course, VIB-India fully supports the cause.
I had written on the group live when this was going on and had also outlined 
legal arguments.
To reiterate
1. Identification is flawed as many totally blind are successfully working as 
assistant managers/POs in various banks.
2. Identification is merely illustrative and not exhaustive, so appointments 
cannot be confined to posts identified for a particular category if a candidate 
has successfully qualified for the post.
This state of affairs is being  made explicit under the new rights of persons 
with disabilities act.
3. Equality of opportunity in public employment is a fundamental right under 
article 16 of the constitution and it cannot be thwarted by restrictive 
identification etc. more so, when a person has duly qualified for the post and 
there are a host of  similarly situated persons working successfully.

Moreover, a disabled person is entitled to claim a place in the vertical lists 
viz: Open competition, OBC, SC or ST, as the case may be, and if she/he has 
obtained requisite marks, then such a place in the vertical lists cannot be 
denied on the ground of disability or that a person is only entitled to 
reservation for PWD..

This mail along with my earlier observations on the subject may be forwarded to 
Mr. Anil Aneja..

Rajesh Asudani

Assistant general Manager
Reserve Bank of India
And
Co-moderator
Visually impaired bankers of India


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From: vib-in...@googlegroups.com [mailto:vib-in...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
Of muthu selvi
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 3:10 PM
To: vib-india
Cc: anil.an...@gmail.com
Subject: (VIB) IDBI Recruitments, Discrimination against the visually impaired.

Dear All,

During last few weeks, an important issue which has drawn the
attention of many of us in the visual impairment sector is the denial
of appointment to the blind by the IDBI Bank on the post of Assistant
Manager, a post, which, according to the Bank, has been identified
only for the low vision. Through this communication we would like to
assure our visually impaired friends that All India Confederation of
the Blind (AICB) is actively working on this matter over a period of
last few months. When the IDBI special recruitment drive 2010
advertisement first came out, we approached the Office of the Chief
Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities challenging that
advertisement because though 96 vacancies were reserved for PWDs,
sub-category vice distribution was not provided. It was in response to
our petition that 54 vacancies were earmarked for the visually
impaired, though only for the low vision. That corrigendum has also
been challenged by us. The Bank contends that the post of the
Probationary Officer has been reserved for the low vision only (which
is a fact on record). We have found a legal basis to challenge that
contention both through the Executive and judicial channels.

We are sending a representation to the Secretary, Ministry of Social
Justice & Empowerment pointing out the discrepancy in identification
of posts along with a request for correction. Simultaneously, we are
exploring effective ways of judicial redressal of our grievance
against IDBI on the issue of recruitment of the blind. In case you
have any in-puts regarding this matter or any suggestions, please send
the same to me or to Dr. Anil Aneja, Chair, Advocacy Committee, AICB
on his email id anil.an...@gmail.com

M. Muthu Selvi.
Central Executive Committee Member, AICB.


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Re: [AI] Need urgent guidance for mumbai university exam

[Asudani, Rajesh]

No, not to my mind.
However,he may search for another writer who is not in second year, or request 
a competent writer from Mumbai university, citing HC guidelines.


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From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Kulkarni, Apoorv
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 10:31 AM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: [AI] Need urgent guidance for mumbai university exam

Dear all,

My brother is going to appear for his third year Bachelor of Mass Media
(BMM) final examination from 30 March 2011. As his college has arranged to 
schedule the second year BMM exams on the same days, he is not able to take 
help of his regular writer who studies in second year BMM.

I was wondering if there is any circular or regulations which prohibit colleges 
from scheduling second year exams on the same date as the third year exams. If 
yes, request you to kindly forward the same on my personal id 
apoorvkulka...@gmail.com

Thanks and regards,

Apoorv


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Re: [AI] Op-ed by Rajiv Rajan : NEW DISABILITY LAW Draft leaves many questions unanswered

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Absolutely agreed.
This draft does not address many important issues sufficiently and has 
following issues with it, me thinks:

They include:
Not defining persons with disabilities properly and leaving the target group to 
whims of government baboos;
No mandatory provisions about reasonable accommodation/enabling environment, 
and no financial/HR provision to ensure enabling environment;
No universal disability component to all state and non-state activities, and 
consequently no disability audit thereof;
Defining terms without using them at all;
Reference to non existent authorities and flawed drafting;
needless Dilution of rights into entitlements and making them entirely 
dependent on government programmes;
Leaving out entire issue of scribe/human assistance during exams,  to policy 
fancies;
No  mention about penalizing excellence by adjusting disabled aspirants 
qualifying on merit against posts reserved for them let alone redressing this 
injustice;
Putting too much faith in government programmes without mandating anything;
faulty and abrupt abolition of guardianship;
Clubbing together sensory/physical disabilities with 
developmental/mental/intellectual/neurological ones which is utterly 
unjustified;
Violation of constitutional provisions at some places;
Not recommending constitutional amendments wherever called for;
Conflict with other laws and habitual resorting to non obstante clause;
Encouraging undue politicization  of disabilities by electing Disability rights 
authority, and making a fictitious electoral college of organizations 
registered in this act provisions for which is nonexistent;
No presence of  any facilitation/contact points at district level;
Making the process of disability rights realization wholly 
legalistic/adversarial in form of two courts of commissioners;
No appellate provisions from state to national court or from national court to 
high/supreme court;
No provision for imposition of  even monetary penalty by these courts;
Confusion between jurisdictions of disability commissioner's courts and 
ordinary civil courts;
No mandate for disability certificate to be a nationally valid document for all 
governments/departments and full faith and credit status to it under 
constitution;
No guidelines about devising sociomedical scale of disability;
Possible confusions between two definitions in section 2 and 22, later being 
denied disability rights for other parts, and no infrastructure for former 
definition to be realized in practice;
Confining penalty of community service only to hate speech instead of 
generalizing it;
Excessive delegation and encouraging rule making even to create substantive 
provisions rather than confining it to impart flexibility in implementation
No provision for laying down rules made before legislature or their 
modification by it;

So on and so forth.

I am in the process of drafting my suggestions and will finalize them after 
Nagpur consultation on march 22 and 23.
Please suggest other concrete points, if any.
Rajesh


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From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of George Abraham
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 10:23 AM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] Op-ed by Rajiv Rajan : NEW DISABILITY LAW Draft leaves many 
questions unanswered

The draft for one lacks vision. One gets the impression that several people
have written separate essays and have put them together. We are not
particularly looking at programmatic inputs but need a law that ensures our
space and participation in the community and National life. We need to grow
and develop as people within the framework of National life.  The law simply
has to ensure that all planning, policy, programmes, processes, systems
have to recognise  the disabled people as integral members of the
population. We do not need a law that addresses bits and pieces of our
needs. The law has to clearly have a holistic picture of where we would like
to be in say 10 years time and provide a legal framework to get there. It
seems that we are just looking at the ends of our noses.

George






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From: "Ketan Kothari" 
To: opportunities Cc: "MHA digest"
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"twitter" ; 
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: [AI] Op-ed by Rajiv Rajan : NEW DISABILITY LAW Draft leaves
many questions unanswered


> Dear Friends,
>
> Let me be very clear that there is a lot that needs to be done about
> this draft as yet.  End of plenary guardianship is something that is
> something that needs to be well thought out and if that is what is
> best for the interest of concerned disabilities then so be it.
>
> As far as Special Education is concerned, I as a blind person would
> not like to totally abolish the Special School rather make them
> accountable and improve their standards.  It is very well to talk
> about inclusion in a metaphorical manner but in reality, it takes a
> lot of doing and nee

Re: [AI] Legal clarification required.

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Well,
I think in such an eventuality, The blind victim can at most be blamed of 
contributory negligence if she/he is found without the stick, but not, if 
she/he is taking a sighted escort.
The plea of contributory negligence does not debar the claim absolutely, but 
may reduce the amount of damages to be granted.
In an interesting case, even an arm/hand protruding some inches from the window 
of a running bus was not held to constitute contributory negligence while 
claiming damages from another bus driver injuring such an outstretched limb.

Regards

Rajesh

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From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Sudhir R (NeSTIT)
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 9:16 AM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: [AI] Legal clarification required.

Hi folks !



The question I am raising is hypothetical, but, of serious implications
for the visually challenged in our land of chaotic traffic and scant
regard for pedestrians.



If a visually challenged person meets with an accident with a motor
vehicle while on a road and gets injured, can his claim for compensation
in the Motor Vehicles Claims Tribunal be challenged on the grounds that
he was not carrying a white cane at the time of the accident (even if
that indeed was the case)  ?  I know a lot of my friends, who may not be
totally blind, who do not use the white cane or rely on a sighted guide
while traversing on the narrow and congested roads of Kerala and am
curious to know the legal implications of such acts of bravado.



As per my understanding, the white cane is a universally recognized and
accepted symbol of visual disability and the Indian Motor Vehicles Act
even accords it the status of a traffic signal, with the onus on drivers
of motor vehicles to give right of way to a person brandishing it.  But,
can it be argued that not possessing it at the time of an accident
absolves the erring driver of any responsibility for the accident and
hence any claim for compensation from the blind person is not tenable ?

Looking forward to legal clarifications and personal experiences of such
situations...



Thanks and rgds



R

Kochi, KeralaS

+98 472 76 126



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[AI] Madras HC restores extra time for blind students

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Times of India:
Madras HC restores extra time for blind students

26 Mar 2009, 0453 hrs IST,Lakshmy Ramanathan, TNN

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  CHENNAI: Three hundred and sixty six visually impaired students from Tamil 
Nadu appearing for their class ten board examinations this year can at last
breathe easy. On Wednesday, the Madras high court passed an order, restoring 
the one hour extra time for the blind as granted in a 1993 government order
that was annulled by a communiqu? issued by the department of government 
examinations (GE) on March 3, 2009.The first bench comprising chief justice
Hemant Laxman Gokhale and justice FM Ibrahim Kalifulla passed this order based 
on a public interest writ petition filed by the Tamil Nadu Handicapped 
Federation
Charitable Trust (TNHFCT) in response to an announcement made by the GE on 
March 13, 2009.The bench said, "As per provisions laid out in GO no. 270
issued in 1993, one hour extra time should be granted to all visually impaired 
students irrespective of whether they availed this exemption in previous
years. This is applicable to both those who are writing the exam with the help 
of a scribe or in the Braille format." The bench then directed the director
of GE to communicate the order to all district educational officers with 
immediate effect.The high court order has put to rest a controversy that has
raged for close to three weeks. On March 9, 2009, The Times Of India had 
informed its readers about a communiqu? issued by the GE which annulled 
provisions
of a 1993 government order issued by the department of social welfare that 
granted extra time to all physically handicapped students, including the 
visually
impaired, appearing for board examinations.Faced with protests from various 
pressure groups, the GE finally annulled its own communiqu? and announced
on March 13 that centres that had been granting extra time hitherto could 
continue to do so. The department, however, made no new orders for those 
institutions
seeking to implement it, citing any announcement "as inappropriate during 
election time".Following this, TNHFCT filed a petition, stating that it was
unfair to restore the benefit to select institutions. Counsel RR Prabhakaran 
and P Gurusamy appearing for TNHFCT argued that it violated article 14 (equality
before law) of the constitution.Reacting to the order issued by the bench, 
TMN Deepak, vice president, TNHFCT, said, "The judiciary has stood by people
with disabilities. People suffering from disorders and disabilities have their 
own difficulty in writing. Provisions of the 1993 government order should
be implemented in its full spirit and holistically. A committee should also be 
formed to make sure that these guidelines are being followed."
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[AI] United Bank Officers and Clerk vacancy 2009

[Asudani, Rajesh]

United Bank Officers and Clerk vacancy 2009


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s1600-h/unitedbankofindia
UNITED BANK OF INDIA( A Govt. of India Undertaking)11, Hemant Basu Sarani, 
Kolkata - 71Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com

United Bank of India, a leading (Nationalised) Public Sector Bank having one of 
the highest business productivity and profitability growth rate with all
India presentation, invites applications from Indian citizens for following 
posts :

list of 11 items
1.Probationary Officers : 900 posts in JMGS-I grade, Age : 21-30 years.
2.Company Secretary : 01 post in SMGS-IV grade, Age : 21-40 years.
3.Economist : 01 post in MMGS-III grade, Age : 21-40 years.
4.Statistician : 01 post in MMGS-III grade, Age : 21-40 years.
5.Forex/Treasury : 10 posts in MMGS-III grade, Age : 21-40 years.
6.CA/ ICWA/ CFA : 40 posts in MMGS-II grade, Age : 21-35 years.
7.Law Officer : 15 posts in MMGS-II grade, Age : 21-35 years.
8.Risk Management : 05 posts in MMGS-II grade, Age : 21-35 years.
9.Pesronnel/ HR : 15 posts in MMGS-II grade, Age : 21-35 years.
10.Official Language : 12 posts in JMGS-I grade, Age : 21-30 years.
11.Probationary Cash cum General Clerk : 500 posts in various states, Age : 
21-28 years.
list end

Fee : Officers - Rs.400/- (Rs. 50/- for SC/ST/PH candidates) should be send by 
Bank DD or by Banker's cheque/ Pay Order favouring "United Bank Of India
Specialist Officers Recruitment Project 2009" payable at Mumbai., Clerks - 
Rs.200/- (Rs. 50/- for SC/ST/PH candidates) should be send by Bank DD or by
Banker's cheque/ Pay Order favouring "United Bank Of India Clerical Recruitment 
Project-2009' payable at Mumbai. Candidate's name, date of birth, Address,
Post Code & Registration Number should be written on the back of demand draft 
/bankers' cheque

How to Apply : Apply Online between 30/03/09 and 27/04/2009. Take a printout of 
the system generated application form, paste a recent passport size photograph
bearing the signature of the candidate at the appropriate space provided at the 
right hand top corner of the application form and sign at the bottom of
the application form at the space provided and along with required documents, 
send it to following address on or before 04/05/09 :

list of 3 items
1.For Specialist Officers : Post Box No.27672, Malad (East), Mumbai-400097
2.For Probationary Officers : Post Box No.7646, Malad (West), Mumbai-400064
3.For Probationary Clerks : Post Box No.8588, Kandivali (East), Mumbai-400101
list end

Important Dates :

list of 7 items
1.Opening Date for On-Line Application : 30/03/2009
2.Closing Date for On-Line : 27/04/2009
3.Last date for receipt of Print out of the System Generated Applications : 
04/05/2009
4.Last date for receipt of Print out of the System Generated Application from 
Far Flung areas. : 11/05/2009
5.Date of written Test for Clerk : 28/06/2009
6.Date of written Test for Probationary Officers : 21/06/2009
7.Date of written Test for Specialist Officers : 14/06/2009
list end

Please visit
http://www.unitedbankofindia.com/recruitment.asp
 for all the details and link to online submission of the application.


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Re: [AI] some doubts regarding the scribe rules for different banks exams.

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Yes, Govind, It is perfectly alright and within the extant rules to take anyone 
pursuing b.tec. or medicine graduation with or below sixty percent marks.
Such courses, even though professional, are nonetheless undergraduate courses 
only, though  I am also  aware of some instances where fool headed examination 
authorities regard such courses more than UG courses, probably due to more 
number of letters in the name of their degrees!! smile.

Rajesh
Rajesh

-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of govind reddy
Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 11:49 PM
To: accessindia
Subject: [AI] some doubts regarding the scribe rules for different banks exams.

Hello every one, Samure Lady Mumbai:
I have recieved the holli techette for an exam in Indian overseas
bank, for the post of Probetionary officer. Their guide lines say that
we should not take some one who has more than 60 % of marks, and some
one who is equal, or  more than our qualification as our scribe.
My doubt is, can I take some one who is less than 60 % of marks and
pursuing their B.Tech (Engeneering or medicine)? i'm  expecting the
help from our legal experts like, Rajesh sir, Kanchan madamme and
others.
The exam is on the 5th of april. So i'm expecting some help very
sooner, Because I'll have to be in search of a scribe having all these
qualifications.
Is it fine If I take some one who is pursuing the course which is
equal to our's,
is there any one who is writing this exam in hyderbad? So
please send their contacts.
regards,
Govind.
Skype:
m: 9959392651.



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Re: [AI] United Bank Officers and Clerk vacancy 2009

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Well, in promotions in group D and C, reservation is available if proportion of 
direct recruitment does not exceed 75%,  but not so in groups A and B. However, 
participation in promotion process for the disabled is assured and they cannot 
be debarred from competing along with other candidates, this has been laid down 
in cases like UOI Vs. Sanjay Jain, Suhas Karnik Vs. UOI etc. Matter is sub 
judis in Delhi High court about the interpretation of the words "Appoint" in 
Section 33 of Disabilities act and it has been contended that it may 
legitimately include promotion as well.
In fine, situation is unclear about group A and B, and there is no de facto 
reservation in them, but one may compete for such posts claiming reasonable 
accommodation wherever required.

Rajesh
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From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of chandru shekar
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 3:34 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] United Bank Officers and Clerk vacancy 2009

dear friends, I have one clarification regarding promotional exams to
the higher grade. any reservation quota is available while selecting
for the upper cadre for disabled persons especially visually impaired
through exams. if it is so, how to get the details? please guide me in
this connection. thanks in advance.
with best regards
m.chandru

On 3/31/09, Asudani, Rajesh  wrote:
> United Bank Officers and Clerk vacancy 2009
>
>
> ---
>
> s1600-h/unitedbankofindia
> UNITED BANK OF INDIA( A Govt. of India Undertaking)11, Hemant Basu Sarani,
> Kolkata - 71Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com
>
> United Bank of India, a leading (Nationalised) Public Sector Bank having one
> of the highest business productivity and profitability growth rate with all
> India presentation, invites applications from Indian citizens for following
> posts :
>
> list of 11 items
> 1.Probationary Officers : 900 posts in JMGS-I grade, Age : 21-30 years.
> 2.Company Secretary : 01 post in SMGS-IV grade, Age : 21-40 years.
> 3.Economist : 01 post in MMGS-III grade, Age : 21-40 years.
> 4.Statistician : 01 post in MMGS-III grade, Age : 21-40 years.
> 5.Forex/Treasury : 10 posts in MMGS-III grade, Age : 21-40 years.
> 6.CA/ ICWA/ CFA : 40 posts in MMGS-II grade, Age : 21-35 years.
> 7.Law Officer : 15 posts in MMGS-II grade, Age : 21-35 years.
> 8.Risk Management : 05 posts in MMGS-II grade, Age : 21-35 years.
> 9.Pesronnel/ HR : 15 posts in MMGS-II grade, Age : 21-35 years.
> 10.Official Language : 12 posts in JMGS-I grade, Age : 21-30 years.
> 11.Probationary Cash cum General Clerk : 500 posts in various states, Age :
> 21-28 years.
> list end
>
> Fee : Officers - Rs.400/- (Rs. 50/- for SC/ST/PH candidates) should be send
> by Bank DD or by Banker's cheque/ Pay Order favouring "United Bank Of India
> Specialist Officers Recruitment Project 2009" payable at Mumbai., Clerks -
> Rs.200/- (Rs. 50/- for SC/ST/PH candidates) should be send by Bank DD or by
> Banker's cheque/ Pay Order favouring "United Bank Of India Clerical
> Recruitment Project-2009' payable at Mumbai. Candidate's name, date of
> birth, Address,
> Post Code & Registration Number should be written on the back of demand
> draft /bankers' cheque
>
> How to Apply : Apply Online between 30/03/09 and 27/04/2009. Take a printout
> of the system generated application form, paste a recent passport size
> photograph
> bearing the signature of the candidate at the appropriate space provided at
> the right hand top corner of the application form and sign at the bottom of
> the application form at the space provided and along with required
> documents, send it to following address on or before 04/05/09 :
>
> list of 3 items
> 1.For Specialist Officers : Post Box No.27672, Malad (East), Mumbai-400097
> 2.For Probationary Officers : Post Box No.7646, Malad (West), Mumbai-400064
> 3.For Probationary Clerks : Post Box No.8588, Kandivali (East),
> Mumbai-400101
> list end
>
> Important Dates :
>
> list of 7 items
> 1.Opening Date for On-Line Application : 30/03/2009
> 2.Closing Date for On-Line : 27/04/2009
> 3.Last date for receipt of Print out of the System Generated Applications :
> 04/05/2009
> 4.Last date for receipt of Print out of the System Generated Application
> from Far Flung areas. : 11/05/2009
> 5.Date of written Test for Clerk : 28/06/2009
> 6.Date of written Test for Probationary Officers : 21/06/2009
> 7.Date of written Test for Specialist Officers : 14/06/2009
> list end
>
> Please visit
> http://www.unitedbankofindia.com/recruitment.asp
>  for all the details and link to

Re: [AI] well members answer my two questions please

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Hello Sasikumar

At the outset, let me say that we may not miscomprehend sasi's two questions as 
purely philosophical and should take into account later half of his message 
which raises a very pertinent and valid question of work-ability of blind 
employees and commensuration of their work with their inner interests or 
qualifications.
Before coming to discussion of such a vital point, let us frankly accept that 
philosophy is intrinsically intertwined with life, otherwise it loses any value 
at all.
Let us also realize that frankness shown by sasi kumar is remarkable as almost 
always we do not have a heart to accept our reality and many visually impaired 
folks live under delusion that they are contributing a lot to their work place, 
whereas in actuality they are looked upon as nothing more than an inevitable 
but useless presence at workplace and their pay and allowances as mere charity 
to be dispensed.
Here, I do not wish to give rise to any controversy, but wish only to sincerely 
and truthfully explore the ways in which blind employees can be made at least 
partially productive in order to fulfill their inner needs and alleviate 
attitude of passive condescension prevalent in colleagues and superiors and 
subordinates.
Otherwise, our position becomes worse than that of blind in western countries 
who receive welfare benefits without undergoing a semblance of routine work 
schedule without any substance in it.
Here, let us frankly take up the issue of totally blind employees and making 
them optimally productive within their work environments, for everyone is not 
lucky enough to combine her/his interests/qualifications with the means of 
earning livelihood.
Livelihood is the prime necessity and a person would sit the whole life 
passively if compelled in order to earn it, but believe me, it is soul killing 
and denigrading, even worse than forced labour, perhaps.

Chand sasen khareed ne ke liye
Roz Thodee see zindagee bechi.

Translated into english, couplet would mean:
Oh, for buying a few breaths every day,
I have sold life bit by bit

I expect a positive discussion, and am also aware that any productivity is 
subjective, contextual and dependent on a number of variables, no less 
significant among wich is attitude of persons around, and work processes and 
will of the person concerned.
Still, let us give the matter a serious thought, at least.
Regards
Rajesh
-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Sasi Kumar
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:49 PM
To: accessindia
Subject: [AI] well members answer my two questions please

hi friends here i have been squeesed by two questions.
i hope i can get answers from you for those questions.
here are they:
What am I?
What I can?

these two questions may seem to you silly but i am dying with these.
I did M.A lit but  I am working as Office Attender in TTD.
The institute in which i work has reputation but it is failing in
satiating my hunger for active utilisation of my energy.
I sit for all working hours in my office passively owing to which  I
am losing my learned knowledge.

hence i request you to answer my two questions.
"PLEASE"

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[AI] A special examination for special candidates

[Asudani, Rajesh]

  A special examination for special candidates

  Chitra V. Ramani



Hearing impaired have a shot at SSLC examination which is a milestone for them



   - Photo: K. Gopinathan READY: 
Hearing impaired Pushpa Ravi is seen with her daughter and husband in front
of an examination centre in Bangalore on Tuesday.





