Re: [AI] Feroz is now recouping

2010-02-02 Thread ashik
Hello Friends, As you all know, Firoz is a close friend of mine. I was shocked to know about his accident. This morning I talked to his son Server, and he had just been operated upon then. He was under the effect of anaesthetia. I think we should talk to him after a day or two, as he might

[AI] DJSE Urgent

2010-02-02 Thread Asudani, Rajesh
Friends 1. could anybody provide on urgent basis, e mail id of Adv. subhashchandra vashishth? 2. Those who are appearing for DJSE exam, has anybody received admit card? My friends in Nagpur are a worried lot as none of them has received it. 3. What is the position regarding DJSE scribe?

[AI] Resources for learning computer in Mathura (Uttra Pradesh)

2010-02-02 Thread Eyeway Helpdesk
Dear list: We are looking for computer training centres or individuals in Mathura (Uttra Pradesh) for one of our helpdesk caller who is graduate, low vision due to congenetal catract. He is teaching in a school. Hence, would preffer learning computer in his native town rather than coming to

[AI] Talking Pen (MPR)

2010-02-02 Thread Pranay Gadodia
Hi all, Any idea if the below product would be of use to a visually impaired person?? Didn't knew about it when I visited bookfair on saturday where it was launched. ADARSH UNVEILS TALKING PEN IN INDIA Thesynergyonline Education Bureau NEW DELHI, JAN 30 : TO bring revolution to education ''The

Re: [AI] Feroz is now recouping

2010-02-02 Thread Sandeep Singh
I extend my best wishes to Feroz bhai for a speedy recovery. At 10:42 AM 2/2/2010, you wrote: Hello All I just spoke to Feroz's son. The operation is now over and let's all pray for his speedy recovery. I don't think it would be a good idea to talk to him before 3 pm today. He fell on to

Re: [AI] Feroz is now recouping

2010-02-02 Thread Suhas Karnik
Dear Harish. I do not think there was any intensional efforts by railway administration to put tiles of different surface. although it is clearly mentioned in the persons with disabilities act that railways have to adopt these measures no one is paying serious attension to this issue. As far

Re: [AI] Talking Pen (MPR)

2010-02-02 Thread Dipendra Manocha
Hello Friends Many persons of the team have seen this product. Pen stores mp3 recording of every page. There is a bar-code on ever page. When you put this pen on the bar-code, the pen recognises the page and reads out the mp3 file associated with it. In its current shape it is not usable by

[AI] FW: Retina India Karnatak meeting on Feb

2010-02-02 Thread Subramani L
-Original Message- From: rfic...@googlegroups.com [mailto:rfic...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of subramani Lakshminarayanan Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 8:48 PM To: Subramani L; rfic...@googlegroups.com; rppin...@googlegroups.com; rpp-in...@googlegroups.com Subject: Retina India

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2010-02-02 Thread kanchan gowri k
i wish that Mr firoz should recover soon. kanchan gowri To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at

Re: [AI] Feroz is now recouping

2010-02-02 Thread Vetrivel Adhimoolam
Railway officials certainly need to be reminded that platforms all over the country require to include some kind of rough surface around the edge so that a visually challenged person can feel the platform edge with his/her walking stick. The MTA here in Ny is doing a good job on that. This is

Re: [AI] Talking Pen (MPR)

2010-02-02 Thread Vetrivel Adhimoolam
I agree. Another member on the list, Satiyaprakash has this product and he could tell you more. Regards, Vetri. - Produced in my Nokia N82 via T-mobile internet using a screen reader for S60 phones. -original message- Subject: Re: [AI] Talking Pen (MPR) From: Dipendra Manocha

Re: [AI] Talking Pen (MPR)

2010-02-02 Thread Sathiyaprakash Ramdoss
To be honest, I do not have a talking pen but a portable pen scanner. Even this small scanning device is not compatible with Kurzweil and it is not user friendly to VI population. If someone in our list wish to dwell on this portable pen scanner (Just like an ordinary ink pen) I will be happy

[AI] Uniformity in railway platform- accessibility control.

2010-02-02 Thread LEGAL AID CELL FOR PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED
Dear Kotian, It's better to make some accessible ideas with regard to easy movement in railway platform and railway stations especially for blind and orthopadically/deaf persons , thenafter submitt this to railway board for enable them to impliment the suggestions in the forthcoming railway

Re: [AI] Can a blind person become an insurance agent?

2010-02-02 Thread Suhas Karnik
I have a friend named Shaligram Kolte in Mumbai who is working as a L.I.C. agent for last thirty years, and he is a fulltimer. With regards. Suhas Karnik. Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:11:00 +0530 From: patil_ro...@dataone.in To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Can a blind

Re: [AI] Uniformity in railway platform- accessibility control.

2010-02-02 Thread harish
Dear