Bangalore: Just 11 days after giving birth to a girl, Pushpa Ravi, under normal 
circumstances, should have been at home nursing her infant. But, for the
27-year-old mother it was an important day as she had to write her Secondary 
School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examination paper.

Ms. Ravi is one among the 32 candidates, all hearing impaired like her and 
coached by C.N. Vijayaraj of Samartanam Trust, who are taking the examination.


As Ms. Ravi pored over mathematics problems here on Tuesday, her husband, also 
hearing impaired, waited patiently outside with the baby who slept peacefully.

Before she went into the examination hall, Ms. Ravi told The Hindu, through Mr. 
Vijayaraj as interpreter, that this was her second shot at the examination.
She said, "I was not able to pass in all subjects last year. I am better 
prepared now and hope to clear all subjects." Her mother helps the young couple
with the baby, who has all her faculties intact. "She is here today. I can go 
in and write confidently without worrying about her. I am going to finish
the examination quickly so that I can rush home and feed her," she said before 
disappearing into the examination hall.

Ms. Ravi had company in Swarna Satish (27) but the latter was a distracted 
woman. She had prepared well for the examination but was worried about her 
three-month-old
son Sumanth who has had a bad cold back at home. Her husband Satish, a sales 
representative with a retail sari showroom, said it was not easy for her to
prepare for the examination.

Another anxious woman was Usha Rajendar, a homemaker, who accompanied her son 
R. Srinivas (19), who is both hearing and visually impaired, to the examination
centre. "This is his second attempt at SSLC," Ms. Rajendar said. They have 
found a scribe for Srinivas with much difficulty. "It is a challenge to find
someone who will be able to effectively communicate with him as he is both 
visually and hearing impaired," she said.

 Aspirations

A peon at the Income Tax Office Venkat Subbaiah (45), who is hearing impaired, 
has been working in the same post for the past 15 years as he has not passed
SSLC. His brother Venkat Ramana described his proficiency in English as good. 
"He hopes to pass so that he can get a clerical post," he said.

Mr. Vijayaraj has been helping hearing impaired candidates to clear SSLC 
examination for the past three years.

Rajesh Asudani

Manager
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
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Re: [AI] well members answer my two questions please

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Agreed, teaching is perhaps the most productive avenue available to 
intellectual blind persons, today. Struggle is on to prove themselves in other 
kinds of jobs, which is long and arduous.
-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of srihari
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 9:58 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] well members answer my two questions please

hi rajesh you raised a pertinent issue with regard to the performence of
visually challenged employees. your  opinion of treating vc employees as
squanderous  by our fellow sighted employees  may be true to some extent but
vc persons working in teaching field  are treated with parity and dignity as
per my experience goes. there is no doubt that however normal people are not
prepared to work under bossism of vc employees.
 - Original Message -
From: "Asudani, Rajesh" 
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: [AI] well members answer my two questions please


> Hello Sasikumar
>
> At the outset, let me say that we may not miscomprehend sasi's two
> questions as purely philosophical and should take into account later half
> of his message which raises a very pertinent and valid question of
> work-ability of blind employees and commensuration of their work with
> their inner interests or qualifications.
> Before coming to discussion of such a vital point, let us frankly accept
> that philosophy is intrinsically intertwined with life, otherwise it loses
> any value at all.
> Let us also realize that frankness shown by sasi kumar is remarkable as
> almost always we do not have a heart to accept our reality and many
> visually impaired folks live under delusion that they are contributing a
> lot to their work place, whereas in actuality they are looked upon as
> nothing more than an inevitable but useless presence at workplace and
> their pay and allowances as mere charity to be dispensed.
> Here, I do not wish to give rise to any controversy, but wish only to
> sincerely and truthfully explore the ways in which blind employees can be
> made at least partially productive in order to fulfill their inner needs
> and alleviate attitude of passive condescension prevalent in colleagues
> and superiors and subordinates.
> Otherwise, our position becomes worse than that of blind in western
> countries who receive welfare benefits without undergoing a semblance of
> routine work schedule without any substance in it.
> Here, let us frankly take up the issue of totally blind employees and
> making them optimally productive within their work environments, for
> everyone is not lucky enough to combine her/his interests/qualifications
> with the means of earning livelihood.
> Livelihood is the prime necessity and a person would sit the whole life
> passively if compelled in order to earn it, but believe me, it is soul
> killing and denigrading, even worse than forced labour, perhaps.
>
> Chand sasen khareed ne ke liye
> Roz Thodee see zindagee bechi.
>
> Translated into english, couplet would mean:
> Oh, for buying a few breaths every day,
> I have sold life bit by bit
>
> I expect a positive discussion, and am also aware that any productivity is
> subjective, contextual and dependent on a number of variables, no less
> significant among wich is attitude of persons around, and work processes
> and will of the person concerned.
> Still, let us give the matter a serious thought, at least.
> Regards
> Rajesh
> -Original Message-
> From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
> [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Sasi Kumar
> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:49 PM
> To: accessindia
> Subject: [AI] well members answer my two questions please
>
> hi friends here i have been squeesed by two questions.
> i hope i can get answers from you for those questions.
> here are they:
> What am I?
> What I can?
>
> these two questions may seem to you silly but i am dying with these.
> I did M.A lit but  I am working as Office Attender in TTD.
> The institute in which i work has reputation but it is failing in
> satiating my hunger for active utilisation of my energy.
> I sit for all working hours in my office passively owing to which  I
> am losing my learned knowledge.
>
> hence i request you to answer my two questions.
> "PLEASE"
>
> --
> c.sasikuma...@gmail.com
> skipe id sasikumar84
> mobile 09966334769
> land line 0877-2237248
> office phno 08772264386
>
>
>
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[AI] In the world of the disabled

[Asudani, Rajesh]

  In the world of the disabled
Hindu national page
  Rahi Gaikwad

  Under the banner of ADAPT, their rights and their cause come into 
focus








Let the voices of the disabled heard in Parliament

Seeks certain percentage of public funds for the disabled



Mumbai: 'Why do you want to vote?' 'Why do you need education?' 'Why do you 
need to do a B.A?' These are the kind of questions often posed to disabled 
people
by society, according to Mithu Alur, founder-chairperson of the Spastics 
Society of India, now renamed 'Able Disabled All People Together,' or ADAPT.

On the eve of the general elections, she is pushing for the civil rights of the 
disabled under the banner of ADAPT.

The campaign seeks to make the rights of the disabled a part of political 
manifestos and the common minimum programmes of parties and alliances. It seeks
the allocation of a certain percentage of public funds to the cause of 
disability. It is trying to make a case for a national commission on disability.
It wants to ensure that the voices of disabled persons are heard in Parliament.

There are specific instances that are held out in this context. When 
wheelchair-bound Malini Chib, who has a speech defect, went to vote during the 
last
elections, she had to be assisted by a person in casting the vote, and thus the 
secrecy of her ballot was lost.

"People think, because I can't speak properly, I don't have brains," said Ms. 
Malini, a senior events manager at a bookstore in Mumbai.

Neenu Kewlani, who moves around on a wheelchair, complained that at the 
Guruvayur temple in Kerala she was not allowed to use her own wheelchair - and 
that
she was given a cart instead. She said she was generally unhappy about the 
treatment that she received as she sought to have an early-morning darshan at
the temple.

These stories are neither rare, nor amongst the most brutal, according to Dr. 
Alur. "In slums, and in the rural and tribal areas there is an even more cruel
kind of exclusion." Government policies for the disabled never saw the light of 
the day in such areas, she said.

Even schemes made for citizens at large simply excluded the disabled, she 
added. The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) means education for all, but disabled 
children
are often excluded. The same is the case when it comes to health rights and the 
right to employment.

Dr. Alur spoke of a social approach to the issue, where society becomes 
responsible for accommodating the disabled rather than finding fault with them.
"If a disabled person cannot access a place, it's not his or her fault; it's 
the fault of the place," she said.

 Mothers of some disabled children described tearfully how their wards were 
often ridiculed and pushed away on a day-to-day basis, on buses, in streets...
One mother spoke of how entire families are affected.

She asked: "Governments just look at the numbers. What about the families of 
the disabled?"

The campaign now seeks to give the disabled a political voice. As part of the 
Disabled Vote movement, ADAPT will hold solidarity marches in Mumbai, Ludhiana,
Lucknow, Ranchi, Jaipur, Kolkata and Chennai on April 9.


Rajesh Asudani

Manager
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
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Re: [AI] NEED GUIDANCE

[Asudani, Rajesh]

I am afraid such correspondence B.ed. courses are only for serving teachers and 
not for freshers.
Any such correspondence course for non-teachers is not recognized by NCTE.
Regards
Rajesh

-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Praful Vyas
Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 11:13 AM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] NEED GUIDANCE

Many universities are run B.Ed. course like Madhya Pradesh Bhoj open
university, Ambedkar open university, IGNU ETC.
- Original Message -
From: "Ranjana" 
To: 
Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: [AI] NEED GUIDANCE


> Dear Access Indians,
> Greetings to all!
> Could you please tell me the universities who are providing correspondence
> B. Ed courses.
> Waiting for your response.
> With regards Ranjana.
> - Original Message -
> From: "Vedprakash Sharma" 
> To: 
> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 3:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [AI] NEED GUIDANCE
>
>
>> In delhi, Central Institute of Education which in DU organizes the B. Ed.
>> courses. In June, the forms are available. moreover, many Universities
>> also offer correspondence course in B. Ed.
>> Hope it helps.
>> Regards
>> Vedprakash Sharma
>> Ph 09013000251
>> Home Page
>> http://vpsharmaa.webs.com
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "seema" 
>> To: 
>> Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 11:39 PM
>> Subject: [AI] NEED GUIDANCE
>>
>>
>>> Dear All,
>>> Hello, I am  graduate. I  have completed my graduation from Delhi
>>> University in pass course in 1997. I  am recently blind. I  spoiled my
>>> 12 years due to lack of awareness of such institutions like Access India
>>> and National Association for the Blinds. Now I  come to know about it.
>>> Now, I want to continue my study. I  want to take admission in B.ed but
>>> I  don't know from where I  can do it. I  have work experience of
>>> stenographer when I  was sighted.Please guide me .
>>> Thanks,
>>> SEEMA
>>>
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[AI] Curious case of poll accessibility

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Friends
Yesterday, casting away my apathy and cynicism, I finally ventured to cast my 
vote.
Accessibility, as promised and directed by ECI was conspicuous by its absence.
No ballot paper/list of candidates with their symbols was available in Braille 
at the polling booth, though I opine that one such list per booth is sufficient.
Labeling on EVM was on half of  buttons, starting from number 18, on winch 
curiously, there were no representatives to be chosen.

I believe it is the case of accessibility spreading slowly to less important 
areas like Nagpur.
Hope our brethren would get accessible polls in Mumbai, Delhi or other 
important cities.
I did report the case to local news papers.
Would complaining to ECI, make a difference in the long run?
I am hearing that poll officials were also blissfully ignorant of rule 49o of 
election conduct rules.

Two cheers to democracy.



Rajesh Asudani

Manager
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
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[AI] andhra bank vacancies

[Asudani, Rajesh]

ANDHRA  BANK(A Govt of India Undertaking)Head Office :: Hyderabad

(PLEASE  READ THIS NOTIFICATION CAREFULLY BEFORE SUBMITTING THE ONLINE 
APPLICATION)

(PAY  APPLICATION FEES BY DEMAND DRAFT IF BRANCH OF ANDHRA BANK IS NOT 
AVAILABLE AND  IT SHOULD BE ATTACHED TO THE APPLICATION PRINT OUT)

Candidates  can pay the fees online where Branches of Andhra Bank are 
available. Those who  make payment of fees online, online registration of 
application
is sufficient  and they need not send the printout of application

Andhra  Bank a leading Public Sector Bank invites applications from Indian 
citizens for  the following posts.

 Candidates are requested  to apply on-line through Bank's website
www.andhrabank.in
.  No other means /mode of application will be accepted.

Where  the candidates are making payment by way of Demand Draft UNLESS THE 
COMPUTER PRINTOUT  IS RECEIVED BY ORDINARY POST ALONG WITH DEMAND DRAFT/PAY 
ORDER
WITH PHOTOGRAPH  AND RELEVANT ENCLOSURES BEFORE THE SPECIFIED DATE, THE ON-LINE 
REGISTRATION will  NOT BE VALID.

Last Date For Online  Registration 07.05.2009

table with 4 columns and 2 rows
Last Date for receipt  of print-out of registered application

Last Date for receipt of applications from far flung  areas

Date  of written test for Clerks

Date of written test for Probationary Officers &  Specialist Officers

12.05.2009

19.05.2009

14.06. 2009

05. 07. 2009
table end

1.Posts  :

table with 6 columns and 9 rows
PostCode

Name of the Post

Grade

No. ofVacancies

Age as on 01.04.2009

Min

Max

1

Probationary Officers

JMGS-I

295

21 yrs

30  yrs

2

Technical Officers

JMGS-I

  15

21 yrs

30 yrs

3

Officer-HR

JMGS-I

  15

21 yrs

30 yrs

4

Security  Officers

MMGS-II

 11

21 yrs

33  yrs

5

Chartered accountants

MMGS-II

  12

21 yrs

33 yrs

6

Marketing  Associates(On Contractual Basis - Junior Level)

100

21  yrs

25 yrs

7

Clerks

550

18  yrs

28 yrs
table end

1.1  Pay scale, allowances and perquisites:

table with 3 columns and 4 rows
Grade/Cadre

Pay Scale

Approximate  total monthly emoluments inclusive of Basic, DA,CCA,HRA etc., at 
the start of  the scale at metropolitan centres

Officers in JMGS I

 Rs.1- Rs.18240

 Rs.16,200/-

Officers in MMGS II

Rs.13820 -19920

Rs20, 500/-

Clerks

Rs.4410 -13210

Rs.7,200/-(including Graduation .increments)
table end

Officers are also eligible for other  benefits like furniture, Leased 
Accommodation in lieu of HRA, Medical Aid, and  Reimbursement of 
hospitalisation expenses,
L F C etc

Marketing Associates

(On Contractual Basis - Junior Level)

Rs.2,50,000/- per annum

With fixed pay of 60% and

variable  pay of 40% linked to performance

Candidates are not  eligible for any other benefits other than the compensation.

1.2  Reservation in posts

table with 10 columns and 8 rows
PostCode

Name of the Post

Grade

No .of Posts

Reservation particulars

SC

ST

OBC

UR

PWD

1

Probationary  Officers

JMGS-I

295

46

 39

Back Log- 16

CurrentReservation-  23

83

157

 14

Backlog-4(VI-3OC-1)

Current-10(VI-5OC-5)

2

Technical Officers

JMGS-I

15

3

Officers-HR

JMGS-I

15

4

Security Officers

MMGS-II

11

3

3

5

12

 3

(VI-2OC-1)

5

Chartered Accountants

MMGS-II

12

6

Marketing Associates(On Contractual  Basis- Junior Level)

100

15

7

27

51

 3

(VI-2  OC-1)
table end

* The  Backlog vacancies are to be treated as a distinct entity

1.3  State-wise vacancies for Marketing Associates (On Contractual Basis- 
Junior Level)  posts

table with 3 columns and 15 rows
S No

State

No of Vacancies

1

Karnataka

5

2

Orissa

5

3

Tamilnadu

6

4

Kerala

2

5

West Bengal

4

6

Gujarat

2

7

Uttar Pradesh

2

8

Rajasthan

2

9

Delhi

2

10

Punjab

2

11

Maharashtra

4

12

Madhya Pradesh

2

13

Andhra Pradesh

62

TOTAL

100
table end

1.3  State-wise vacancies for clerical posts with Reservation

table with 7 columns and 23 rows
S No

Name of the State

No of vacancies

Percentage of Reservation

UR

SC

ST

OBC

1

HARYANA

15

9

3

-

3

2

UTTAR PRADESH

15

8

4

-

3

3

PUNJAB

15

8

5

-

2

4

TAMILNADU

25

13

6

-

6

5

KERALA

8

4

2

-

2

6

KARNATAKA

25

13

4

2

6

7

ORISSA

25

13

3

6

3

8

BIHAR

8

5

1

-

2

9

JHARKHAND

6

3

1

2

-

10

CHATTISGARH

5

4

-

1

-

11

ASSAM

4

2

-

1

1

12

MAHARASHTRA

30

15

4

4

7

13

MADHYA PRADESH

10

5

1

2

2

14

GUJARAT

10

5

1

2

2

15

GOA

5

4

-

1

-

16

RAJASTHAN

15

8

2

2

3

17

 DELHI

15

8

2

2

3

18
UTTARANCHAL

11

7

2

-

2

19
MEGHALAYA

3

2

-

1

-

20
ANDHRA  PRADESH

300

150

48

21

81

TOTAL

550

286

89

47

128
table end

1.4  RESERVATIONS FOR EX-SM AND PWD for Clerical Posts.

table with 4 columns and 2 rows
Ex- servicemen

O C

V I

HI

79

5

6

5
table end

The  number of vacancies as also the number of reserved vacancies is 
provisional and  may vary according to actual requirements of the Bank

The  recruitment of clerks will be state-wise / union territory-wise as 

Re: [AI] 100 law books uploaded

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Hello Mukesh

Thanks again for law books.
Please do upload further material prepared by you for legal pundits.

Regards
Rajesh

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From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of mukesh jain
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 5:20 PM
To: accessindia
Subject: [AI] 100 law books uploaded

hullo, this is to kindly inform you that i have uploaded around 100
law books on sendspace. i have more legal literature   with me but it
is prepared by me while i was working with legalpundits.com as a
member of their expert panel and developed the contents of their site
on various legislations. so it may not be in depth but it can
certainly give you brief knowledge on various subjects. these
literature has  been prepared as per their needs. so if you are
interested in getting access to the said matterial then please do let
me know so that i can upload the same.
for ddownloading these aforesaid law books, you may visit the following links:
file name: llb.zip
file size:21 MB
Description: law books

You can use the following link to retrieve your file:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/r57v2c
thanks,
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[AI] Visually impaired bankers of India group

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Hello AccessIndians

A new e group by the name of "visually impaired bankers of India" has been 
formed for those visually impaired/blind persons working or aspiring to work in 
the banking or financial sector.
Homepage:
http://groups.google.com/group/vib-india

This is a group of persons with visual impairment/blindness,   working or 
aspiring to work in banks/financial institutions.  The discussion is centered 
round enabling them to work out opportunities to prove their skills, be 
optimally productive and deal with issues of their employment and efficiency

We cordially request all the persons with visual impairment/blindness working 
or aspiring to work in the banking/financial sector to be the part of such a 
vital discussion about employment and productivity of the visually impaired 
persons in the financial and banking sector. We sincerely hope that your 
contributions will not only make the exchange of ideas vibrant and innovative 
but also help us fructify it into some concrete actions about enhancing the 
productivity of visually impaired persons and acceptance thereof in such an 
important sector of employment.

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or send the mail to:
rasud...@gmail.com
or
gvamsh...@gmail.com

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[AI] Vedic Math book

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Friends
I wish to read a good book on Vedic Math. I remember someone had posted a link 
to such a book a few days ago.
I will be obliged if the book can be sent to me, or link provided.
Is it accessible in soft copy with screen reader?

Regards


Rajesh Asudani

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[AI] Visually impaired bankers of India e group

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Hello AccessIndians

A new e group by the name of "visually impaired bankers of India" has been 
formed for those visually impaired/blind persons working or aspiring to work in 
the banking or financial sector.
Homepage:


http://groups.google.com/group/vib-india

This is a group of persons with visual impairment/blindness,   working or 
aspiring to work in banks/financial institutions.  The discussion is centered 
round enabling them to work out opportunities to prove their skills, be 
optimally productive and deal with issues of their employment and efficiency

We cordially request all the persons with visual impairment/blindness working 
or aspiring to work in the banking/financial sector to be the part of such a 
vital discussion about employment and productivity of the visually impaired 
persons in the financial and banking sector. We sincerely hope that your 
contributions will not only make the exchange of ideas vibrant and innovative 
but also help us fructify it into some concrete actions about enhancing the 
productivity of visually impaired persons and acceptance thereof in such an 
important sector of employment.

To subscribe to the group:
Those having Gmail,  visit
http://groups.google.com/group/vib-india/subscribe?note=1

or those not having such Gmail id: send the mail to:
rasud...@gmail.com
or
gvamsh...@gmail.com

Rajesh Asudani

Manager
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Does Lord expect daylabour, light denied?
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[AI] reading tables in PDF

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Friends
Would be glad if anyone could me guide as to how to read tables in PDF 
documents with jaws 9 or 10? It does not seem to read them in rows and columns 
as we read in word.
Regards


Rajesh Asudani

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Nagpur
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[AI] FW: No accessibility for blind voter-Violation of Supreme court guidelines

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Though I have mentioned providing dummy ballot paper in Braille, sadly it finds 
no mention in Supreme court order or Election commission letter cited herein.
Including names of candidates on EVM,I think, may not always be feasible. 
However, preparing dummy ballot papers in Braille, as many copies per 
constituency as there are election booths, should surely be undertaken to make 
them accessible.
I think we should press for explicit inclusion of this point in election 
commission instructions.


From: Asudani, Rajesh
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 5:25 PM
To: 'balakr...@eci.gov.in'
Cc: 'jaipr...@eci.gov.in'
Subject: No accessibility for blind voter-Violation of Supreme court guidelines

Sir

I am a registered voter in Nagpur North assembly constituency of Maharashtra. 
[Enclosure I]
I am a totally blind person [Enclosure ii[.
I wish to bring to your immediate notice that:
When I went to vote on April 16, 2009, to my voting booth, Dayanand Aryakanya 
Vidyalaya, Jaripatka Nagpur, for Nagpur parliamentary constituency, I was not 
provided Dummy Ballot paper in Braille, and labeling on EVM was only half, 
starting from number 18, where there were no candidates to choose. Anyway, mere 
labeling EVM Numbers, is utterly useless until Braille list of candidates along 
with their serial numbers on EVM is provided to a blind voter.

This state of affairs is in direct violation of supreme court order in WRIT 
PETITION (CIVIL) NQ 187 OF 2004  Disabled Rights Group . .. Petitioner
Vs.
Chief Election Commissioner & Anr. . .. Respondents
With
TP (C) No. 718-719 of 2005 [Enclosure iii]
 And also in violation of subsequent ECI letter No.509/110/2004-JS-I Dated: 26 
October, 2007, [Enclosure iv]both of which promise full accessibility to blind 
voters in the form of braille labeling of numbers and names on EVMs and dummy 
ballot paper in braille.

You are requested to initiate corrective and preventive action lest the 
inaccessible elections go on unabated in our democracy.




Rajesh Asudani


Manager
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Nagpur
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Re: [AI] Curious case of poll accessibility

[Asudani, Rajesh]

But Geetha, were you provided dummy Braille  ballot paper? Or names along with 
numbers on EVM?
If not, even independence envisaged by accessible voting can not be achieved as 
you would have to depend on escort or poling officers to read out names along 
with serial numbers.
And, our supreme court order or election  commission letter in its wake, makes 
no mention of these things...
Rajesh

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From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Geetha Shamanna
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 12:00 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] Curious case of poll accessibility

The EVM at the polling booth where I voted had braille labels. However, the
polling officer was not aware of it. On asking him about the availability of
braille labels, he called the PR officer, who was not aware of it either. He
finally checked the machine and then told me that the machine did indeed
have braille labels.

Funnily enough, when I came out after casting my vote, the polling officer
wrote down all the details of my sister-in-law who was with me, then wrote
my name, and handed over the sheet of paper to us. He said he was providing
us written proof that she had voted on my behalf. I could not resist
lecturing him on accessible voting and informed him that she had not voted
on my behalf, and that the braille labels had enabled me to vote on my own.

Lobbying with the election commission for accessible EVMs and braille ballot
papers will help us win only one half of the battle. It is equally important
for us to work on educating the polling officers about what purpose
accessible voting machines serve in the first place.

Geetha




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[AI] Ballot papers for blind

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Hindu national page.
Ballot papers for blind

 The Election Commission has made provisions for special ballot papers that can 
be read by touch for blind electors who are not conversant in Braille, a
senior Himachal Pradesh poll official said here Sunday.

"Out of 1,070 visually impaired electors in Himachal Pradesh, only 27 are 
Braille-conversant voters," State Chief Electoral Officer Anil Khachi told IANS.
"So we have special stickers and ballot papers that can be read by touch," he 
said. The commission has set up 7,251 polling stations in the State to enable
4,604,832 voters to exercise their franchise through 11,000 electronic voting 
machines (EVMs), the official said. Polling material has reached almost all
the polling stations, including those located in three assembly constituencies 
of Lahaul and Spiti, Bharmaur and Kinnaur.


Rajesh Asudani

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[AI] Andhra bank online form for clerical posts

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Friends
Today, I successfully  filled a dummy online form for ANDHRA bank clerical 
posts with details as person with disability more than forty percent and fee 
amount rs. 75.
I hope the problem is rectified, though the web page mentions are you a person 
with disability  with less than forty percent. I hope it is a typo.
Regards

Rajesh Asudani

Manager
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Nagpur
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Re: [AI] Help me please for sending SMS

[Asudani, Rajesh]

www.way2sms.com
is also an accessible site for sms.


-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Satguru
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 12:05 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] Help me please for sending SMS

Hi Priyush,

You may use www.160by2.com to send free sms and it's very much accessible
with screen reading softwares like Jaws. The only thing is that It has got a
limitation that one can send only 50 SMS per day.

Hope this serves your purpose.

"Life's battle do not always go, To the stronger or faster man. But sooner
or later the one who wins, is the one who thinks he can."

Satguru

Emails:
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tarannumra...@gmail.com
Skype: Satgururathi
Mobile: +91-9971 2316 27
- Original Message -
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To: 
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 11:05 AM
Subject: [AI] Help me please for sending SMS


Dear access Indians.
this is Priyesh.
please inform me about a site for sending free SMS to mobile phones
I have tried certain web site  but those where not much accessible with
Jaws.
expecting your help in this regard
with best regards Priyesh.
email priyesh...@gmail.com
skype i.d priyesh.cu


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[AI] fishery diploma courses for deaf/dumb

[Asudani, Rajesh]

NAGPUR: In a unique initiative the Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences 
University (Mafsu) has launched a diploma course in animal husbandry,

fishery, dairy and dairy products for physically-challenged 
students.
 The course is an effort towards improving livelihood security for the 
physically challenged sections of society.

To begin with, the university is launching the course for deaf and dumb 
students of the Deaf and Dumb Industrial Institute (DDII) at Shankar Nagar. The 
course 
aims
 to raise the confidence of these students.

Speaking to TOI about the new initiative, Mafsu vice chancellor Arun Ninawe 
said that physically-challenged individuals are generally taught only 
vocational jobs like carpentry, caning, tailoring etc. "Mafsu has started this 
course to open up a completely new avenue for self-employment and sustainable 
livelihood for physically challenged people in rural areas," said Ninawe.

"Managing animals, birds, and fishes is expected to have a good psychological 
impact on the human mind, specially for people with special abilities. It gives 
a feeling of general well-being as it sends positive signals to the person's 
mind. Hence, we are beginning with deaf and dumb individuals," said veterinary 
department dean P S Lonkar about the new venture.

Lonkar said that the 
university
 signed a memorandum of understanding with the DDII in this regard on Tuesday. 
The university will provide its concept and content to the institute while the 
institute in turn is expected to teach this to its students. "Only trained 
teachers trained in sign 
language
 can actually teach these students. Hence, the university is restricting itself 
to providing content. But the certificate for this week-long course will be 
jointly provided by Mafsu and DDII," Lonkar said.

To begin with, the university is offering a poultry course but gradually 
fish-rearing and animal husbandry courses will also be added to the list of 
courses. Initially, the course is being restricted to deaf and dumb students 
but the university also said it has plans to take up other normal students 
along with these special children, in order to remove the feeling of isolation.


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Re: [AI] Have you had trouble with similar looking Rs 5 and 50 paise coins? (Mumbai Mirror Survey)

[Asudani, Rajesh]

This world is, and has always been, designed for able-bodied white/fair/ 
beautiful  males [at times some females], between the ages of 15 and 35!


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From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Vishnu Ramchandani
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 10:48 AM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: [AI] Have you had trouble with similar looking Rs 5 and 50 paise 
coins? (Mumbai Mirror Survey)

Have you had trouble with similar looking Rs 5 and 50 paise coins?

The government has decided to remint the coins after receiving numerous
complaints over the similarity. We ask Mumbaikars if they have had a bad
experience
with these coins...

Swati K, 20, Andheri
No, I have never had trouble with the Rs 5 and 50 paise coins. I find no
point in reminting them. In fact, the Rs 2 and Re 1 coins look far more
similar.
I have goofed up many times while giving them away.

Shobhit Kapoor, 23, Vile Parle
No, I have never paid much attention to the details of the coins as I
can easily differentiate between them. I think we all check each and
every rupee while
giving it away. For people who find it troublesome, they need to be more
careful.
Kirit Thakker, 55, Kandivli
Yes, I have had trouble with the similar looking Rs 5 and 50 paise coin.
While buying newspapers couple of times I had given a 50 paise coin
instead of
Rs 5 and every time I had to face the vendor's wrath. I think even the
Rs 10 and Rs 20 notes look quite similar.
Roopa Rathod, 9, Marine Lines
I sell flowers on the roadside and a bunch costs Rs 5. Often people give
me 50 paise and walk away. Mostly, I make out that they have paid me
less. But
at times, I too have accidentally accepted 50 paise for Rs 5.
Mansingh Bhatia, 34, Thane
Yes, I think Rs 5 and 50 paise coins look identical, though, I have
never made any mistake with them, at least not any that I can recollect.
I think the
government has a made the right decision in reminting them.

Have you had trouble with similar looking Rs 5 and Rs 50 paise coins?

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[AI] '10 lakh physically challenged could not vote'

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Hindu, Other states, Orisa page:


'10 lakh physically challenged could not vote'

Staff Reporter

BERHAMPUR: The physically challenged persons of the Orissa demanded that the 
Election Commission make special arrangements for them during coming elections.


The members of the Ganjam District Orthopaedically Handicapped Welfare 
Association alleged that around 10 lakh disabled persons in Orissa failed to 
cast
their votes in the recently concluded elections due to lack of facilities like 
ramps and Braille language enabled electronic voting machines (EVMs).

Court directive

Leader of the association, K. Anand said although the Supreme Court had 
directed to provide ramps to enable handicapped persons in wheelchairs to go and
vote in polling booths and to have EVMs with Braille language, no where in 
Orissa such facility was provided except in state capital Bhubaneswar.

Mr Anand, who is physically challenged, alleged that a polling official even 
proposed to vote for him, which he did not agree to.

He doubted whether physically challenged persons like him had got chance to 
vote freely and independently.

The organization also demanded that through proper amendments in the 
constitution representatives of the physically challenged persons have to be 
nominated
to the parliament as they constituted more than ten percent of the total 
population.

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[AI] An e mail tip

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Though I feel it is well-known, and might have been shared here, yet I feel it 
worthwhile to give this useful tip about reading e mails in MS outlook:
If one selects "messages with auto preview" in current view pull down menu of 
view menu, one gets to hear a few initial words of a message body in  addition 
to subject line, and it often saves the trouble of going through the message in 
its entirety, as in many cases those initial words comprise the whole message, 
or at least give fair idea about the contents which is often not the case  with 
subject line only.

Regards



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[AI] Mobile weather

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Friends,
Here is a free software for S60 phones to know the weather conditions around 
the world.
It requires gprs connection.
Here are the mmore details and download links:
www.ubahnstation.net/projects/mweather/mweather.html - 10k -
ps. It is not fully accessible with talks, however, we can surely know 
temperature, sunrise sunset. etc.

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[AI] Query about daisy translator

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Friends
I could save a word file as a daisy by using version 2.1 of daisy translator 
ad-in for word with inbuilt daisy pipeline.
However, it gives output in the voice of narrator. I would like to know as to 
how I can change the output synthesizer.
It says that output will be in the voice of default synthesizer of your system.
So, in other words, how to change default synthesizer of PC, say to Lekha, or 
sangeeta?

Thanks in advance

Rajesh

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[AI] A computational knowledge engine for factual queries

[Asudani, Rajesh]

A computational knowledge engine for factual queries

- PHOTO: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Conrad Wolfram, Director of International Strategy, Wolfram Alpha.

"An ambitious long-term project to make all systematic knowledge immediately 
computable by anyone" is a sentence that needs to be deconstructed word for
word to understand what Wolfram Alpha (
www.wolframalpha.com
) is all about.

Described as a computational knowledge engine, the brainchild of scientist 
Stephen Wolfram is not a search engine, according to its creators; although it
would be easy to mistake the lone text box interface for representing one. It 
went fully live on May 18.

It would be simpler to understand Wolfram Alpha as a service provided over the 
Internet for obtaining answers based on "factual information rather than
opinion," said Conrad Wolfram, director of International Strategy, Wolfram 
Alpha, speaking to The Hindu in a recent interview.

"There are many pieces of factual information important for every day life."

This includes the weather, the number of calories in your lunch or financial 
calculations for your shares. A search engine would provide you with a lot
of relevant links, and you would need to scout for the answers. Wolfram Alpha 
computes the exact answer for you, he said, explaining how a computational
knowledge engine would be relevant in the life of an average user.

Complicated task

But where does Wolfram Alpha get this information from? "We pre-curate the 
data," said Mr. Wolfram. "We pull the data from many sources and then we work
with that data with both human and computer intelligence. We put it into a 
standardised structure, add meaning and we work out how to compute results from
it."

It is a complicated task, he said, which would not have been possible without 
Mathematica, an engine with 50,000+ types of algorithms and models built into
it.

"All the calculations are done by the software Mathematica. This setup allows 
us to pull data in such a useful form."

This makes Wolfram Alpha different from a search engine which "curates on the 
fly," he said.

"Standard search provides you a list and you as a human become a curator." When 
the curation is done by the engine rather than the human, you get an answer,
as opposed to a list, he added.

Does this mean Wolfram Alpha can provide answers to questions such as "what is 
the rating of X-Men origins in the blogosphere?"

This would also involve data, but of a different kind. "Right now we are not 
trying to go into that direction," said Mr. Wolfram.

"You can argue which is fact or opinion," he said, adding that rating a film 
was more opinion. "We are staying firmly on what we would call factual 
knowledge."

Mathematical curve

So if playing around with a Koch curve (Mathematical curve) by changing the 
number of iterations is your cup of tea, Wolfram Alpha will not disappoint you.
But when it comes to information that requires a cultural context, Wolfram 
Alpha has data drawn predominantly from U. S. sources.

If you use "Aishwarya Rai" as an input, you do get to know that she is an actor 
born in 1974 and hails from Mangaluru in Karnataka, said Mr. Wolfram. "We
have got some thing in there, but by no means is it complete."

"Our intention is to be international in everything," he said. "But in 
practice, it is often easier to find data in the U.S." Government data in the 
U.S.
was much organised, he said, which made the job easier. "We are absolutely 
going to scale up from all places." He added that the firm was planning to 
partner
with experts in each field and country and also governments of different 
places. Inputs in different languages were possible, and that feature would be
made available before outputs were translated, said Mr. Wolfram. "We don't have 
a time scale yet," as to when they would introduce such features, he added.
"We are actively seeking partners who are interested in working on 
translating," he said.

Business model

The business model of Wolfram Alpha would be different from that of a search 
engine - a search engine tries to get users off the site as soon as possible,
whereas Wolfram Alpha would try to keep them on the site. "One of our potential 
business models is to have sponsorships and ads," he said. He added that
Wolfram Alpha was looking for partners in every region to see the services they 
may have where they would want to include the engine.

SRUTHI KRISHNAN


Rajesh Asudani

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Re: [AI] provisions in pwd act regarding employment

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Hello
PWD does not specifically say so, though it would be better if it did.
However, it talks of schemes by governments, under section 38, providing  for, 
inter alia, non-handicapping work environment, which I do opine includes 
providing assistive technology etc.

However,  the matter is not so simple, and various convincings and court 
battles have to be gone through, if a particular employer decides not to 
cooperate even after appointment.

Rajesh

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From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Arya
Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 8:28 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: [AI] provisions in pwd act regarding employment

Hello Friends,
Today I came to know that, there are provisions in the pwd act stating that
the employers should provide their disabled employees with assistive
technology.
Is it true?, if so can you give me the section relating to this provision?.
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Re: [AI] MOST URGENT

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Sadly, even after googling PMO's e mail id, I found only the feedback page with 
limit of 500 characters.
That too, mind you, is inaccessible. The captcha there can not be solved even 
by webvisum!
So, I am thinking of contacting the honorable,  by reliable old method of 
"registered with AD"

Rajesh

-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of prateek aggarwal
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 11:55 AM
To: accessindia
Cc: Pamnani
Subject: Re: [AI] MOST URGENT

Firstly, deep congratulations to mr. javed abidi and his organization
for this great step.
Certainly, it's a worthy taking initiative, and since I've just
checked my inbox, I'd like to urgently send in a letter to honorable
prime minister.
What I need to ask, is where to send this letter?
It may definitely sound a bit pathetic as the correct address can be
found by a bit of googling, but since I'm accessing this mail via
mobile as of now, I won't be able to google at this junction.
Hope you respectables can  understand my situation.
Therefore, can someone urgently articulate the address of prime
minister's office so that I can immediately hurl a correspondence.
An urgent response is highly appreciated.

With profound regards,
Prateek agarwal.
Cell: 09928341197
Skype:
e-mail:
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-- Original message --
From: "Pamnani" 
To: 
Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 13:23:33 +0530
Subject: [AI] MOST URGENT
Dear Access Indians,

I have received a copy of a letter written by Javed Abidi to the
Hon'ble Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh. A copy is placed below for
your perusal.

It will be good if you also could send him a similar letter, on your
letterhead, in your own language. The way you would want to.

Emphasise on the need of a separate Ministry for Disability Affairs.
If not, atleast a full-fledged Department under the Ministry of Social
Justice & Empowerment.

This is a SUPER URGENT matter. The next round of Cabinet expansion
will take place, most probably, next week. That's when a lot of
Ministers of State, etc.
will be taken in.

I request you to please send your letter on Monday itself. And do fax
a copy to Javed's office at 011-26265649 or email to Secretariat
E-mail Address(es):
secretar...@ncpedp.org

Kanchan.

URGENT ATTN.: HON'BLE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA

 Dear Sir,

We write to congratulate you on your stupendous success in the
elections. We are thrilled and excited that the UPA government has
come into power for the
second term. We wait in hope and anticipation that the positive
initiatives that were begun in the last tenure will continue and touch
the lives of each
one of the 70 million disabled people in India.

The demand for a separate ministry for disability has picked up
momentum across the country. This urgent need cannot be emphasized
enough. We write to press
this demand before you once again.

The Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment is not able to fully
focus on the issue of disability. With issues of SC/ST, Minorities and
the other equally
pressing issues demanding attention, the Minister is unable to find
the time for issues concerning disabled people.

It has been almost 14 years since the Persons with Disability Act was
passed. Yet, it has not been properly implemented. The Act itself is
in dire need
of amendments but this too could not be done. On 1st October 2007,
India became the seventh country in the world to ratify the United
Nations Convention
on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and it was a proud
moment for all of us in the Indian disability movement. In a few
months, it will
be 2 years since the ratification.  This needs urgent attention as well.

We do realize that setting up of a full-fledged Ministry for
Disability Affairs may not be possible right away. Therefore, the best
option at the moment
would be to implement the mandate already set out in the XIth Five
Year Plan: the upgradation of the Disability Division of the Ministry
of Social Justice
and Empowerment, to a Department.

We quote verbatim from the Planning Commission document:

Clause 6.188: The 'Disability Division' of the Ministry of Social
Justice and Empowerment shall be strengthened with the status of a
separate 'Department',
so that they can effectively liaise with all the concerned
Ministries/Departments and ensure that they fulfill their
responsibility towards disabled persons,
including the financial support enjoined on them.

This gesture would send a strong message not only to India, but to the
whole world, about your Government's commitment to the cause of
disability. We urge
you to consider this demand favourably.

With best wishes and prayers to you and your team, for your second
term in office.

With deep and personal regards,

Yours sincerely,

Javed Abidi

Honorary Dire

Re: [AI] (no subject)

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Why, I wonder, it should be so, in a democracy.
Anyway, no prime minister looks at the mail himself
So, why be reluctant to tax the time of the "Honorable"!!!

Just my two cents worth

Rajesh

-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of prateek aggarwal
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 4:47 PM
To: accessindia
Subject: [AI] (no subject)

respected sir,
heartiest thank for telling, i've just used what i found correct from
my little bit of knowledge, in fact that's not varified, and as you
such a great personallity have found it erroneous, i regret for
mistake.
for sure, i'm a Tiny teen, and your kind guidance will always help me
in ataining success.
please, please, please keep guiding me like this, i really need that.

with profound regards,
prateek agarwal.
Cell: 09928341197
Skype:
prateek_agarwal32
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-- Original message --
From: "George Abraham" 
To: 
Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 12:36:55 +0530
Subject: Re: [AI] MOST URGENT
Sir,

May I humbly suggest that it might be a little disrespectful to "hurl"
correspondence at the PM.

Regards,

George
- Original Message -
From: "prateek aggarwal" <
prateekagarwa...@gmail.com>

To: "accessindia" <
accessindia@accessindia.org.in>

Cc: "Pamnani" <
kanchanpamn...@hotmail.com>

Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: [AI] MOST URGENT

Firstly, deep congratulations to mr. javed abidi and his organization
for this great step.
Certainly, it's a worthy taking initiative, and since I've just
checked my inbox, I'd like to urgently send in a letter to honorable
prime minister.
What I need to ask, is where to send this letter?
It may definitely sound a bit pathetic as the correct address can be
found by a bit of googling, but since I'm accessing this mail via
mobile as of now, I won't be able to google at this junction.
Hope you respectables can  understand my situation.
Therefore, can someone urgently articulate the address of prime
minister's office so that I can immediately hurl a correspondence.
An urgent response is highly appreciated.

With profound regards,
Prateek agarwal.
Cell: 09928341197
Skype:
e-mail:
prateekagarwa...@gmail.com
website:
http://www.prateekagarwal.webs.com

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-- Original message --
From: "Pamnani" <
kanchanpamn...@hotmail.com>

To: <
accessindia@accessindia.org.in>

Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 13:23:33 +0530
Subject: [AI] MOST URGENT
Dear Access Indians,

I have received a copy of a letter written by Javed Abidi to the
Hon'ble Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh. A copy is placed below for
your perusal.

It will be good if you also could send him a similar letter, on your
letterhead, in your own language. The way you would want to.

Emphasise on the need of a separate Ministry for Disability Affairs.
If not, atleast a full-fledged Department under the Ministry of Social
Justice & Empowerment.

This is a SUPER URGENT matter. The next round of Cabinet expansion
will take place, most probably, next week. That's when a lot of
Ministers of State, etc.
will be taken in.

I request you to please send your letter on Monday itself. And do fax
a copy to Javed's office at 011-26265649 or email to Secretariat
E-mail Address(es):
secretar...@ncpedp.org

Kanchan.

URGENT ATTN.: HON'BLE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA

 Dear Sir,

We write to congratulate you on your stupendous success in the
elections. We are thrilled and excited that the UPA government has
come into power for the
second term. We wait in hope and anticipation that the positive
initiatives that were begun in the last tenure will continue and touch
the lives of each
one of the 70 million disabled people in India.

The demand for a separate ministry for disability has picked up
momentum across the country. This urgent need cannot be emphasized
enough. We write to press
this demand before you once again.

The Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment is not able to fully
focus on the issue of disability. With issues of SC/ST, Minorities and
the other equally
pressing issues demanding attention, the Minister is unable to find
the time for issues concerning disabled people.

It has been almost 14 years since the Persons with Disability Act was
passed. Yet, it has not been properly implemented. The Act itself is
in dire need
of amendments but this too could not be done. On 1st October 2007,
India became the seventh country in the world to ratify the United
Nations Convention
on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and it was a proud
moment for all of us in the Indian disability movement. In a few
months, it will
be 2 years since the ratification.  This needs urgent attention as well.

We do realize that setting up of a full

[AI] Totally blind declared Unfit

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Dear Friends

I would like to bring to your urgent notice that here in Nagpur, local medical 
board has declared a totally blind girl selected for SBI clerical post as 
"unfit for clerical job" on account of no sight in both the eyes.
The local SBI office is referring the case to Central office.
Let us hope that CO would be wise enough to give her appointment as the 
advertisement purports to reserve seats in accordance with section 33 of the 
PWD act, and mentions blind in the categories of disabled who can apply for the 
job.
She is the only 100% blind candidate from here.
Those with 100% blindness and having received appointments in SBI clerical 
through present recruitment, please write in so that we may make our case 
stronger...

it is the clear case of medical professionals exceeding their jurisdiction and 
equating totally blind with unemployable, which is not uncommon in the 
enlightened state like Maharashtra where a damned ophthalmologist can come in 
and create the third category of partially sighted in addition to blindness and 
low vision and our NGO's sit doing nothing..

Regards


Rajesh Asudani

Manager
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton



Rajesh Asudani

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Nagpur
09420397185
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Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
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[AI] (no subject)

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Hindu news update service:


Stem cells restore sight, almost miraculously

Sydney (IANS): Stem cells cultured by researchers on a simple contact lens 
miraculously restored sight to sufferers of blinding corneal disease.

The simple and inexpensive procedure, considered a breakthrough, requires a 
minimal hospital stay and significantly improves vision within weeks.

University of New South Wales (UNSW) researchers from its School of Medical 
Sciences harvested stem cells from patients' own eyes to rehabilitate the 
damaged
cornea.

The stem cells were cultured on a common therapeutic contact lens which was 
then placed onto the damaged cornea for 10 days, during which the cells were
able to re-colonise the damaged eye surface.

While the novel procedure was used to rehabilitate damaged corneas, the 
researchers say it offers hope to people with a range of blinding eye conditions
and could have applications in other organs.

The trial was conducted on three patients; two with extensive corneal damage 
resulting from multiple surgeries to remove ocular melanomas (a cancer of the
eye), and one with the genetic eye condition aniridia.

Other causes of cornea damage can include chemical or thermal burns, bacterial 
infection and chemotherapy.

"The procedure is totally simple and cheap," said study author, UNSW's Nick Di 
Girolamo. "Unlike other techniques, it requires no foreign human or animal
products, only the patient's own serum, and is completely non-invasive.

"There's no suturing, there is no major operation: all that's involved is 
harvesting a minute amount - less than a millimetre - of tissue from the ocular
surface," Mr. Di Girolamo said.

"If you're going to be treating these sorts of diseases in third world 
countries all you need is the surgeon and a lab for cell culture. You don't need
any fancy equipment."

Because the procedure uses the patient's own stem cells harvested from their 
eye, it is ideal for sufferers of unilateral eye disease. However, it also
works in patients who have had both eyes damaged, Mr. Di Girolamo said, 
according to an UNSW release.

"If we can do this procedure in the eye, I don't see why it wouldn't work in 
other major organs such as the skin, which behaves in a very similar way to
the cornea," Mr. Di Girolamo said.

These findings appeared in the journal Transplantation this week.




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09420397185
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Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
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Re: [AI] Totally blind declared Unfit

[Asudani, Rajesh]

No, Kanchan, No!!!
I am afraid I will have to elaborate a lot...

Firstly, as you accept, totally blind are, and have been  victims more often 
than not.
What we call in literature: they have been more "sinned against" than 
"sinning"...

So, there is no wonder that the general attitude of totally blind is 
conditioned to pick bias even in some instances, where there may be none.
It is human tendency to be on the watch, all of us pick up negative things much 
more faster than positive and constructive ones.
It is called automatic vigilance.

Be it as it maybe, I think your comments are prompted to  urge all of us to 
take an objective and realistic view of things, which is not in doubt, but  is 
easier said than done.

Coming to Sandeep's interview, I can surely empathize with him and understand 
when he says: "Board had seemingly made up its mind against a totally blind 
candidate". I am saying so, even though I have been the first  ever blind 
candidate to have been directly recruited as grade B in RBI. I can say so, 
because  even in my own interview one of the members had hurled a question like:
"What , Mr. Asudani, do you think that with your unfortunate handicap, you will 
be able to contribute to the bank?"
And, I have no hesitation in saying that besides explaining about technological 
advancements and the need for reasonable accommodation/modifications  and 
suitable work [the last of Which RBI is yet to realize], I also took the 
concerned member to task for using the epithet "unfortunate" with respect to my 
visual inability, as the evaluation of an inability is a subjective and 
personal affair and society including us-disabled-are under an obligation to 
mitigate its consequences, whether natural or system made...

Even in my MPSC interview for lectureship, the members had the audacity to 
discuss among themselves, before me, condescendingly, that a totally blind 
person is unable to evaluate term papers or correct assignments. I intervened 
and tried to correct them, but they! they were sorry for a pathetic creature 
like me-a totally blind person. To this day, I regret not having blasted them 
then and there.

Believe me, It is easier, much easier, for a discerning person, to judge, from 
questions, comments, tone of voice, etc. that they are not ready and willing to 
consider a disabled person, or a totally blind person, to consider along with 
reasonable accommodation or modifications, and give him a chance to put 
whatever capacities he has to practice.
Nobody is perfect, and  a totally blind person is also subject to all other 
caprices of this world and chance occurrences in addition to his visual 
inability.
So, it is not logically possible in sandeep's case to prove that the board was 
biased.
RBI is not so enlightened, still, as is the impression.



I will keep you all updated about SBI case in Nagpur.
Meanwhile, do you think, kanchan, that we  should write to the central 
recruitment section at SBI? or wait for official communication of SBI about the 
decision of the central office.

Regards



-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Pamnani
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 10:20 AM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] Totally blind declared Unfit

Sandeep you will have to clarify what you mean by attitude.
Were the questions wrong or their comments insensitive?
Kindly specify.
You may be absolutely right and I will give you the benefit of the doubt but
recently I have been noticing that we are becoming very picky sensative and
looking for bias when actually there may not be a problem to the extent we
imagine.
The visually challenged are and have been victims but I think the trend is
changing. we too have to give the world the benefit of doubt.

Kanchan Pamnani
Advocate & Solicitor
9, Suleman Chambers,
Battery Street, Colaba,
Mumbai - 400 039.



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Subject: Re: [AI] Totally blind declared Unfit


>I appeared for R. B. I. grade B officer exam and qualified for the
>interview. I can't say my interview was great, but what was shocking was
>the attitude of the interview board which it seemed had already made up its
>mind that a totally blind person could be of no use for such a prestigious
>job.
>
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Re: [AI] subscribing news groups.

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Yes, even firefox can be used to easily read RSS
feel free to contact for further help.
Regards
Rajesh Asudani

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From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Ankit Jindal
Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 11:26 AM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] subscribing news groups.

One of the feature which I found very interesting to read news and keep
myself updated  is RSS. These days most of the news website has something
called RSS, or feeds which enables anyone to access the latest news in that
website. You can configure the same in your MS outlook 2007. The news item
reflects as a mail in your RSS folder. You do not have any limit to the
number of RSS that you can configure in your outlook.
The mail will have a very brief  about the article and will provide a link
to take you to that website. Even the Indian websites has these features.
Personally, I have subscribe to the Hindu, Business world, Business standard
Charted. The feature is free of cost.


Warm regards
Ankit jindal

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[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of surya prakash
sharma
Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 12:17 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: [AI] subscribing news groups.

hello,
As I told you in my introductory mail that I am a new computer user. I have
some quaries. I wil look forward to your valuable suggestions.

1. What should I do to read online news, views and reviews quickly. Should I
subscribe a news group? If yes, which one and how?

2. Which software should I use for Hindi typing? Jaws 9.0 does not work with
Hindi keyboard layout.
You may also contact me at surya.sharm...@gmail.com

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[AI] computer problem

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Friends
At my home, PC gives the message: "load script failed", at the start up.
After that, power bar.exe  generates an error report which I do not send.
However, PC is operating smoothly otherwise.
I had formatted it a few days ago.

What may be the problem?
Guidance for a way out and risks if any, please.

Regards



Rajesh Asudani

Manager
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton



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Re: [AI] podcast on Loadstone GPS

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Hello Ruchir
Thanks for providing the link of podcast about loadstone.
However, when I try to download it, the dialogue box does not give me options 
to save it, but continues the entire download for playing it subsequently.

Please tell how to save the file.
Normally, after the initial dialogue, save as dialogue appears, but it is not 
appearing here.

Regards
Rajesh Asudani

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[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of ruchir falodiya
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 9:59 PM
To: accessindia
Subject: [AI] podcast onLoadstone GPS

5/16/2009
Josh Kenn demonstrates this
free GPS software
 that runs on Symbian smart phones.
please head over to

http://media.libsyn.com/media/bct/bct1353LoadstoneGPS.mp3

to download the audio podcast in mp3 format.

with regards,

ruchir.


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Re: [AI] (no subject)

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Hello Prateek and Ruchir

>From my MS outlook message about podcast,  I can not find the option save 
>targeted as, even after moving to the said link and invoking applications 
>menu, though it is the natural thing to do when trying to save a download.
I will be grateful for your guidance in the matter.
Thanks and regards

Rajesh Asudani

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From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of prateek aggarwal
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 2:59 PM
To: accessindia
Subject: [AI] (no subject)

yeh, certainly, the podcast seems to be a great one, and thanks indeed
ruchir for providing this link.
as per your question respectable asudani sir,
please try the following:
1. move to the link where it had been written
2. press application key.
3. find save target as and here press enter.
4. do save the same as your other downloads.
5. enjoy!
 hope it helps.
with profound regards,
prateek agarwal.
cell: 09928341197
skype:
prateek_agarwal32
e-mail:
prateekagarwa...@gmail.com
website:
http://www.prateekagarwal.webs.com

best solution for all your softwares/websites developments needs.
you tell, i'll build.


-- Original message --
From: "Asudani, Rajesh" 
To: "accessindia@accessindia.org.in" 
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 12:36:31 +0530
Subject: Re: [AI] podcast on Loadstone GPS
Hello Ruchir
Thanks for providing the link of podcast about loadstone.
However, when I try to download it, the dialogue box does not give me
options to save it, but continues the entire download for playing it
subsequently.

Please tell how to save the file.
Normally, after the initial dialogue, save as dialogue appears, but it
is not appearing here.

Regards
Rajesh Asudani

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[mailto:
accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in]
On Behalf Of ruchir falodiya
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 9:59 PM
To: accessindia
Subject: [AI] podcast onLoadstone GPS

5/16/2009
Josh Kenn demonstrates this
free GPS software
 that runs on Symbian smart phones.
please head over to

http://media.libsyn.com/media/bct/bct1353LoadstoneGPS.mp3

to download the audio podcast in mp3 format.

with regards,

ruchir.

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Your friend and your guide!!!

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[AI] Accessible UGC documents

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Hi Gals and Guys

Since I realize that UGC status note containing all the relevant circulars is 
in pdf image file, and facility of converting it to accessible format through 
fine reader and kurzaaweil is not available to all, I have put the html version 
of the same file on the following link:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/9y2d1c
Please download it and read for yourself what the universities and colleges can 
do for disabled and let us take up with them the implementation of all those 
circulars.
It has been held by AP high court that delay in adoption of circulars of UGC by 
senate etc. can not be a ground for non implementation and is merely a 
formality..

In these circulars are those containing provision for three percent reservation 
in teaching and all posts in universities and all affiliated colleges, monthly 
allowance to blind teachers and even setting up of disability cells and a full 
fledged disability studies departments.


No, folks, I am getting angry at the state of affairs, so can not 
continue...


Let us join hands in ernest agitation, for we have nothing to loose

Rajesh Asudani

Manager
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton



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[AI] The oxford companion to English literature sixth edition revised 2006

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Here is the sendspace link to download the said very useful book for literature 
lovers:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/vyy7zj
Regards

Rajesh Asudani

Manager
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Re: [AI] availability of magnifying glasses?

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Dear Prateek
Dr. Sathe of Pune has madesome very good innovations in low vision devices and 
has made them available.
I had an occasion to meet huim yesterday.
You may reach him on:'
0985854
Regards
Rajesh
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From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of prateek aggarwal
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 2:30 PM
To: accessindia
Subject: [AI] availability of magnifying glasses?

Respected all,
Greetings for the day.
Well, I'm looking for magnifying glasses for one of my low vision friend.
Can some one suggest me about the availability of magnifying glasses
in India or even abroad from where they can be avail?
An urgent response would be highly appreciated.
With profound regards,
Prateek agarwal.
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Re: [AI] "My experiance in travel.

[Asudani, Rajesh]

All these absurd problems with disability sector are because we have lost 
ability to give a fight.
Has there been any rally to voice all these issues?
Has anybody undertaken a fast to ventilate all such issues?
Has anybody assassinated a prominent personality because disability issues were 
not taken cognizance of?

Millions and millions of disabled continue to live like ants, being trod upon 
by so-called normal individuals daily.
Abusing in the name of caste is a cognizable offence, is it so in the name of 
disability?
No. have you wondered, why?
Pick up  a fight with anybody, and the first explative will be in the name of 
your disability...

Establishments not reserving posts, not giving their due to deserving 
candidates, not giving any work even after appointment, constantly torturing 
disabled employees for not performing according to prevailing norms and 
procedures, Not allowing use of disabled hoach in the trains peacefully, 
declaring totally blind unfit for any job and so on and so on, all these are 
indignities which we are bearing in the name of civilization. Courts are not a 
panacea, and are more of problem creators than solvers.

Now, giving one more example, I was threatened by none other than assistant 
security officer of our bank that he would not allow my autorikshaw to come 
till my flat's door to pick me up and drop me and I should board it my outside 
colony gate.
Mind you, dispute between us was concerning something else, and he brought this 
issue as an example.
Now, do you think it is decent behaviour?
And, now, what can I hope for by invoking available remedies?

The point in question is indignities metted out to the person on account of 
disability and our utter inability to undertake any fruitful action.
This handicapped compartment issue is also here for ages, since they were 
introduced in railways.
Almost all of us have suffered from it.
But, we are more concerned with DGCA issuing guidelines for independent travel 
of disable air passengers than a disabled person being able to undertake 
convenient journey rightfully in railways.

UGC compandium of circulars is one more example.
So is arbitrariness in issuing railway concession tickets by ER clerks.
So, formal and informal victimization of the disabled is a fact of life.
We must, protest, at least by employing all available means against such an 
indignified life.
Judiciary, executive consultations etc. can, to some extent, mitigate the 
issues. Public agitation is also one of the potent means, but is easier said 
than done.
Mind you, I too perceive myself as one of the passive viewers/victims of this 
foolish process of humanity.

Regards
Rajesh




-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of subi k.s.
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 1:52 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] "My experiance in travel.

On 6/10/09, tharani  wrote:
> Dear A I friends:
>
> While I travel through train in disable coach the normal person also get in
> to the disable coach.
>
> Not only single person,  group of the person or family group member.
>
> This incident will be held on the starting stage. So, We don't have enif
> place.
>
> While traveling train they lay down on the flore and they start to
> smoak.after starting station there is no chance to get in to the disable
> person inside of the cabin. If the disable person nock the door the normal
> person keep silent and they asked are you having any concision form and show
> it to us.
>
> Finally the disable person missed the train. In this occasion what we will
> do?PLS give your cooperation for to take a good jerny.
>
>  Thanks for ever:
>
>
>
> B. Tharanipathy.
>
> Mobile: 09840825958.
>
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This became a regular practise in kerala also.



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Re: [AI] reservation in teaching post in Indian universities

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Hello Nisha

UGC circulars mandate that three percent of teaching posts in all the 
universities and all the affiliated colleges be reserved for persons with 
disabilities.
The recruitment is university wise and college wise.
However, only a handful, if any, universities follow the above said provision.
There was an agitation in delhi, and it seems it is reluctantly following the 
circulars now.
Some universities have flatly refused to follow all these circulars.
Here, in Nagpur, they say that senate has yet to adopt such UGC circular.
AP high court has held that non adoption by senate etc. is not a ground for not 
implementing the circular.
Today, I am submitting RTI applications in Nagpur.
In my opinion, all the granted and municipal schools as well, have to reserve 
three percent teaching posts.
I am planning to launch a full fledged agitation at least in Maharashtra for 
the purpose.
In states like Rajasthan, due to the fact that almost all the schools are 
directly managed by government, and also due to agitation undertaken there, 
teaching posts are now reserved for the disabled. I don't know about university 
college reservation there.

It is a huge issue and has the potential to give employment to almost all the 
graduate disabled.
Rajesh
-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of nisha singh
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 8:42 AM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: [AI] reservation in teaching post in indian universities

hey all,
can any body tell me what is the method indian universities have been
adopting for the recruitment of the handicapped persons. do they advertise
certain post only for disabled or the disabled are absorbed after they apply
for it. i think the universities absorb the disabled from the persons who
have applied for it. isnt that essential on part of the universities to
advertise post for the disabled in advance. it will be of immense use if
some of us ask the universities or the UGC as to how many handicapped
faculty members are there  all over india and when are they going to be
filled. A centralised system of recruitment should be started for this. hope
to listen from you folks soon.


nisha


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Re: [AI] "My experience in travel.

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Yes, Kanchan, everybody has the right to choose one's battles.
However, everybody is not equally capable to fight those out.
There are hundreds of internal and external factors influencing one's endeavors.
Anyway, I am about to choose my priorities for striving, and it seems education 
sector has a vast potential to generate satisfying employment for at least 
those woo persevere at studies.

I am not comparing priorities.
All issues affecting disabled merit a genuine striving, however, I can surely 
say that railways, education, and such other problems do affect substantially  
more number of disabled individuals than, say, air travel and share trading, 
which are the domain of a few elite. Moreover, the people affected by former 
issues, unlike those affected by later ones,  are not capable themselves to 
raise a whimper, let alone fight a battle with authorities. So, we have to 
launch a full-fledged agitation for all such issues.

Regards



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From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Pamnani
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 6:42 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] "My experience in travel.

Rajesh, I am glad you accept that you are passive. What stops people like
you from taking out the agitation.
You are so talented why not use your pen. Get the people around you to get
together for a rally. I have heard you speak and I know you can motivate.
Why not start something which we can all join. Something like the dharna I
had planned against Nasscom and so many accessindians had agreed to be
there.

Please do not compare priorities if someone wants to fight DGCA  let them.
do not think that one is more than the other. We all have the right to
choose our battles.

Last week in response to my email on the Database someone did tell me that
we should be fighting against the coins problem rather than wasting money on
a database. .
Why could not that person take up the challenge himself and fight against
the coins issue and let me choose  my battle.
Why does everyone think that others are there to fight these battles.Lets
fight them for ourselves and for the benfit of others.

I chose to fight the NSDL or the Banks problem no one forced me to do them.
On the coins issue I had written a mail about a month ago. After that there
was complete silence because everyone realised that they did not want to
take the lead.
Yes the railways is a problem. I am going to take up about 3 of those many
problems after I finish some basic work on the database and on the scribes
issue. Also the problems of the physiotherapist need to be looked into
urgently.  Until I do something you can do a lot.
I hope you and everyone here does do something.

Kanchan Pamnani
Advocate & Solicitor
9, Suleman Chambers,
Battery Street, Colaba,
Mumbai - 400 039.



- Original Message -
From: "Rahul Gambhir" 
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] "My experience in travel.


>
> I also had a similar experience, I was traveling from Dheradun to Delhi,
> and
> the railway police allowed 2 persons to get into the coach. They were
> allotted seats against some amount which they paid to security personals.
> When I requested one of the security personal to vacate a birth for me so
> that I can sleep. He said that there is no birth vacant in the
> compartment.
> And that was the time when I entered into a debate with them, as I was
> aware
> about actual facts.
>
> Normally there are 4 births in the Disabled coach out of which 2 births
> were
> occupied by those sighted persons and one by the 2 security personals, and
> one birth by me and my escort.
>
> I started by requesting sighted person to change their coach, as this
> coach
> is reserved for Disabled travelers. The police personals started defending
> them as they were bribed for allotting births.
>
> After a long debate with those 4 persons they finally vacated the coach at
> haridwar, and we managed to get our due rights.
>
> There are many changes that are required to be brought in the system of
> railways ranging from getting reservation done to traveling, to make the
> traveling of disabled persons convenient.
>
> Thanks
> Rahul Gambhir
>
> -Original Message-
> From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
> [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Asudani,
> Rajesh
> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 2:33 PM
> To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
> Subject: Re: [AI] "My experiance in travel.
>
> All these absurd problems with disability sector are because we have lost
> ability to give a fight.
> Has there been any rally to voice all these issues?
> Has anybody undertaken a fast to ventilate all such issues?
> Has anybody assassinated a prominent personality becau

[AI] central bank PO and specialist officers recruitment

[Asudani, Rajesh]

CentralBank
Central Bank of India
Recruitment & Promotions Division, Human Resource Central Office

Recruitment of Probationary Officers (PO) and Specialist Officers - 2009

Central Bank of India, a leading Public Sector Bank, invites applications from 
Indian Citizens for appointment of Probationary Officers (PO) and Specialist
Oficers in various Scales.

list of 3 items
1. Probationary Officers (PO) : 805 posts in JMG-I cadre, Age : 21-30 years, 
Pay Scale : Rs.1-18240
2. Agriculture Finance Officers : 400 posts in JMG-I Cadre, Age : 21-30 years, 
Pay Scale : R.1-18240
3. Law Officers : 70 posts in MMG-II Cadre, Age : 21-35 years, Pay Scale : 
Rs.13820-19920
list end

Application Fee : Rs. 300/- per application. (Rs. 75/- as postal charges only 
for SC/ST/PWD candidates.) Requisite Fees is to be deposited in any CBS branch
of Central Bank by Fee Payment Receipt or can be sent by Demand Draft favouring 
"CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA - Recruitment of Officers, 2009" payable at 'MUMBAI'
only with candidate's Name and Address mentioned on the reverse of the DD.

How to Apply : Apply Online. submission of Online application through Central 
Bank website from 15/06/2009 to 30/06/2009. After applying online, take a
printout of the registration and send this system generated printout along with 
recipt of application fee or DD as the casse may be on or before 06/07/09
(13/07/09 for far-flung areas) in a closed envelope superscribed as 
"Application for the post of Probationary Officer/ Specialist Officer-2009' to :

Central Bank of India, Recruitment of Probationary Officers/ Specialist 
Officers 2009, Post Box No. 7744, Borivali (West), Mumbai-400092

Important Dates:

list of 6 items
1. Opening Date For Online Registration : 15/06/2009
2. Closing Date For Online Registration : 30/06/2009
3. Last Date for Receipt of System Generated printout of Online Application : 
06/07/2009
4. Last Date for Receipt of System Generated printout of Online Application. 
(For Far Flung Areas) : 13/07/2009
5. Date of Written Examination For Probationary Officers : 16/08/2009
6. Date of Written Examination For Specialists Officers : 09/08/2009
list end

Please visit
http://www.centralbankofindia.co.in/english/recruitment.asp
 for details and online submission of application 15/06/2009 onwards.

Rajesh Asudani

Manager
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
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[AI] Totally blind unfit case update

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Friends
You may remember a totally blind female recruit in SBI clerical being declared 
unfit on account of 100% blindness in Nagpur.
The issue seems to have been resolved at least at SBI's end, as SBI top brass 
has shown the wisdom to offer her the appointment probably next week.
However, I will confirm the same as and when it takes place.
Thank you for the cooperation of one and all, but we need to fight out the 
issue at the medical board level, as it will otherwise continue to declare 
totally blind persons unfit without any rhyme and reason.

Regards


Rajesh Asudani

Manager
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
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Re: [AI] help with opening a joint bank account

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Bravo! Indian sovereign socialist democratic secular republic!

The height of formalism!!

With all due regard to civility and group norms and my own legal literary,  
psychological and banking training, I cannot refrain myself from declaring that 
the proper remedy for such absurd persons is to give a hard slap in their face, 
literally.


Otherwise, issue circulars and GRs for every step in life, and go to courts to 
have them implemented.
Maybe, some wise and patient person could come to your aid and convince the 
officials or talk to different and higher officials, but hieronimo is mad 
again
Rajesh

-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Bharat
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 9:21 AM
To: Accessindia
Subject: [AI] help with opening a joint bank account
Importance: High

hi all,
my wife & I would like to open a joint bank account with ICICI. we 
approached the bank officials with regard to it, however, we were informed that 
while, the RBI guidelines permit a blind person to open a bank account along 
with being issued a chequebook & an ATM, the same cannot be done in case of a 
joint account. I.E. a blind couple cannot open a joint bank account, as the 
same is not mandated & permissible in case of a blind couple.
would really appreciate your guidance in this regard. it would be really 
helpful if you can point me to a circular about the same.



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Re: [AI] Totally blind unfit case update

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Hello Access Indians

Sorry for not updating on unfitness issue, as I was out of station for a week.
However, I have learnt that SBI compelled the girl to undergo the medical test 
once again, and now she is awaiting the joining order.
Will post as and when the information is received.
Why the remedical test when the ground of unfitness was total blindness which 
as per the advertisement is the category of disability called for the post?
Who on earth invests the doctors with so much powers to decide on whether a 
person would be able to perform the job of a particular  post, say clerical,?

All these are the questions crying for immediate answers and remedies.

Rajesh

-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Subramani L
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 9:56 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] Totally blind unfit case update

These are victories in small battles when the larger war is still to be
won. But no doubt these do bring smiles to our faces.

Subramani



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[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Asudani,
Rajesh
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 11:03 AM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: [AI] Totally blind unfit case update

Friends
You may remember a totally blind female recruit in SBI clerical being
declared unfit on account of 100% blindness in Nagpur.
The issue seems to have been resolved at least at SBI's end, as SBI top
brass has shown the wisdom to offer her the appointment probably next
week.
However, I will confirm the same as and when it takes place.
Thank you for the cooperation of one and all, but we need to fight out
the issue at the medical board level, as it will otherwise continue to
declare totally blind persons unfit without any rhyme and reason.

Regards


Rajesh Asudani

Manager
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton



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Re: [AI] help with opening a joint bank account

[Asudani, Rajesh]

I am pasting IBA guidelines which clearly state that a visually impaired 
customer can open an account jointly with anybody including other visually 
impaired persons.
Show them this, I think a copy is available with xrcvc and IBA sites as well.

However, I can not guaranttee that ICICI people will accept the point, as 
firstly, they may insist to bring in a signed copy of circular, as absurdly 
some banks are doing, secondly all said and done, in India, nobody can compell 
anybody to obey the laws.
Remember what SBI came up with even after RBI circular and IBA 
guidelines

So, anyway, here it is, all the best


IBA CIRCULAR
No.CE/RB-1/vip/1766
November 18, 2008

The Chief Executives of all Member Banks

Dear Sirs,

Providing Banking Facilities to Visually Impaired Persons

We refer to our circular No.CIR/RB/1230 dated February 4, 2006 enclosing
procedural guidelines on the captioned subject. Subsequent to which, we have
received several representations from visually impaired persons regarding the
facilities and services being provided by banks and the ground level
difficulties being faced by them. As you are aware, procedural guidelines were
issued in the context of the order dated September 5, 2005 passed by the Court
of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, New Delhi regarding
facilities to be provided to visually impaired persons.

Following complaints from Visually Impaired Persons, the Commissioner for
Persons with Disabilities had again issued an advisory to the Finance Ministry
and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in May 2008 to take necessary steps to
ensure that visually impaired persons are not denied normal banking
facilities.

Subsequently, the RBI, vide circular DBOD.No.Leg BC.91/09.07.005/2007-08 dated
4th June 2008 advised banks that all banks must render the same services to a
visually impaired person as it would to any other person without
discrimination. The Circular stated that the banks, must provide the visually
impaired with every facility viz., cheque Book facility, ATM facility, net
banking facility, locker facility, retail loans, credit cards etc.

Following the above RBI circular, we had examined the need to revise the
procedural guidelines issued in February 2006 in consultation with IBA Sub-
committee on Customer Service and Customer Rights. We also had interactions
with a Mumbai based voluntary organization working for the welfare of Impaired
persons. The interactions indicated that technology innovation in the recent
years had greatly empowered visually impaired persons in leading a normal
life. Technology applications such as screen readers for computers and mobile
phones, which are being used by the visually impaired persons for online/net
banking, were demonstrated to us. Visually impaired persons can read and
understand printed documents etc. by first scanning them and then getting them
read out by the screen reader.

-//-

PAGE : 2 :

Further, we have seen demonstration of finger print technology being developed
by software firm which would enable banks to store thumb impression of
visually impaired persons in place of signature in their system. Cheques
authenticated by them with thumb impression can be scanned and the image
compared with that stored in the system to honor the cheque. It is suggested
that when this technology is fully developed and made available in the market,
banks should consider integrating it with their core banking platform so that
cheque book facility can be extended to a larger segment of visually impaired
persons.

Our attention was also drawn to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities, which clearly commits to rights of persons with
disability and their access to services. Article 9 of the Convention enables
persons with disabilities to live independently and participate fully in all
aspects of life and also gives them access to facilities and services open or
provided to the public, both in urban and rural areas. Additionally, Article
12 states " Parties shall take all appropriate and effective measures to
ensure the equal right of persons with disabilities to own or inherit
property, to control their own financial affairs and to have equal access to
bank loans, mortgages and other forms of financial credit, and shall ensure
that persons with disabilities are not arbitrarily deprived of their
property."

It is expected that the guidelines issued by the RBI would result in an
increase in the number of ATM cards issued to visually impaired persons. This
would enhance the case for installation of talking ATMs to facilitate hassle
free operations by visually impaired persons. Banks are requested to consider
installing talking ATMs wherever feasible.

Keeping in view the above, we have revised the procedural guidelines for
providing banking facilities to visually impaired persons, copy of which is
enclosed. While finalizing the document the Sub-Committee took into
consideration that request fo

Re: [AI] Totally blind case unfit

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Hello Jalaja

My primary objection is to the very fact of a doctor sitting in final judgment 
over what a person with a particular disability can and can not do.

I think being a doctor yourself, you would appreciate the fact that a doctor is 
in best possession of medical knowledge about a particular condition. However, 
any condition including a disability is far more than just a medical condition 
and has various dimensions which all come into play when it comes to performing 
actual work or being socially active etc.
So, the practice of giving undue powers to doctors about work capabilities of a 
disabled violates sound jurisprudential principles as well as common sense.
I think, the duly constituted committee for identification of posts set up by 
central government is so far the appropriate authority to decide and identify 
particular posts for particular disabilities.
Various other interdisciplinary bodies may be constituted, if the need be, for 
the said purpose, but making medicos almighty is something which I can not bear 
with.

Regards

Rajesh

-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Jalaja
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 9:55 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: [AI] Totally blind case unfit

Hello friends,
  In the above issue I am 
sharing some information received from one of my friends   who is in medical 
board  A candidate who got employment after producing the disability 
certificate is again  send to medical board , preferably another oneThis is 
to make sure that that individual is  capable  to do the designed duties of 
that particular post Many of the medical board people are unaware of the 
assisstive methods and  it is necessary to convince  them upto what extend a V 
I person can  work  with the help of assisstive methods and the post should be 
provided for them the medical board can not say a person unfit  Even after 
convincing they still say that the person is unfit we can go to court against 
that medical board people
 With regards
  Dr.Jalaja kumari, 
 Assisstant surgeon


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Re: [AI] help with opening a joint bank account

[Asudani, Rajesh]

ting everything to you, we can directly contact the
concerned officials.

Actually, this is what you want, more people fighting, instead of one
fighting for all, right?

--
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On 6/22/09, pamnani  wrote:
> Bharat and rajesh,
> I have forwarded Bharat's problem to the RBI. They are going to deal with
> it.
> Bharat you will have to contact the Delhi Ombudsman at the RBI.
>
> The IBA guidelines cover your problem. ICICI has no business refusing your
> account.
>
> I can only shake my head in disbelief and storm about it to the RBI.
> Your problem is being looked at very seriously.
> Just have patience and the will to fight.
> These are teething problems. Some foolish officer somewhere has a warped
> mind.
> Kanchan
> - Original Message -
> From: "Asudani, Rajesh" 
> To: 
> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 14:30
> Subject: Re: [AI] help with opening a joint bank account
>
>
> I am pasting IBA guidelines which clearly state that a visually impaired
> customer can open an account jointly with anybody including other visually
> impaired persons.
> Show them this, I think a copy is available with xrcvc and IBA sites as
> well.
>
> However, I can not guaranttee that ICICI people will accept the point, as
> firstly, they may insist to bring in a signed copy of circular, as
> absurdly
> some banks are doing, secondly all said and done, in India, nobody can
> compell anybody to obey the laws.
> Remember what SBI came up with even after RBI circular and IBA
> guidelines
>
> So, anyway, here it is, all the best
>
>
> IBA CIRCULAR
> No.CE/RB-1/vip/1766
> November 18, 2008
>
> The Chief Executives of all Member Banks
>
> Dear Sirs,
>
> Providing Banking Facilities to Visually Impaired Persons
>
> We refer to our circular No.CIR/RB/1230 dated February 4, 2006 enclosing
> procedural guidelines on the captioned subject. Subsequent to which, we
> have
> received several representations from visually impaired persons regarding
> the
> facilities and services being provided by banks and the ground level
> difficulties being faced by them. As you are aware, procedural guidelines
> were
> issued in the context of the order dated September 5, 2005 passed by the
> Court
> of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, New Delhi regarding
> facilities to be provided to visually impaired persons.
>
> Following complaints from Visually Impaired Persons, the Commissioner for
> Persons with Disabilities had again issued an advisory to the Finance
> Ministry
> and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in May 2008 to take necessary steps to
> ensure that visually impaired persons are not denied normal banking
> facilities.
>
> Subsequently, the RBI, vide circular DBOD.No.Leg BC.91/09.07.005/2007-08
> dated
> 4th June 2008 advised banks that all banks must render the same services
> to
> a
> visually impaired person as it would to any other person without
> discrimination. The Circular stated that the banks, must provide the
> visually
> impaired with every facility viz., cheque Book facility, ATM facility, net
> banking facility, locker facility, retail loans, credit cards etc.
>
> Following the above RBI circular, we had examined the need to revise the
> procedural guidelines issued in February 2006 in consultation with IBA
> Sub-
> committee on Customer Service and Customer Rights. We also had
> interactions
> with a Mumbai based voluntary organization working for the welfare of
> Impaired
> persons. The interactions indicated that technology innovation in the
> recent
> years had greatly empowered visually impaired persons in leading a normal
> life. Technology applications such as screen readers for computers and
> mobile
> phones, which are being used by the visually impaired persons for
> online/net
> banking, were demonstrated to us. Visually impaired persons can read and
> understand printed documents etc. by first scanning them and then getting
> them
> read out by the screen reader.
>
> -//-
>
> PAGE : 2 :
>
> Further, we have seen demonstration of finger print technology being
> developed
> by software firm which would enable banks to store thumb impression of
> visually impaired persons in place of signature in their system. Cheques
> authenticated by them with thumb impression can be scanned and the image
> compared with that stored in the system to honor the cheque. It is
> suggested
> that when this technology is fully developed and made available in the
> market,
> banks should consider integrating it with their core banking 

[AI] Expanding world of Twitter

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Expanding world of Twitter
A web savvy customer now expects business to provide a regular stream of 
twitter updates


This edition of NetSpeak takes yet another look at the expanding world of 
Twitter, the social messaging service.

>From being a status update tool, Twitter ( 
>http://www.hindu.com/biz/2007/03/26/stories/20070326000 91700.htm) has evolved 
>into a much sought after communication platform.

The Twitter phenomenon reverberates across cyberspace and is being embraced by 
a number of segments including business, politics and education.

Businesses use it to send alerts to team members, keep in touch with customers 
and the like. Till a few years ago, a web page was sufficient for a business 
organisation to communicate with the public.

Later, customers started looking for the organisation's blog as well. Now, a 
web savvy customer expects business to provide a regular stream of twitter 
updates too! An enterprise just cannot afford to avoid the Twitter landscape.

Many educationists find Twitter an effective teaching aid to engage students. 
The 'Twitter experiment at UT Dallas' ( 
http://www.utdallas.edu/~mar046000/usweb/twitterconclusions.htm) that used 
Twitter extensively to facilitate intense discussions and interactions among 
students is a good example. Twitter can be used as a presentation aid as well.

Recently this author used Twitter to post live the links and other search 
commands described during a presentation. This enabled the attendees to easily 
access the links directly from the Twitter page.

Another important application of Twitter is its use in tracking and finding 
content. Millions of messages on almost all subjects pass through the Twitter 
radar. By tuning in to Twitter database with an appropriate keyword, one can 
filter out relevant tweets.

To facilitate this process several Twitter-based search tools are in place. 
'Twitter Search' (http://search.twitter.com), the search service from Twitter 
is a good one to try out. Besides this, several third-party search applications 
exist - like Topsy (http://topsy.com/) and Crowdeye (http://crowdeye.com/). 
Twitter messages or tweets are generally sent via the Twitter page or 
cell-phone SMS. There are several other means for sending/receiving tweets.

Feature-packed third-party twitter clients that enable us to manage twitter 
messages efficiently are mushrooming. Many such applications are based on 
Adobe's AIR ( http://www.adobe.com/products/air/), a platform meant for 
developing net applications. This means that before installing the AIR based 
Twitter client, you need to install the freely downloadable AIR module as well. 
One such twitter client that has become the darling of Twitter users is 
TweetDeck.

TweetDeck provides a simple user-friendly interface that helps you easily 
manage tweets. The tool segregates tweets and presents them in separate columns 
such as 'All Friends' (tweets from friends), Mentions (reply tweets) and 
'Direct Messages.'

As already mentioned, the Twitter database is an information goldmine. 
TweetDeck's 'Twitter Search' facility is an excellent means to track/find 
information. For instance, if you wish to follow the latest developments on a 
subject, access the 'Twitter Search' option and create a column with an 
appropriate string.

>From now onwards, whenever a tweet with this string hits Twitter, TweetDeck 
>automatically notifies you and displays it on the column, presenting relevant 
>tweets as it happens.

A business can also use this facility, for instance, to track what others say 
about it.

This valuable feature is very addictive and once you start using it you may get 
glued to it.

Another significant feature of TweetDeck is the facility that offers a direct 
link to certain popular Twitter based services (like 12seconds.tv). This 
(http://12seconds.tv/) is an on-line video update service, similar to Twitter. 
This service lets you record on-line a video clip of a 12-second duration and 
post it immediately.

Video recording and posting can be done with your browser and a webcam (or any 
other video recording device). TweetDeck allows you to record/post video 
directly from it. When you post a video on to 12 seconds via TweetDeck, a tweet 
on this will also be passed on to your Twitter account.
Educational videos

We have featured several specialised education video hosting services (like 
Academicearth). MBAVid ( http://www.mbavid.com/) that hosts videos pertaining 
to business management is another one of this kind that is worth exploring.

The Youtube channel of BerkmanCenter (http://www. 
youtube.com/user/BerkmanCenter) is also a good place worth scouting for videos 
with educational value.

If you wish to improve your English language skills, take a look at ESL Basics 
(http://eslbasics.com/) that posts English language tutorial videos almost on a 
daily basis.

Netspeak has featured several tools meant for downloading videos from popular 
video hosting services such

Re: [AI] Disability Tax incentives

[Asudani, Rajesh]

No, It applies to deduction for maintenance expenses for disabled dependent 
u/s80DD and not to employee with disability u/s80U.
We must press for parity and limit u/s80U must also be increased to Rs. 10 
at least.


Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton

-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Mohammed Asif Iqbal
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 3:47 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: [AI] Disability Tax incentives

Dear All,
I was viewing this budget and copying this relevant claus for your reference.
88.   With a view to providing interim relief to small and marginal 
taxpayers and senior citizens, I propose to increase the personal income tax 
exemption limit by Rs.15,000 from Rs.2.25 lakh to Rs.2.40 lakh for senior 
citizens. Similarly I also propose to raise the exemption limit by Rs.10,000 
from Rs.1.80 lakh to Rs.1.90 lakh for women tax payers and by Rs.10,000 from 
Rs.1.50 lakh to Rs.1.60 lakh for all other categories of individual taxpayers.  
Further, I also propose to increase the deduction under section 80-DD in 
respect of maintenance, including medical treatment, of a dependent who is a 
person with severe disability to Rs.1 lakh from the present limit of Rs.75,000.

Expert on AI plese comment, is this applicable for us? I mean now we will get 
tax exemption of Rs. 1lac ?
Thanks and please advise
Asif


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Re: [AI] Attitude of a few NGOs working in the field of people with disabilities

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Yes, Srinavasu, I do agree that the attitude of NGOs is far from satisfactory.
Once they receive government grants, their approach is no better than 
government beauracracy.
If they have no grants, they are after raising funds only.
Politices is the bane of all well meaning activities.

As far as swecurity personnel are concerned, they are under a perpetual 
paranoia.
I had shared my experience with own banks assistant security officer a few days 
ago on this forum.
Me thinks a human being should always speak to anotheras a human being only, 
and not as superior or inferior.



Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton


-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Srinivasu
Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 10:15 AM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: [AI] Attitude of a few NGOs working in the field of people with 
disabilities

Hi all,

As we know there are plenty of organizations working for people with
disabilities but I off late found, most of them do not have right attitude
for people with disabilities. Before sensitize the world, it's important
that our organizations should have better sensitization. Recently, I went to
see someone at a very well known NGO in Bangalore and the way the security
person spoke to me is rather annoying. Of course, since I know the people
inside I manage to deal with him in a better way. But I'm really sorry that
such attitude need to be changed. There would be lots of clients come from
different sectors and some of them will come with lots of hopes for their
rehabilitation. But such reception will lead them to panic and impact more
on their disability.



I'm sorry but in my view, no organization is doing any favor to people with
disabilities - they are all equally paid well for their services by
respective organizations and all of them are either received good grant from
Government and in the form of public donations. Hence, they need to feel
really responsible and better to be careful while dealing with candidates.



I'm writing this here to see if we can collectively do something to bring
change on this. Sorry, if it falls under off-topic by any chance.



Srinivasu









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Re: [AI] A visually-challenged student makes it to MIT

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Wonderful, Wonderful.
Such courage, such a fighting spirit is a sine qua non a dignified life despite 
blindness.

My heartiest applauses to him.

One thing, though, I would like to know for sure.
Whether the boy has some residual sight which he may use with low vision 
devices or otherwise.
I want to know it because I have realized there is a vast difference between 
limits of total blindness and partial sight.  the people we dub under the 
category of visually challenged, do have varying amounts of sight or no sight, 
and it makes huge difference in their capabilities to move around, work study 
and so on.

So any information, please.

All said and done, I do not want to undermine his achievement and positive 
signals it would send about the blind persons in general.

Regards


Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton


-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Saravanan Ramadoss
Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 8:21 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: [AI] A visually-challenged student makes it to MIT


'Nothing is impossible' is his message
A visually-challenged student makes it to MIT
A staunch believer in hard work and perseverance, this 17-year-old with his 
excellent command over English might seem like any other teenage. But, for B. 
Srikanth, a visually-challenged student, nothing in life came easily. Not even 
the admission into Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a full fee 
waiver. Hailing from Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh, this son of a farmer 
completed his schooling from Devnar School for Blind.
When he approached an Intermediate college to pursue his plus two in sciences, 
he was told he couldn't do that. However, with the help of his mentors from 
school, he managed to enrol himself in M.P.C in Royal Junior College and 
finished his Intermediate with an impressive 92.5 per cent.
The success in Intermediate didn't come easily. "There was no Braille in 
Intermediate. My teacher Swarnalatha helped me a lot by recording the entire 
syllabus onto audio tapes," he says. "I took tuition only for mathematics as it 
is not easy to learn this with the help of tapes."
"Nothing in this life is impossible," says this die-hard optimist, "We are not 
'disabled'; we are 'challenged'. So we have to take this as a challenge and 
fight back," he says.
Srikanth's zeal to learn and reach for the stars was noticed by Ravi 
Kondapalli, an NRI, at a conference 'Ignite the genius within you,' held in 
Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. "I had expressed my dream of studying in 
the U.S. to Mr.Ravi and he took up the challenge to fulfil my dream," says 
Srikanth. With the help of support from Valmiki Foundation, an NGO, his 
applications were sent to the top-notch universities in the U. S. Soon, his 
application was accepted by MIT which not only gave him admission but also 
waived the entire fee amount of over 56,000 dollars.
Srikanth hopes to set his own software firm to employ skilled rural youth. "The 
biggest hurdle for us rural youngsters is the lack of proper education," he 
says. "Primary education is a constitutional right but we are unable to give 
value to that right," he adds.
D.V.L. PADMA PRIYA




'Nothing is impossible' is his message
A visually-challenged student makes it to MIT
A staunch believer in hard work and perseverance, this 17-year-old with his 
excellent command over English might seem like any other teenage. But, for B. 
Srikanth, a visually-challenged student, nothing in life came easily. Not even 
the admission into Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a full fee 
waiver. Hailing from Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh, this son of a farmer 
completed his schooling from Devnar School for Blind.
When he approached an Intermediate college to pursue his plus two in sciences, 
he was told he couldn't do that. However, with the help of his mentors from 
school, he managed to enrol himself in M.P.C in Royal Junior College and 
finished his Intermediate with an impressive 92.5 per cent.
The success in Intermediate didn't come easily. "There was no Braille in 
Intermediate. My teacher Swarnalatha helped me a lot by recording the entire 
syllabus onto audio tapes," he says. "I took tuition only for mathematics as it 
is not easy to learn this with the help of tapes."
"Nothing in this life is impossible," says this die-hard optimist, "We are not 
'disabled'; we are 'challenged'. So we have to take this as a challenge and 
fight back," he says.
Srikanth's zeal to learn and reach for the stars was noticed by Ravi 
Kondapalli, an NRI, at a conference 'Ignite the genius within you,' held in 
Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. "I had expressed my dream of studying in 
the U.S. to Mr.Ravi and he took up the challenge to fulfil my dream," sa

[AI] Urgent: suggestion for a digital voice recorder

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Friends
Would be grateful if anyone could suggest me a digital voice recorder with good 
sensitivity and (rational, if not accessible in the full sense),  buttons.
I remember someone having suggested a piece in the range of three thousand or 
so.
Would appreciate if company name and any personal experiences could be shared.
I require it on an urgent basis for a friend of mine who wishes to record 
lectures, or voice notes at least.

Thanks and regards


Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton



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[AI] Instant OCR

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Don't know if this has been shared here:
www.instantocr.com
is a multilingual web based, and at-least-for-now free OCR service worth giving 
a try.
Regards


Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
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[AI] RBI Grade B vacancies

[Asudani, Rajesh]

I don't know why my earlier three messages on the subjects failed to reach the 
group, sorry if they have reached:
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Mumbai

Advt. No. 1A/2009-10

Applications are invited from Indian Citizens and certain other categories of 
persons for appointments to the following posts. The details of the posts
are as follows :

list of 1 items
* Officers in Grade 'B' : 79 posts (UR-39,SC-11,ST-6, OBC-23) (PH-7), Age : 
21-30 years, Pay Scale : Rs.13700-24400, Qualification : (i) A First Class
Bachelor's Degree
 with a minimum of 60% marks or an equivalent grade OR (ii) A Second Class
Master's Degree
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[AI] Special recruitment drive for persons with disability

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Special recruitment drive for persons with disability

New Delhi (PTI): Center has initiated a special recruitment drive to fill up 
backlog vacancies for the posts reserved for persons with disability, Rajya
Sabha was informed on Thursday.

"A special recruitment drive has been initiated recently to fill up backlog 
vacancies for the posts reserved for persons with disability," Union Minister
of State for Social Justice and Empowerment D Nepoleon said in a written reply 
in Rajya Sabha.

He was asked whether government has recently taken steps for creating jobs for 
disabled persons to improve their condition in the country.

Mr. Nepoleon informed the House that Section 33 of the Persons with Disability 
(Equal Opportunity, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, provides
for 3 per cent reservation in government employment, including one per cent 
each for disabled persons suffering from blindness or low vision, hearing 
impairment
and locomotor disability or cerebral palsy.

"No sir," Nepoleon replied when asked whether government has issued any 
direction to private sector also to create jobs for disabled persons.

Mr. Nepolean, however, stated that a scheme for providing incentives to the 
private sector for giving employment to physically challenged persons has been
launched with effect from April 1, 2008.

Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton



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Re: [AI] Urgent: suggestion for a digital voice recorder

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Thanks subramani and all for suggesting audio devices.
Subramani, please write the model number of olumpus device you are using.
Regards


Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton


-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Subramani L
Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 6:24 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] Urgent: suggestion for a digital voice recorder

Yes to the first question. You can save any docs both in word and pdf or
text. I have not tried anything other than these but surely this device
can be a good storage device for documents or files of any type.

As for the second question, I am not sure since I have not tries it
myself.

As for audio format, it plays mp3 and wma but it is not playing ogg.

Subramani

-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Sudhir R
(NeSTIT)
Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 4:54 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] Urgent: suggestion for a digital voice recorder

Glad if you could also clarify the following :

a) Can this device be used as a pendrive for carrying docs ?
b) Does this recorder plug in through a USB cable that needs to be
managed through a proprietary software (Like Nokia PC Suite) and if yes,
how accessible is this software ?
c) Does this device use proprietary audio formats for recording ?  Can
these files be easily played back on standard media players or converted
into universal formats like mp3, wav, etc ?

Thanks and rgds

RS

-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Subramani L
Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 3:49 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] Urgent: suggestion for a digital voice recorder

I use Olympus which costs in the Rs 3000 range. Honestly, it doesn't
require accessibility since it has only three buttons --one to
record/pause, one to stop and one to play. Since the user can connect it
to the PC, loading audio files or deleting files is not a big problem. I
quite like the sound output, whioch is very clear and is truly digital
and stereotype. If for example I talk from the right side of the
recorder you would hear my voice in the right side while playing it.

Subramani



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From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Asudani,
Rajesh
Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 12:07 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: [AI] Urgent: suggestion for a digital voice recorder

Friends
Would be grateful if anyone could suggest me a digital voice recorder
with good sensitivity and (rational, if not accessible in the full
sense),  buttons.
I remember someone having suggested a piece in the range of three
thousand or so.
Would appreciate if company name and any personal experiences could be
shared.
I require it on an urgent basis for a friend of mine who wishes to
record lectures, or voice notes at least.

Thanks and regards


Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton



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Re: [AI] language errors, please pay attention.

[Asudani, Rajesh]

So do grammatical errors,  Ruchir,!
We must mind both.



Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton

-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of ruchir falodiya
Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 2:55 PM
To: accessindia
Subject: [AI] language errors, please pay attention.

hello accessindians, greetings for the day.

i'm not sure if this can be considered as an off topic post, but since
i think its a forum about uplifting of differently able peoples, and
their better future, growth and development, i thought i'd bring this
topic to attention.

before going further, please understand that i'm no linguistic expert,
and i'm not trying to offend anybody  personelly, i'm here to learn
and share whatever i observed.

i also understand that india, is a country of unity in diversity, and
various accessindians comes from a different background under
different circumstances and varied educational qualifications, which
indeed forms a group of people having different knowledge, skills, and
are expert in their own respective fields.

what i've observed and noticed is, lately, i've been reading mails
from accessindia with drastically distorted, and utterly
malfunctioning form of english, which not only makes reading
unpleasant, but also doesn't convey the message in its entirety.

this leads to total confusion and further time consuming,
not-so-useful threads of emails on a particular subject, all together
defeating the purpose of getting the actual problem solved.


so i'd humbly like to request 1 and all, to please be a little more
careful before firing an email to the list, and kindly use spell
checkers provided by default with most of the email clients, or if you
are more like a web mail user, please take time to write down your
message in microsoft word, and run spell checker to iron out the
errors, and then use copy paste features to put your message in the
message body.

alternatively, you can also visit,
www.tinyspell.com
to correct your spellings on the fly, in real time as you type, as i do.

the program is fairly accessible and i've done its extensive review of
it few months ago, which, hopefully can be located in accessindia mail
archive.

please understand that i'm not being a snob or trying to prove my self
a superior to anybody, i'm just trying to point out my observation.

please forgive me if anyone got offended, but i suppose, these small
spelling errors in CV's, and job applications plays a very big part.

so i'd request you all, to sit down, frame up and compose the message,
review and then send it to the list for the best results.

with warm regards,

ruchir.

--
As long as forever,
I will stay by your side,
I'll be your companion,
Your friend and your guide!!!

www.ruchir89.wordpress.com



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Re: [AI] My Experience in the Handicapped Coach but SL Coach as per Railway.

[Asudani, Rajesh]

This very thing had happened to me about ten months back and I had expressed it 
on AI.
I don't know whether any demand to observe decency and logic while demarcating 
handicapped coach was included in the demands to railway minister a few days 
ago, which of course she has chosen to thrust in cold storage!!!




Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton


-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Parthiban
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 12:21 AM
To: Access India
Subject: [AI] My Experience in the Handicapped Coach but SL Coach as per 
Railway.

Dear Friends,



In continuation to our discussion about the handicapped coach, we had one or 
two months back, I would like to share my horrible experience which I had on 
9th July while I was returning from Mumbai to Chennai in the train No.2163 
which runs from Dhadhar (Mumbai) to Egmore (Chennai).



While I was trying to locate my Berth, I could find it in the So-called SL 
Coach by Railway, but in fact it was designed for handicapped and it is still 
running as handicapped coaches in many trains even now.  Initially, I sought 
the help of the Policeman who was on the duty there who showed the so-called SL 
coach in which many people were already sitting two of them were lying on the 
upper berths.  I and my friend showed the ticket, but the passengers refused to 
vacate the seats and pleaded that the coach is meant for handicapped and there 
can be no meaning of reservation.  In consequence, again we sought the 
assistance of the Policeman, he came and showed the chart displayed to the 
passengers and asked them to sit on the floor of the coach so that the seats 
can be occupied by the 4 reserved candidates.  I mean to say that he clarified 
as per his law that the seats are for reserved candidates and the handicapped 
and old people without reservation can travel by sitting on the
  floor.  Now, it is neither reserved coach nor handicapped coach strictly 
speaking.



As my humanism didn't allow to travel individually in the seat, I had to adjust 
two of the orthopedic candidates with me in the seat for the whole night.  Up 
to Gulbarga, (Karnataka) the coach was full and after that step-by-step, the 
coach was emptied.  But to our surprise, in very many stations, The Railway 
Police argued that the compartment should be opened to the handicapped persons 
but in the chart it was mentioned that only 4 persons are permitted.  It was a 
real mockery on that day.



Friends, in the four seats, two were reserved in handicapped quota and the 
other two were reserved on the medical quota.  Now, my doubt is whether the 
handicapped coach is available in the long distance trains or not or the 
Railway wants to run as handicapped compartment in the short distance trains 
and in the long distance trains as reserved coach in handicapped quota.



Please express your opinion in this regard and be careful in future if your 
ticket is reserved in handicapped quota and is allotted in SL coach.



With regards.





Parthiban M.


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Re: [AI] My Experience in the Handicapped Coach but SL Coachasper Railway.

[Asudani, Rajesh]

I fully agree with harish and do opine that we have to have such coaches not 
only for enterim but forever.
This is clearly born out by point numbers 1 and 2 of harish's mail.
Even if all coaches comply with universal design  an unreserved coach is bound 
to be inaccessible/extremely uncomfortable for a disabled passenger by virtue 
of its being unrestricted to all passengers and consequent congestion.
Moreover, traveling with a wait-listed sleeper ticket is a hardship which even 
able bodied passengers are not willing to undertake.
So, if a disabled passenger is put on waitlist, at least the option of 
traveling in a handicapped coach is open.

regards


Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton


-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of harish
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 9:39 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] My Experience in the Handicapped Coach but SL Coachasper 
Railway.

Hi Subramani

I have not as yet got an opportunity to travel long distance in these
coaches.

But I think there is a good enough reason to have them presently.

1 I understand the toilet is fully accessible to wheel chair user here.

2 In my understanding, it is supposed to be an unreserved compartment. It is
virtually impossible for a disabled person to get in the general compartment
on some sectors and no one would care for a disabled person otherwise.

3 It would take a lot of time before all coaches imbibe universal design and
fascilities.
In the interim we certainly need to have them.

Few folks infact take the trouble to report these to the appropriate
authorityand we live with these at times cribbing occasionally.

It is not a good idea throwing the baby along with the bath water.

Harish Kotian

- Original Message -
From: "Subramani L" 
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] My Experience in the Handicapped Coach but SL Coachasper
Railway.


> Pardon me putting across such a view, if any of you find this
> unacceptable. Why should there be a handicapped coach in the first
> place, if all of us can avail concessions through tickets of all kinds
> (except, of course, in Shatabdi and Rajdani)? If the thing is about
> finding a birth or a seat to travel, we are no better than others and so
> --except in the case of persons with severe disability-- I wonder if we
> should insist on having coaches like this at all. Fact is, we should ask
> such "unique" identities be scrapped in order for us to be more
> mainstream.
>
> Subramani
>
> -Original Message-
> From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
> [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Asudani,
> Rajesh
> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:09 AM
> To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
> Subject: Re: [AI] My Experience in the Handicapped Coach but SL Coach
> asper Railway.
>
> This very thing had happened to me about ten months back and I had
> expressed it on AI.
> I don't know whether any demand to observe decency and logic while
> demarcating handicapped coach was included in the demands to railway
> minister a few days ago, which of course she has chosen to thrust in
> cold storage!!!
>
>
>
>
> Rajesh Asudani
>
> Assistant General Manager (PPS),
> Reserve Bank of India
> Nagpur
> 09420397185
> O: 0712 2806676
> Res: 0712 2591349
> Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
> John Milton
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
> [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Parthiban
> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 12:21 AM
> To: Access India
> Subject: [AI] My Experience in the Handicapped Coach but SL Coach as per
> Railway.
>
> Dear Friends,
>
>
>
> In continuation to our discussion about the handicapped coach, we had
> one or two months back, I would like to share my horrible experience
> which I had on 9th July while I was returning from Mumbai to Chennai in
> the train No.2163 which runs from Dhadhar (Mumbai) to Egmore (Chennai).
>
>
>
> While I was trying to locate my Berth, I could find it in the So-called
> SL Coach by Railway, but in fact it was designed for handicapped and it
> is still running as handicapped coaches in many trains even now.
> Initially, I sought the help of the Policeman who was on the duty there
> who showed the so-called SL coach in which many people were already
> sitting two of them were lying on the upper berths.  I and my friend
> showed the ticket, but the passengers refused to vacate the seats and
> pleaded that the coach is meant for ha

Re: [AI] My Experience in the Handicapped Coach but SLCoachasper Railway.

[Asudani, Rajesh]

e if we are talking about sleeper coaches, lower births are often
designated as "handicapped" seats. While this would make sense in the
case of someone with orthopaedic challenge, I guess we all can climb up
to the middle or top births easily. So, given this, should we ask for
such a privileged? I am not trying to say it should be abolished for
PWDs at large. Of course it makes sense for certain category of disabled
persons, but why for VI?

Subramani



-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Parthiban
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 11:09 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] My Experience in the Handicapped Coach but
SLCoachasper Railway.

Dear Subramani,
As you know, the quota of two seats in each train is being allotted in
the
normal reservation coaches only.  I opined that the quota seats are
allotted
in the normal reservation coaches, when the person in the counter said
to me
that my seats have been booked under the handicapped quota.  Had I known
the
fact that the seats have been allotted in the handicapped coach,
definitely,
I would have cancelled my ticket and planned my traveling for some other

day.  But as far as the handicapped coaches are concerned, it is
definitely
needed.  You may aware that the separate coach is allotted for the
military
very often just for the convenience, it does not mean that they are out
of
the mainstream.  Of course, opinions are always different.

With regards.


Parthiban M.
- Original Message -
From: "Subramani L" 
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] My Experience in the Handicapped Coach but SL
Coachasper
Railway.


> Pardon me putting across such a view, if any of you find this
> unacceptable. Why should there be a handicapped coach in the first
> place, if all of us can avail concessions through tickets of all kinds
> (except, of course, in Shatabdi and Rajdani)? If the thing is about
> finding a birth or a seat to travel, we are no better than others and
so
> --except in the case of persons with severe disability-- I wonder if
we
> should insist on having coaches like this at all. Fact is, we should
ask
> such "unique" identities be scrapped in order for us to be more
> mainstream.
>
> Subramani
>
> -----Original Message-
> From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
> [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Asudani,
> Rajesh
> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:09 AM
> To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
> Subject: Re: [AI] My Experience in the Handicapped Coach but SL Coach
> asper Railway.
>
> This very thing had happened to me about ten months back and I had
> expressed it on AI.
> I don't know whether any demand to observe decency and logic while
> demarcating handicapped coach was included in the demands to railway
> minister a few days ago, which of course she has chosen to thrust in
> cold storage!!!
>
>
>
>
> Rajesh Asudani
>
> Assistant General Manager (PPS),
> Reserve Bank of India
> Nagpur
> 09420397185
> O: 0712 2806676
> Res: 0712 2591349
> Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
> John Milton
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
> [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Parthiban
> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 12:21 AM
> To: Access India
> Subject: [AI] My Experience in the Handicapped Coach but SL Coach as
per
> Railway.
>
> Dear Friends,
>
>
>
> In continuation to our discussion about the handicapped coach, we had
> one or two months back, I would like to share my horrible experience
> which I had on 9th July while I was returning from Mumbai to Chennai
in
> the train No.2163 which runs from Dhadhar (Mumbai) to Egmore
(Chennai).
>
>
>
> While I was trying to locate my Berth, I could find it in the
So-called
> SL Coach by Railway, but in fact it was designed for handicapped and
it
> is still running as handicapped coaches in many trains even now.
> Initially, I sought the help of the Policeman who was on the duty
there
> who showed the so-called SL coach in which many people were already
> sitting two of them were lying on the upper berths.  I and my friend
> showed the ticket, but the passengers refused to vacate the seats and
> pleaded that the coach is meant for handicapped and there can be no
> meaning of reservation.  In consequence, again we sought the
assistance
> of the Policeman, he came and showed the chart displayed to the
> passengers and asked them to sit on the floor of the coach so that the
> seats can be occupied by the 4 reserved candidates.  I mean to say
that
> he clarified as per his law that the seats are for reserved candidates
>

Re: [AI] Driving for the Blind

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Too many, too many,
Our roads would be choked with so many blind drivers!

I believe driving is an  activity fraught with serious consequences, and should 
not be taken so lightly.
What I opine is that the original mail on this issue mentioned a technology 
providing non-visual feedback to the driver which may be used for blind to 
drive a vehicle.
It has been  tried on closed course, and it may take ages before it can hit 
Indian roads.

Blind persons may enjoy driving on special closed roads, or cycling on beaches, 
that is another matter.

Jumping with joy at a scrap of a news is not justified in my view.
I can understand the joy at even the thought of regaining lost joys as many of 
us are late blind, however, cluttering the list with so many "I-TOO's",  is too 
much!!!


Rajesh Asudani

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Nagpur
09420397185
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Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton

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[AI] test

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Rajesh Asudani

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[AI] Pranab offers some relief for the disabled

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Hindu National page:


Pranab offers some relief for the disabled
Special Correspondent
Sunset clause for tax holidays for industrial parks extended; added stimulus to 
infrastructure sector

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday announced some relief 
for the disabled by way of raising the eligible deductions for assessees with 
severe disability from Rs. 75,000 to Rs. 1 lakh for purposes of income tax 
calculation. He also extended the benefit of deduction in respect of interest 
paid on loans for higher education to the legal guardians of students under 
Section 80E of the IT Act.


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[AI] SBI 11000 clerical vacancies

[Asudani, Rajesh]

STATE BANK Of INDIA (SBI)
Central Recruitment & Promotion Department (CRPD) Corporate Centre, Mumbai

Advertisement No. CRPD/CR/2009-10/04

Recruitment of 11000 Clerical Staff in State Bank of India (SBI)

Central Recruitment & Promotion Department, State Bank of India, Corporate 
Centre, Mumbai invites Online applications from Indian citizens for appointment
of 11000 Clerical Cadre posts in State Bank of India between 01/08/2009 and 
15/09/2009.
list of 1 items
* Clerical Cadre : 11000 posts (UR-5612,SC-1750, ST-1082, OBC-2556) in various 
states in India (see detailed advt. for state wise vacancies) , Pay Scale
: Rs.4410-13210/-, Qualification : Minimum 12th Standard (10+2) or equivalent 
qualification thereof with a minimum of 60% marks (55% for SC/ST/PWD/XS)
OR A degree from a recognised university (graduation level) with a minimum of 
40% marks (35% for SC/ST/PWD/XS). Matriculate Ex-Servicemen, who have obtained
the Indian Army Special Certificate of Education or corresponding certificate 
in the Navy or the Air Force, who have put in not less than 15 years of service
in Armed Forces of the Union are also eligible for the post. Should be able to 
write and speak English fluently. must be fluent in speaking and writing
the Regional Language of the state from which they are selected. Knowledge of 
other Indian language will be an added qualification., Age : 18-28 years
as on 01/10/2009. Age relaxation as per Govt. rules.
list end
Selection Procedure : Final selection will be made on the basis of performance 
in the written test and interview taken together.

Application Fee : Rs. 250/- (for SC/ST/PWD/XS Rs.50/- only) to be deposited in 
any branch of SBI by a prescribed deposit slip and get receipt. Details of
the payment should be entered in online application form.

How to Apply : Apply Online at SBI website between 01/08/2009 and 15/09/2009.

Important Dates :

list of 3 items
1. Start of Online submission of Application : 01/08/2009
2. Last date of Online submission of Application : 15/09/2009
3. Date of Written Examination : 08/11/09 and 15/11/2009
list end

For more information, please visit the recruitment page at SBI website
http://www.sbi.co.in/
 i. i.e.
http://sbi.co.in/viewdetail.jsp?lang=0id=0,15,110dcd=2865did=1249103274265
 at and Apply online at at
http://registration.sifyitest.com/sbi/

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Rajesh Asudani

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Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
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[AI] NGO opposes Education Bill in current form

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NGO opposes Education Bill in current form

New Delhi: As the government gears up to pass the landmark right to Education 
Bill, an NGO on Sunday alleged that the Act did not provide for the disabled 
and special children and demanded immediate stalling of the law.

Disabled Rights Group (DRG), an organisation working for the differently-abled 
people, alleged that the current form of the Right of Children to Free and 
Compulsory Education Bill 2008 had left out children with disabilities while 
defining the "disadvantaged" group.

"Call it lack of political will or something else, the clause which was there 
just a few months back has suddenly disappeared. Is the Minister [Kapil Sibal] 
not aware of the 11th five-year Plan that has a chapter on disability?" asked 
Javed Abidi, the convener of DRG.

He said the DRG had confronted Mr. Sibal earlier this week on the issue.

The Minister, he alleged, had not responded positively. However, Mr. Sibal had 
suggested a separate infrastructure for people with disabilities, Mr. Abidi 
said. - PTI


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[AI] Pedagogic tools revisited netspeak

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Pedagogic tools revisited netspeak
Dictionary service Wordnik presents usage examples



The easy-to-use real-time editing application, Etherpad, offers one to generate 
a collaboratively editable

on-line document with a single click of the mouse.



NetSpeak takes yet another look at a few tools that facilitate the 
teaching/learning/training process. Collaborative learning is a significant 
component of the pedagogic process. It is common knowledge that Net is an 
excellent place to carry out collaborative tasks. In fact, this column has 
introduced a host of collaboration tools in the past. Quite often, to 
accomplish many collaborative tasks efficiently, we need to engage more than 
one tool. For instance, students doing a group assignment can use the audio 
conference facility of the Net telephony application Skype to simultaneously 
interact with teammates. While discussing, the collaborators can edit the 
report together with a collaborative editing application (like Google Docs).

However, to use a service like 'Google Documents' one has to go through mundane 
steps such as account creation, and logging-in. If you wish to quickly exchange 
some ideas or collaboratively create a fast 10-minute report, such applications 
may become a little unwieldy.

One has to hunt for simpler solutions. In this regard, the easy-to-use 
real-time collaborative editing application Etherpad (http://etherpad. com/) 
comes in handy.

Etherpad offers you to generate a collaboratively editable on-line document 
with a single mouse click. After creating the page, you can share it with your 
teammates by sending them the page link. With this link, your collaborators can 
join you from anywhere on the Net and start editing the document along with 
you. The text entered by you (or by any other participant) will appear on other 
participant's screen instantaneously. The process is so real-time that each of 
the keystrokes will be visible to all the participants. Also, as the text 
colour of each of participants is unique, one can easily identify who typed 
what.

Once done with the session, the document can be saved as a Word, PDF or HTML 
file (using the 'Export' feature). Now, if you wish to create a 
password-protected document and host it on a custom site (of the form 
http;//your-name.etherpad. com), you should opt for the professional edition, 
which is now free for up to three users.
Text to cartoon movie

Classrooms can be made more engaging if the subject can be taught in a 
conversational style. For instance, if the teacher presents his/her theme in 
the form of a dialogue between an expert and a novice, students (especially the 
younger ones) may find it more interesting. In addition, if the teacher can 
present his/her script as an animated cartoon movie, the pedagogical process 
can be made more effective. However, the innovative on-line service Xtra normal 
(http://www. xtranormal. com/) makes this process rather easy. To create a 
cartoon movie with Xtranormal, you need only the text of the script. A free 
version of Xtranormal allows you to generate a cartoon film with one or two 
characters. You can design the scene by choosing actors, the voice (American 
male/female, Indian male/female and the like), scene background, music and the 
like. In addition, facilities to set the camera angle and animate characters 
are also available.
On-line scheduler

While planning for a training session or study tour the first hurdle is to 
arrive at a date that suits all the participants. A series of e-mails back and 
forth, telephone calls, heated discussions - a real challenge for the 
organizer. This is the context in which the simple online scheduling 
application Doodle (http://doodle.com/) comes in.

Doodle lets you create an on-line poll, where you can provide all the possible 
dates. Once the schedule is designed, the service provides you a URL for 
submitting the poll to the participants. The target group members can access 
the link and choose the dates convenient to them.
Wordnik

Thanks to the numerous dictionary services, finding the meaning of a word or 
phrase is not at all an issue in the on-line world. One feature of words in any 
language is that they evolve over time. Different people use it in different 
contexts. A dictionary service should be able to take care of this aspect as 
well. In addition to providing us a word's traditional meaning and usage 
examples, the service should provide us examples of the way in which the word 
is used in a variety of contexts.

In this regard, the dictionary service Wordnik ( http://www.wordnik.com/) 
outshines other similar applications. In addition to providing the usual 
dictionary stuff (word's meaning, synonym, antonym and pronunciation), Wordnik 
presents usage examples from a variety of sources such as magazines, journals 
and Twitter (yes, real-time tweets with the word from Twitter).
Pesticides 

Re: [AI] SBI 11000 clerical vacancies

[Asudani, Rajesh]

No, I suppose.


Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton

-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of amalesh Kumar
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 12:44 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] SBI 11000 clerical vacancies

dear sir,
is there any difference in the salary structure between the SBI associate and 
SBI?
regards
amalesh

--- On Mon, 3/8/09, Asudani, Rajesh  wrote:


From: Asudani, Rajesh 
Subject: [AI] SBI 11000 clerical vacancies
To: "accessindia@accessindia.org.in" 
Date: Monday, 3 August, 2009, 10:48 AM


STATE BANK Of INDIA (SBI)
Central Recruitment & Promotion Department (CRPD) Corporate Centre, Mumbai

Advertisement No. CRPD/CR/2009-10/04

Recruitment of 11000 Clerical Staff in State Bank of India (SBI)

Central Recruitment & Promotion Department, State Bank of India, Corporate 
Centre, Mumbai invites Online applications from Indian citizens for appointment
of 11000 Clerical Cadre posts in State Bank of India between 01/08/2009 and 
15/09/2009.
list of 1 items
* Clerical Cadre : 11000 posts (UR-5612,SC-1750, ST-1082, OBC-2556) in various 
states in India (see detailed advt. for state wise vacancies) , Pay Scale
: Rs.4410-13210/-, Qualification : Minimum 12th Standard (10+2) or equivalent 
qualification thereof with a minimum of 60% marks (55% for SC/ST/PWD/XS)
OR A degree from a recognised university (graduation level) with a minimum of 
40% marks (35% for SC/ST/PWD/XS). Matriculate Ex-Servicemen, who have obtained
the Indian Army Special Certificate of Education or corresponding certificate 
in the Navy or the Air Force, who have put in not less than 15 years of service
in Armed Forces of the Union are also eligible for the post. Should be able to 
write and speak English fluently. must be fluent in speaking and writing
the Regional Language of the state from which they are selected. Knowledge of 
other Indian language will be an added qualification., Age : 18-28 years
as on 01/10/2009. Age relaxation as per Govt. rules.
list end
Selection Procedure : Final selection will be made on the basis of performance 
in the written test and interview taken together.

Application Fee : Rs. 250/- (for SC/ST/PWD/XS Rs.50/- only) to be deposited in 
any branch of SBI by a prescribed deposit slip and get receipt. Details of
the payment should be entered in online application form.

How to Apply : Apply Online at SBI website between 01/08/2009 and 15/09/2009.

Important Dates :

list of 3 items
1. Start of Online submission of Application : 01/08/2009
2. Last date of Online submission of Application : 15/09/2009
3. Date of Written Examination : 08/11/09 and 15/11/2009
list end

For more information, please visit the recruitment page at SBI website
http://www.sbi.co.in/
i. i.e.
http://sbi.co.in/viewdetail.jsp?lang=0id=0,15,110dcd=2865did=1249103274265
at and Apply online at at
http://registration.sifyitest.com/sbi/

Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com


Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton



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Re: [AI] regarding 80 u

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Yes, it has been modified when pranav mukharji answered to budget discussion.



Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton


-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Bharat
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 10:42 PM
To: Accessindia
Subject: [AI] regarding 80 u

hi all,
despite having read mails confirming the fact that no changes were made in 
the exemptions provided under 80 u, i have time & again, heard from various 
people that the said clause has been modified & the upper limit has been 
increased to 10.
please clarify.



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Re: [AI] Softcopy of JAIIB examination regarding

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Hello Jayachandran
I believe soft copy of syllabus is available on website:
www.iibf.org.in
Anyway, I have it and the books in soft copy, however, it is 2005 edition.
Please let me know if you would like to have them..
Regards


Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton


-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of jayachandran 
thiruneelakandan
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 3:24 AM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: [AI] Softcopy of JAIIB examination regarding

Hello,

I am Jayachandran.  Recently I have joined in State Bank of India.  I
would like to prepare for the JAIIB examination conducted by Indian
Institute of Banking and Finance.  Because of that I need  the
syllabus of that examination to be scanned.  If anybody of you having
the softcopy of this syllabus, I may use it.

So, please reply as early as poss

Thanks a lot.

Jayachandran
9677294410 /
9043184745



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Re: [AI] regarding 80 u

[Asudani, Rajesh]

40 income, per year, and not per month!!



Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton


-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Pamnani
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 3:05 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] regarding 80 u

Asif
There is a distiction between 80U and 80DD.
If you are disabled and independent then you ask for 80U but if you are
dependent then your father/guardian will ask for 80DD deduction.
In your case if you are earning an income of say Rs. 4 lakhs a month. You
will not have to pay tax on the first Rs. 1,60,000/-. If you are investing
in certain investments like PF you can claim upto 1 lakh and since you are
disabled you get another lakh off.
therefore you will be taxed on Rs. 40,000/-. This

Kanchan Pamnani
Advocate & Solicitor
9, Suleman Chambers,
Battery Street, Colaba,
Mumbai - 400 039.



- Original Message -
From: "Sameer" 
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 2:50 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] regarding 80 u


>
> Dear Friend,
>
> The benefit of exemption under section 80U can be availed of by an
> individual suffering from certain disabilities specified in the section.
> One of the specified disabilities is blindness.
>
> In order to avail of this exemption, the individual must obtain a
> disability certificate from the authorised government hospital & attach a
> photocopy of the same with the first income-tax return in which this claim
> is made. If the return is being filed electronically, no attachment is
> necessary. Also, the employer has to take exemption under section 80U into
> consideration while determining tax to be deducted on salaries of PWD
> employees.
>
> Your Friend
> Mr. Sameer Latey
> Mumbai, India
> - Original Message -
> From: "Mohammed Asif Iqbal" 
> To: 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 1:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [AI] regarding 80 u
>
>
>> How does one avail this rebate? I understand that we are only entitle for
>> 80D exemption up to Rs. 75000?
>> thanks and would appreciate if enlightened members can throw some light
>> on this.
>> Thanks and regards
>> Asif
>>
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "Asudani, Rajesh" 
>> To: 
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 10:06 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AI] regarding 80 u
>>
>>
>>> Yes, it has been modified when pranav mukharji answered to budget
>>> discussion.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Rajesh Asudani
>>>
>>> Assistant General Manager (PPS),
>>> Reserve Bank of India
>>> Nagpur
>>> 09420397185
>>> O: 0712 2806676
>>> Res: 0712 2591349
>>> Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
>>> John Milton
>>>
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
>>> [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Bharat
>>> Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 10:42 PM
>>> To: Accessindia
>>> Subject: [AI] regarding 80 u
>>>
>>> hi all,
>>>despite having read mails confirming the fact that no changes were
>>> made in the exemptions provided under 80 u, i have time & again, heard
>>> from various people that the said clause has been modified & the upper
>>> limit has been increased to 10.
>>>please clarify.
>>>
>>>
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Re: [AI] Problems with writer provided by examiner

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Well, why in the first place do we need to be provided writers by exam bodies 
compulsorily?
The best alternative is to lay down reasonable criteria and let the candidate 
bring her own writer.
The search for good writers may be undertaken by NGOs working in the field.
At worst, if exam body is providing writers to show its obligation, or 
candidate is not in a position to find one for himself, then stringent 
guidelines ought to be framed to ensure competency.

The policy for scribe is lying in the cold storage of government of India..

Let them first realize that disabled children are also children and need to be 
included in the right to education act.


Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton


-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Sameer
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 1:37 PM
To: Access India
Subject: [AI] Problems with writer provided by examiner



Dear Friends,



I seek your advice & guidance regarding a writer-related problem.



Last Sunday, I had appeared for the recruitment exam conducted by BPCL for
PWD & OBC candidates. In it's advertisement, BPCL had undertaken to provide
scribes for PWD candidates requiring them.



Unfortunately, the writer provided to me had a very poor command of English.
He kept skipping & mispronouncing words. After struggling with the writer
for a half-hour, I requested the exam supervisor to provide me with an
alternative writer. I was informed that no alternative writers were
available & the examination centre (a junior college in Sion) had arranged
only three writers for the three PWD candidates appearing for that exam.
Since one of the other PWD candidates had failed to appear for the test, I
was provided with the writer initially allotted to him. Fortunately, the
replacement writer had good reading skills & I was able to proceed smoothly
with him.



I seek the advice & suggestions of the respected members on the following
points.



  1.. Are there any guidelines for selection of writers by examination
authorities who provide writers to the candidates?
B. What guidelines could be framed to ensure that such writers have a
reasonable command of English & decent reading skills  as a minimum
standard?

c. In case a replacement writer is unavailable & the PWD candidate is not
comfortable with the allotted writer, what steps should the candidate take?

d. Is there a provision for the candidates to try writers from a panel of
writers provided by the examining authority to decide which writer is
suitable?



Thanking you all in advance for your invaluable suggestions on above
queries.



Regards

Mr. Sameer Latey
Mumbai, India




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Re: [AI] Problems with writer provided by examiner

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Drunken writer?, Wonderful, Rohith, wonderful

What an elevated sense of responsibility?

He could have assisted you on another dimension!!!

Well, if exam bodies are bent on imposing scribes under section 31 of PWD Act, 
I interpret the section to mean that exam bodies would provide scribe meaning 
that scribe has to be competent enough.

It is the question of interpretation, and in wake of supreme court judgments 
interpreting "life and liberty" in widest possible terms, why can't the word 
"scribe" be interpreted as meaning fully competent scribe?

I think this is the sanest interpretation.

If we have any sane judge, we should immediately get favorable judgment

Mr. Abhijeet Sen. was my class mate and was son of supreme court judge.
Hopefully, so we already have, or will shortly have a "sen" judge


Laugh, AccessIndians, laugh! for the things have reached an absurd gravity..



Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton


-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Rohith P
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 2:56 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] Problems with writer provided by examiner

hi folks
I don't think this is an isolated incident. I to have faced the
problem of incompetent scribe or writer twice. Once with UGC NET and
almost a year back with kerala PSC. In the latter case, the person who
came to assist me was completely drunk. and i had to request the exam
authorities to replace him which they did. But not before a war of
words and threatening from the drunken man. the whole situation can
dampen ones spirit and confidence.
Now, if this is so widespread we must do something urgent. let's put
our thoughts and experiences together and try to find a solution.
cheers
rohith


On 8/5/09, Deepak Singla  wrote:
> Dear Members
> Hello
> I am Deepak Kumar Singla and I also faced the same problems for the
> same exam. The only difference was the venue of the exam: I appeared
> in the exam at Bosco Public School, Delhi.
>
> I would also be thankful to all those who can provide the answers to
> the queries sought.
>
> Thanks
> Deepak Kumar Singla
>
> On 8/5/09, Sameer  wrote:
>>
>>
>> Dear Friends,
>>
>>
>>
>> I seek your advice & guidance regarding a writer-related problem.
>>
>>
>>
>> Last Sunday, I had appeared for the recruitment exam conducted by BPCL for
>> PWD & OBC candidates. In it's advertisement, BPCL had undertaken to
>> provide
>> scribes for PWD candidates requiring them.
>>
>>
>>
>> Unfortunately, the writer provided to me had a very poor command of
>> English.
>> He kept skipping & mispronouncing words. After struggling with the writer
>> for a half-hour, I requested the exam supervisor to provide me with an
>> alternative writer. I was informed that no alternative writers were
>> available & the examination centre (a junior college in Sion) had arranged
>> only three writers for the three PWD candidates appearing for that exam.
>> Since one of the other PWD candidates had failed to appear for the test, I
>> was provided with the writer initially allotted to him. Fortunately, the
>> replacement writer had good reading skills & I was able to proceed
>> smoothly
>> with him.
>>
>>
>>
>> I seek the advice & suggestions of the respected members on the following
>> points.
>>
>>
>>
>>   1.. Are there any guidelines for selection of writers by examination
>> authorities who provide writers to the candidates?
>> B. What guidelines could be framed to ensure that such writers have a
>> reasonable command of English & decent reading skills  as a minimum
>> standard?
>>
>> c. In case a replacement writer is unavailable & the PWD candidate is not
>> comfortable with the allotted writer, what steps should the candidate
>> take?
>>
>> d. Is there a provision for the candidates to try writers from a panel of
>> writers provided by the examining authority to decide which writer is
>> suitable?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanking you all in advance for your invaluable suggestions on above
>> queries.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Mr. Sameer Latey
>> Mumbai, India
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Re: [AI] Problems with writer provided by examiner

[Asudani, Rajesh]

It is not the only solution, and In my opinion, not the most practicable one 
also.
The practice of permitting candidates to bring their own scribes fulfilling 
reasonable criteria like juniority is most warranted. It was followed in olden 
golden days.
This does not mean that options should be closed for computer use. Let it be 
used where possible and desired.

Regards


Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton


-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of amalesh Kumar
Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 11:26 AM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] Problems with writer provided by examiner

dear all,
this is a universal problem faced by all the the aspirants and only solution I 
feel is that we should be allowed to write our papers on computer because just 
due to paucity of good scribes me as well as my many students skip the various 
competitive exams. lets take it seriously and write to recruitment agencies to 
consider our request prior to the examination dates.
regards


amalesh
aicb

--- On Wed, 5/8/09, Asudani, Rajesh  wrote:


From: Asudani, Rajesh 
Subject: Re: [AI] Problems with writer provided by examiner
To: "accessindia@accessindia.org.in" 
Date: Wednesday, 5 August, 2009, 2:05 PM


Well, why in the first place do we need to be provided writers by exam bodies 
compulsorily?
The best alternative is to lay down reasonable criteria and let the candidate 
bring her own writer.
The search for good writers may be undertaken by NGOs working in the field.
At worst, if exam body is providing writers to show its obligation, or 
candidate is not in a position to find one for himself, then stringent 
guidelines ought to be framed to ensure competency.

The policy for scribe is lying in the cold storage of government of India..

Let them first realize that disabled children are also children and need to be 
included in the right to education act.


Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton


-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Sameer
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 1:37 PM
To: Access India
Subject: [AI] Problems with writer provided by examiner



Dear Friends,



I seek your advice & guidance regarding a writer-related problem.



Last Sunday, I had appeared for the recruitment exam conducted by BPCL for
PWD & OBC candidates. In it's advertisement, BPCL had undertaken to provide
scribes for PWD candidates requiring them.



Unfortunately, the writer provided to me had a very poor command of English.
He kept skipping & mispronouncing words. After struggling with the writer
for a half-hour, I requested the exam supervisor to provide me with an
alternative writer. I was informed that no alternative writers were
available & the examination centre (a junior college in Sion) had arranged
only three writers for the three PWD candidates appearing for that exam.
Since one of the other PWD candidates had failed to appear for the test, I
was provided with the writer initially allotted to him. Fortunately, the
replacement writer had good reading skills & I was able to proceed smoothly
with him.



I seek the advice & suggestions of the respected members on the following
points.



  1.. Are there any guidelines for selection of writers by examination
authorities who provide writers to the candidates?
B. What guidelines could be framed to ensure that such writers have a
reasonable command of English & decent reading skills  as a minimum
standard?

c. In case a replacement writer is unavailable & the PWD candidate is not
comfortable with the allotted writer, what steps should the candidate take?

d. Is there a provision for the candidates to try writers from a panel of
writers provided by the examining authority to decide which writer is
suitable?



Thanking you all in advance for your invaluable suggestions on above
queries.



Regards

Mr. Sameer Latey
Mumbai, India




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Re: [AI] Bollywood first for blind actor

[Asudani, Rajesh]

What is the name of movie?

Well, about acting like a normal guy with gun performing death defying stunts, 
I have a different take:

Firstly, he belongs to a well-to-do family, and monitory resources do help 
compensate lack of sight in many activities of life,

Secondly, if a totally blind person lives an effective life, that in itself is 
a death-defying act, not the stunt

Thirdly, camera produces myriad effects for which actual daring is not required,

Fourthly, he himself is producing the movie, it seems, and it is good, for  no 
other producer/director would have given him such a chance.

fifthly, I would be much glad if the actual modus operandi of his acting the 
part of dare devil sighted person is explained for the benefit of us all, so 
that we also may do something not exactly comparable but effectively in real 
life which requires sight at almost every step, instead of deriving abstract 
inspiration only.

Yes, it is surely first of its type that a totally blind features as main actor 
in a movie and may be cited as good source of wonderment and positive feeling 
for sighted folk in general, but for us here to really appreciate his 
endeavors, something like details of working etc. are required.

Regards





Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton


-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of prateek aggarwal
Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 3:59 PM
To: accessindia
Subject: Re: [AI] Bollywood first for blind actor

this seems to be really stunning.
not only because this person is going to act, but the film is going to
 feature him as a gunman with normal vision who performs various
death-defying stunts. now, this is hard even for cited  people as
well,  great that the person did this attempt.
i'm keen to watch this movie, but a strong message of inspiration is
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-- Original message --
From: "Kotian, H P" 
To: "accessindia@accessindia.org.in" 
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 14:08:53 +0530
Subject: [AI] Bollywood first for blind actor
Hello all

I am reposting what Sudhir had already posted to the list but did not
get through.
Harish Kotian

Bollywood first for blind actor
By Pratiksha Ghildial
BBC Hindi service

A blind Indian is preparing for what is believed to be the first time
a person with such a disability will perform a starring role in a
Bollywood film.
Naseer Khan, 36, is all set to make his debut in a film called Shadow.
It features him as a gunman with normal vision who performs various
death-defying stunts.
His appearance marks a radical change for an industry renowned for its
glamorous women and muscle-flexing men who are free of disability or
blemish.
'Normal life'
Mr Khan, from Kanpur in north India, completely lost his vision when
he was a teenager. He had struggled with partial blindness since
birth.

But in the film, he plays a swashbuckling character without any
obvious impairment.
"I want to prove to the world that having a disability doesn't change
anything, one can still continue leading a normal life," he said.
Naseer Khan's action scenes in the film include racing a jet ski,
diving, rotating a motorbike, performing stunts on a burning car and
jumping off the 38th
floor of a building.
Mr Khan, who co-produced the film, stars alongside actors Milind Soman
and Hrishita Bhatt.
He decided to take the plunge into the world of acting a few years ago
when he happened to be on the sets of a film directed by his friend.
"I thought that acting wasn't a difficult job at all, all you need is
time and money," he said. "Of course I have changed my opinion now!"
Naseer Khan belongs to a family of leather industrialists and real
estate agents. His passion for Bollywood films brought him to Mumbai
and his new career
of film production.
"I have always tried to do everything that a person with normal
eyesight can do. For example I have received training in leather
tanning and also done a
course in repairing electronic goods. I can fix video cassette
recorders and dish antennas with ease.
"I do take the help of a normal-sighted person while fixing electronic
goods. I instruct them on how to repair the product after detecting
what the problem
is," he says.
And it's not just action scenes - Naseer also dances in the film, an
essential requirement for any Bollywood blockbuster.
This, he says, was one of his most difficult challenges since he could
not see what the choreographer wanted him to do.
He therefore learnt his dance moves by touching a

Re: [AI] A Shocking News for the Dis

[Asudani, Rajesh]

1. It is really sad to know that even people in AI are laboring under a 
misconception that disabled coach in railways is used only by orthopeddically 
handicapped. I think this confusion is the result of employing the term 
"handicapped" instead of disability, and this confusion is widespread from 
santri to mantri. But AI person falling a prey to this?

2. this is the whole issue. Now, this handicapped/disabled coach  is neither 
and is both at the same time!!!



Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton

-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of SatyaNarayana 
Murthy Tanikella
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 6:31 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] A Shocking News for the Dis

Hi friends,
Regarding this subject I have my doubts.
My question is:
1. How this issue impact Visually disabled?
This coach is used only by Arthopedically disabled?
2. Is this Bhogi is a general compartment or reserved coach?
Pls let me know off the list as this thread is getting prolonged.
I will share my experience regarding this.
Satyam.



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[AI] test mail, please confirm receipt

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Dear AI friends
Anyone of you may please confirm that my messages are reaching the group, for I 
am getting my own messages but am not sure of others getting them.

Thanks and regards


Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton



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Re: [AI] Bill allows merger of Indian companies with foreign firms

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Dear Moderator and fellow accessIndians,

I am not a person to write on these topics easily.
However, the present mail by the member who posted it, does violate the 
fundamental guidelines and the purpose of the group.
It is not the case that member is new, or he posts such off-topic mails once in 
a blue moon, which I think can be tolerated.
The practice with him is a regular one and he even appends justifications 
sometimes.
The established practice in AI is to forward such mail to moderator for his 
approval.
In the present mail, he has even foregone the need to append self-justification.

I can not usurp the claim to represent other members on the group, however, it 
is widely felt that some members like the present mail poster, get away only 
with  reprimands sometimes, however, others are just warned once, that too not 
necessarily, and are summarily expelled from the group even without any public 
announcement irrespective of controversy about their stand or their willingness 
to desist from the mistake etc.
This, I feel is unwarranted.
I can understand that one person may not find time always to moderate such a 
large group.
So, as a way of relieving moderator of undue burden, and also to further 
democratize the process, we may have panel of, say, five moderators, 
distributing among themselves, the moderatorial responsibilities, and decisions 
on serious matters like suspension/expulsion being taken unanimously or by 
majority.
This I am suggesting, because the group has exceeded in size and I believe has 
more than five hundred members.

Rest I leave to wise discretion of moderator and group members.

Regards



Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton


-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of mukesh jain
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 10:56 PM
To: accessindia
Subject: [AI] Bill allows merger of Indian companies with foreign firms

The Companies Act Amendment Bill, which was tabled in Parliament in
the Budget session that adjourned last week, has proposed to allow
Indian companies
to merge with overseas companies, a move that could introduce greater
flexibility in cross-border merger and acquisitions (M&As).

At present Sections 391-394 of the Companies Act, 1956, allow only
foreign companies to merge with Indian ones. The Bill has introduced
Section 205 that
also allows the reverse and stipulates that payment to shareholders of
listed Indian companies being merged can be in the form of cash,
shares or Indian
Depository Receipts (IDRs) issued by the overseas companies.

The amendment was first suggested in 2005 by an expert committee on
company law chaired by Tata Sons Director J J Irani.

If this amendment goes through, it will meet a key demand of many
multinational companies investing in India.

Legal experts said the merger of an Indian company with a foreign one
can help structure M&A deals in many ways. For example, if an overseas
company has
acquired another foreign company that has a subsidiary in India, the
new provision will allow the acquirer to merge the Indian operations
with itself,
instead of retaining it as a separate entity.

Similarly, if the Indian subsidiary is incurring losses, the overseas
company may prefer to merge the Indian subsidiary with itself to gain
maximum tax
benefits by offsetting losses of the subsidiary against its profits.

The provision may also make it easier for promoters of Indian
companies to raise funds abroad by setting up listed entities abroad
and merging their Indian
operations with them.

The proposed amendment in the Companies Act says, "The provisions
shall apply... to schemes of mergers and amalgamations between
companies registered under
this Act and companies incorporated in the jurisdictions of such
countries as may be notified from time to time by the central
government". Not all countries
allow the merger of local companies with foreign entities.

The Irani Committee had also recommended that the amendment follow
international best practices and be made with suitable changes to the
tax and foreign
exchange legislations and IDR provisions.

(12-Aug-09)

Business Standard
thanks,
mukesh jain.


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Re: [AI] Bill allows merger of Indian companies with foreign firms

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Dear and respected moderator

I am perturbed at your saying that I am washing dirty linen in public.

I only wrote what I feel as differential treatment in the matter of OT postings 
and suspension/expulsion of a few members viz-a-viz other members.
I clarified that it is a general feeling, and I too subscribe to it.
In the earlier matter of Mr. P.C. Thahir being expelled, I had publicly 
espoused the view supporting him along with a few other members.
It is not at all private matter between me and Mr. Harish Kotian, the moderator.
I had put forth a few suggestions about moderatorial responsibilities being 
handled by a panel, to dispel doubts and democratize the process further.
In this, I don't think I disturbed the decorum.

However, if it is felt that I did something to that effect, I apologize to the 
group and the moderator.
Further, it seems that my suggestions and views have not met with anybody's 
response even after 24 hours, and have failed to generate a general discussion.
 So, maybe, it is true that I am the only one opining as detailed in my 
previous mail, and subscribing to panel view.
If so, I stand by my views and suggestions as an individual only.
And the further discussion about this topic is subject to moderator's 
discretion.
Regards


Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton


-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Harish Kotian
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 11:17 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] Bill allows merger of Indian companies with foreign firms

Hello Rajesh

Usually, a repremand mail is sent privately. It was done at this instance as 
well. When I saw repeated OT postings he has now been debared immediately 
thereafter from making any postings.

Don't worry things are under control, however, dirty linen is not washed 
publically, I suppose that maintains the docorrum.

Warmly
Harish Kotian

- Original Message -----
From: "Asudani, Rajesh" 
To: 
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: [AI] Bill allows merger of Indian companies with foreign firms


> Dear Moderator and fellow accessIndians,
>
> I am not a person to write on these topics easily.
> However, the present mail by the member who posted it, does violate the 
> fundamental guidelines and the purpose of the group.
> It is not the case that member is new, or he posts such off-topic mails once 
> in a blue moon, which I think can be tolerated.
> The practice with him is a regular one and he even appends justifications 
> sometimes.
> The established practice in AI is to forward such mail to moderator for his 
> approval.
> In the present mail, he has even foregone the need to append 
> self-justification.
>
> I can not usurp the claim to represent other members on the group, however, 
> it is widely felt that some members like the present mail poster, get away 
> only with  reprimands sometimes, however, others are just warned once, that 
> too not necessarily, and are summarily expelled from the group even without 
> any public announcement irrespective of controversy about their stand or 
> their willingness to desist from the mistake etc.
> This, I feel is unwarranted.
> I can understand that one person may not find time always to moderate such a 
> large group.
> So, as a way of relieving moderator of undue burden, and also to further 
> democratize the process, we may have panel of, say, five moderators, 
> distributing among themselves, the moderatorial responsibilities, and 
> decisions on serious matters like suspension/expulsion being taken 
> unanimously or by majority.
> This I am suggesting, because the group has exceeded in size and I believe 
> has more than five hundred members.
>
> Rest I leave to wise discretion of moderator and group members.
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> Rajesh Asudani
>
> Assistant General Manager (PPS),
> Reserve Bank of India
> Nagpur
> 09420397185
> O: 0712 2806676
> Res: 0712 2591349
> Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
> John Milton
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
> [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of mukesh jain
> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 10:56 PM
> To: accessindia
> Subject: [AI] Bill allows merger of Indian companies with foreign firms
>
> The Companies Act Amendment Bill, which was tabled in Parliament in
> the Budget session that adjourned last week, has proposed to allow
> Indian companies
> to merge with overseas companies, a move that could introduce greater
> flexibility in cross-border merger and acqu

Re: [AI] Introducing myself - Chetana.

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Strange,
...

"Remember, seven days WITHOUT GOD... Makes one weak!!!"

And, I would say:
"Seven days with God, makes one freak!!!"
Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton


-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of 
steve.bood...@gmail.com
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 12:14 AM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] Introducing myself - Chetana.

Hi, welcome here from Steve writing in from Trinidad in the Caribbean.
Remember, seven days WITHOUT GOD... Makes one weak!!!
Steve Boodram.
- Original Message -
From: "Chetana Surapaneni" 
To: 
Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 7:37 AM
Subject: [AI] Introducing myself - Chetana.


> Dear Friends,
>
> This is Chetana from Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. I have very recently
> joined the Access India Mailing List - the most Knowledge oriented
> mailing list striving towards the benefits of the Visually Challenged.
> I am a person with Retinitis Pigmentosa - RP.
> I have completed Graduation in Bachelors of Commerce - B.Com, and
> Masters in Financial Management. I am currently working as Senior
> Associate HR with one of the HR Function Outsourcing Organizations in
> Hyderabad. I take care of the Recruitments and Training Functions of
> HR.
>
> Looking forward for a long term relation...
>
> Thanks & Regards,
> Chetana.S
>
>
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[AI] Interactive CD for competitive exams

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Well Friends
An idea has struck me and I think, if put into actuality, it would benefit any 
aspirant of competitive exams.
We read many books for such exams.
Why can't an interactive CD be made for those books, maybe, one CD for one 
book, or it may combine a few books for particular domains.
Such an interactive CD allowing persons to solve objective questions by 
choosing alternatives and giving feedback, has been made by MKCL for MS-CIT 
exam.
I think it can be prepared by publishers for all sorts of competitive exams.
Even blind aspirants would also get a lot from it as it would simulate the 
actual test taking experience and would dispense with the need to record the 
material or have it read by somebody or have it scanned.

If anybody is aware of any such product, please let me know. or else, the idea 
may be mooted with some publishers.

Regards



Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton



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Re: [AI] How could a blind man watch the snow?

[Asudani, Rajesh]

More wonderful thing is to have it discussed in the list
Wonder whether it has become a place to discuss philosophy!
Yes,
superimposition of blindness to bring home value of silence is a cheap gimmick 
and I have heard long sermons as to how closing your outer eyes or having them 
closed as a result of blindness is a wonderful blessing as it opens inner 
so-called eyes and elevates you to a higher level of appreciation etc. etc.
The above article, as per my opinion, falls into the same category of 
non-rational subjective experience without any useful objective appeal... and 
make a blind person escape goat, too bad.
Regards


Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton


-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Geetha Shamanna
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 10:09 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] How could a blind man watch the snow?

Wonder why people write such rubbish in articles. This article is about the
significance of silence, and the blind man watching the snow analogy is
totally out of context.

- Original Message -
From: "Kotian, H P" 
To: 
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 10:34 AM
Subject: [AI] How could a blind man watch the snow?


Hello all

I am allowing this posting for members to reflect on the mindset / enquiry;
prevailing about  prevalent notions on visual disability.
Harish Kotian
Moderator


hi

not sure whether this is an OT. Thought this might interest some of AI
members. If you share this view please post it.
regards
rohith

Saying it with silence

There was this very beautiful line that I read in Orhan Pamuk's novel, 'My
Name Is Red'. He wrote about a blind man watching the snowfall and smiling
to himself. That line stayed with me for a long, long time.
How could a blind man watch the snow?

I pondered. I know that when the sight is taken away, the other senses
become sharper. The blind man must have felt the cold air around him with
the tiny snowflakes brushing his cheek; he must have caught a puffy, wet
ball in his hand and had felt it melt in his palms. But did he hear the snow
falling?

Somehow I believe that he actually listened to the snowfall, more than he
felt it. He must have listened to the silence of the falling snow.
He listened, because he was silent inside, in his own wonderful and special
way.

Often silence makes people uncomfortable, accustomed as they are to the
noise and commotion of the world, but silence is all about coming home to
ourselves.

When we sit in silence we relax and slip into an exquisite nothingness. We
look within and drop our opinionated mind and learn to feel everything
around us more deeply.

When the incessant chatter of the mind stops and we let the quietness around
submerge us, something sacred is born within. Nietzsche said that our
greatest experiences are our quietest moments.

Needless to say, it is only in silence that we are capable of listening.
Like that blind man watching the snowfall and smiling to himself, we learn
to listen more when we are silent.

Silence is the basic ingredient for entering into our intuitive mind and to
resist the cacophony of meaningless noises outside.

It is interesting to note how Silent and Listen have same letters but are
arranged differently.

We humans have a tendency to talk more and listen less; much of it is
because we have forgotten the art of waiting and allowing ourselves to grow
silent within.

Nature has no trouble in remembering this art. Nature thrives on silence. We
never hear the footsteps of moon when it appears on the sky. We don't hear a
loud bang when the sun comes out and the stars burst open in the sky. Their
arrival is always wrapped in a glorious silence. Look how the tree knows it!
It remains bare, beautiful and still; waiting for the new leaves, knowing
that the old has gone and the new will soon be coming. The tree waits in
silence.

Just like tree, when we are silent and waiting, something beautiful inside
us keeps on growing and it is this stillness and silence that gives birth to
creativity.

Often it happens that when we wait in silence, life rushes back to fill
those crevices in our souls. There are times when silence becomes the most
potent way of communication and is more effective than words.
We all have at least one memory when we have faced that eloquent silence of
our elders such as parents or teachers when we have felt a cold fear at the
bristling silence of their fury. When their silence had scared us more than
angry words. When just one quiet look had had us behaving better than a
harsh reprimand or scolding.

Lovers all over the world are said to communicate with silence.
Understand each other's silence. The famous telepathy between two people who
have strong feelings for each other happens in a compelling

Re: [AI] How could a blind man watch the snow?

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Okay, if the point is to have one consider whether a blind person can visualize 
the things in absence of visual stimuli and enjoy the experience using  
remaining senses coupled with such a visualization, then I would say that a 
person can visualize only to the extent he/she has actually seen  the light or 
objects with eyes in the past.
Here, the people who say we can visualize are late blind.
I, being congenitally blind and having light perception, can visualize to the 
same extent as I have actually seen the things.
For example, I could distinguish a bus from a truck by seeing its front hood 
only in the broad day light.
So, I can visualize, not even in the dreams,  the whole composition of a truck.

Essentially, I mean, a person who has not visually witnessed the snow falling 
and glowing, or does not have any such analogous visual experience,  can not 
visualize it in the same way, she can only borrow its descriptions 
half-heartedly, along with other sensory inputs.
To give another example, I can never visualize beauty of the female form that 
is seen with eyes and is sufficient to uproot vishwamitra from his penance,  
but others who are blind can, for they have witnessed the appearance of a 
person visually.

Still, I opine that article was not making this point. It was extolling silence 
and hinting at the possibility of a blind man enjoying the snowfall primarily 
to his being silent witness...
Regards


Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton


-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Asudani, Rajesh
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:46 AM
To: Geetha Shamanna; accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] How could a blind man watch the snow?

More wonderful thing is to have it discussed in the list
Wonder whether it has become a place to discuss philosophy!
Yes,
superimposition of blindness to bring home value of silence is a cheap gimmick 
and I have heard long sermons as to how closing your outer eyes or having them 
closed as a result of blindness is a wonderful blessing as it opens inner 
so-called eyes and elevates you to a higher level of appreciation etc. etc.
The above article, as per my opinion, falls into the same category of 
non-rational subjective experience without any useful objective appeal... and 
make a blind person escape goat, too bad.
Regards


Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton


-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Geetha Shamanna
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 10:09 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] How could a blind man watch the snow?

Wonder why people write such rubbish in articles. This article is about the
significance of silence, and the blind man watching the snow analogy is
totally out of context.

- Original Message -
From: "Kotian, H P" 
To: 
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 10:34 AM
Subject: [AI] How could a blind man watch the snow?


Hello all

I am allowing this posting for members to reflect on the mindset / enquiry;
prevailing about  prevalent notions on visual disability.
Harish Kotian
Moderator


hi

not sure whether this is an OT. Thought this might interest some of AI
members. If you share this view please post it.
regards
rohith

Saying it with silence

There was this very beautiful line that I read in Orhan Pamuk's novel, 'My
Name Is Red'. He wrote about a blind man watching the snowfall and smiling
to himself. That line stayed with me for a long, long time.
How could a blind man watch the snow?

I pondered. I know that when the sight is taken away, the other senses
become sharper. The blind man must have felt the cold air around him with
the tiny snowflakes brushing his cheek; he must have caught a puffy, wet
ball in his hand and had felt it melt in his palms. But did he hear the snow
falling?

Somehow I believe that he actually listened to the snowfall, more than he
felt it. He must have listened to the silence of the falling snow.
He listened, because he was silent inside, in his own wonderful and special
way.

Often silence makes people uncomfortable, accustomed as they are to the
noise and commotion of the world, but silence is all about coming home to
ourselves.

When we sit in silence we relax and slip into an exquisite nothingness. We
look within and drop our opinionated mind and learn to feel everything
around us more deeply.

When the incessant chatter of the mind stops and we let the quietness around
submerge us, something sacred is born within. Nietzsche said that our
greatest experiences are our qui

Re: [AI] interactive CD's

[Asudani, Rajesh]

I could navigate MKCL  CD by using JAWS cursor to a considerable extent.
If scripts could be developed, that would be wonderful indeed.
However, I primarily want to know whether there are such CDs for competitive 
exams like Banking, Civil services etc. on various topics.
Then, we should take up the challenge of making them accessible through legal 
means of compelling the publishers, or by generating sufficient market for them 
in order to have publishers pay attention to accessibility, or as a last 
resort, by developing scripts or modifying the existing CDs desirably.


Regards


Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton


-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of govind reddy
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 6:51 PM
To: accessindia
Subject: Re: [AI] interactive CD's

Hi Vamshi:
Yes certainly we can have the scripts for such CD's.
So therefore I kindly request the intellectuals of the list to
consider the task of writing some scripts to access such cd's.
It would be very nice if such scripts come out for accessing such
useful material.
I have many CD's from Oxford and cambridge.
universities.
Regards,
Govind.
Skype: govindhowsweet



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Re: [AI] railway facility for physically challenged

[Asudani, Rajesh]

Now, there is no doubt that not only AI members commit significant english 
mistakes, but government of India is a master at such blunders.
For instance, please read the following para of concession form:
This is to certify that Km./ Shri./ Smt.
.., whose particulars are 
furnished below, is a bonafide "Orthopaedically handicapped/Paraplegic 
person/patient and IS COMPLETELY BLIND.

Now, concession, as per phraseology, is given only to orthopedically 
handicapped patients who are completely blind!!!

Wonderful, Further, the form mandates that no changes be made to the form



Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton


-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Rakesh Kumar Gupta
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 7:57 PM
To: payal kapoor; accessindia@accessindia.org.in; 
sayeveryth...@yahoogroups.co.in
Cc: sushmee...@blindinfo.org; AIWAB; Vanessa Pereira; I B E U; 
l-...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [AI] railway facility for physically challenged

Hi Payal,
Thanks for contacting me personally, may be second time!
Here, I am also pasting  the same format for the benefit for all needy VH 
friends, I may hope that it will be best for all.
Regards,
Rakesh.



Rail Travel Concession Form for the Blind
  (Rule 101, Serial No.24)
  CONCESSION CERTIFICATE

  Paste passport size photograph Duly signed and stamped by the Issuing 
Doctor  For completely Blind persons to be used by a Regd. Medical 
Practitioner/Government Doctor/Heads of the Institutions for the Blind 
recognized by Ministry of Welfare/Govt. of India or Social Welfare Deptt. of 
the concerned State Government
  This is to certify that Km./ Shri./ Smt.
.., whose particulars are 
furnished below, is a bonafide "Orthopaedically handicapped/Paraplegic 
person/patient and IS COMPLETELY BLIND.
  Particulars of the Blind patient :
1.. Address :
_
2.. Father's/ Husband's Name :
___
3.. Age :

4.. Sex :
_
5.. Nature of handicap (To be written by Doctor whether the disability 
is temporary or permanent) :
_
6.. Causes of loss of functional capacity :
_
7.. Signature or Thumb Impression of Blind person:
_

__

  Place : _
  Date : __  Signature of Govt. Doctor

  
  Clear Seal of Govt. Hospital/ Clinic 
__
  Seal Containing full name and Regd. No. of Doctor
  * Strike out where not applicable Note:
1.. The Certificate should be issued only to those COMPLETELY BLIND 
PERSONS. The photo must be signed and stamped by the certificate issuing 
Doctor/person in such a way that the signature and stamp appears partly on the 
photo and partly on the certificate.

2.. The certificate is valid for five years from the date of issue.
After expiry of the period of validity of the certificate, the person is 
required to obtain a fresh certificate. A Photostat copy of the certificate is 
accepted for the purpose of grant of concession. The original certificate will 
have to be produced for inspection at the time of purchase of concessional 
ticket and during the journey, if demanded.

3.. No alteration in the form is permitted.


- Original Message -
From: "payal kapoor" 
To: "Rakesh Kumar Gupta" 
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 12:50 PM
Subject: Fw: [AI] railway facility for physically challenged


> hi rakesh
> this is payal from hyderabad. i have been following your mails on this
> list about the concessions in the railways and the information is very
> good and informative. i do have a copy of the certificate sent to me
> from the railways website, but i am not sure if it is right. would it
> be possible for you to send me a copy of the concession certificate as
> well, so i am sure it is the right one. is it in a printable format? i
> need to renew mine as the old one has expired and i am likely to
> travel next month. looking forward to your response
>
> thanks in advance
>
> payal
> - Original Message -
> From: "Rakesh Kumar Gupta" 
> To: 
> Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 8:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [AI] railway facility for physically challenged
>
>
>> Hello,
>> O

Re: [AI] English!

[Asudani, Rajesh]

I do agree with Rakesh's point about wrong Hindi being tolerated even on Radio 
shows, but too much fuss being made about Wrong English.

Regards

Rajesh Asudani

Assistant General Manager (PPS),
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
09420397185
O: 0712 2806676
Res: 0712 2591349
Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
John Milton


-Original Message-
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in 
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Adhimoolam 
Vetrivel Murugan
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 8:29 PM
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: Re: [AI] English!

I agree. If a particular message is incomprehencible, one always has the option 
to ignore and move on to the sencible message.

Vetri.


-original message-
Subject: Re: [AI] English!
From: Kiran Kaja 
Date: 08/21/2009 9:49 AM

Further, I don't think this list is an appropriate forum to start offering
language lessons. I agree that we should all perhaps put in a little more
effort in writing but any attempts to highlight or point out mistakes should
perhaps not be encouraged.

Regards,
Kiran

On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Geetha Shamanna wrote:

> Well, this is part of a bigger problem. We will have to make allowances for
> people who haven't had the privilege of English medium education. I am sure
> people who are able to communicate well do so already. Learning a language,
> even with earnest efforts, takes an inordinately long time.
>
> Geetha
> - Original Message -
> From: "George Abraham" 
> To: 
> Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 3:24 PM
> Subject: [AI] English!
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> While this group is a great  avenue for us to share our views, news and
> information on issues of our rights, technology and so on. Let us also make
> use of this platform to improve our English writing skills. With due
> respect
> to all, I have seen postings on this group where the spellings, grammar are
> terrible. Such messages become very difficult to read and comprehend. In
> fact the reading of such messages by Jaws drives one crazy. Please, let us
> endeavour to write well so that reading becomes a pleasure.
>
> The intent is not to hurt, but to encourage.
>
> Best regards,
>
> George
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "akhilesh singh" 
> To: 
> Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 3:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [AI] railway facility for physically challenged
>
>
> helo sir,
>
> yesi'm totally agree with yu sir, it happens.
> w need to do somethng for this. evrybody fghts for the sets nd disable
> people persons become the wictims.
>
> regards
> akhilesh
>
> On 8/20/09, Rakesh Kumar Gupta  wrote:
> > This is very controversial because First of all, noTT is appointed to
> > check
> > the ticket in those type of special coaches for disabled passengers.
> > Secondly, at very outset, these special coaches were declared "General
> > coach
> > for Disabled passengers" and mostly those have been used by policemen and
> > other normal passengers after making outside payment to railway staff
> > specially in western and northern railways.
> > Thirdly, Quota of two births have been given for all disabled passengers
> > with attendant in all trains in general sleeper coaches, now which are
> > wrongly being transferred in to these special general coaches for
> disabled
> > passengers and in where, actually reserved births have not been given to
> > concerned passengers because general disabled passengers suppose this
> > coach
> > as a general coach for disabled passengers and even railway staff have
> > same
> > approach in this regard as some diseased friends told me about these type
> > of
> > mishappenings.
> > Regards,
> > Rakesh.
> > - Original Message -
> > From: "Krishnan Moothimoola" 
> > To: 
> > Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 6:28 AM
> > Subject: [AI] railway facility for physically challenged
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Date:20/08/2009 URL:
> > http://www.thehindu.com/2009/08/20/stories/2009082054680400.htm
> >
> 
> > Back
> >
> > Kerala - Thiruvananthapuram
> >
> > Rail facilities for the physically challenged
> >
> >
> >
> > Staff Reporter
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Southern Railway has commenced making available
> > special accommodation for the physically challenged commuters in brake
> van
> > coaches next to guard's cabin in mail and express trains.
> >
> > Four berths have been earmarked to facilitate the travel of physically
> > challenged persons accompanied by attendants in as many as 133 trains
> > running in the Southern Railway with effect from August, according to the
> > Southern Railway.
> >
> > The Railway has said that the physically challenged persons can also make
> > reservation in the general quota. In the event of the reservation not
> > utilised or partially used, the vacant berths will be made open to the
> > unreserved physically challenged passengers coming in the last minute
> with
> > unreserved ti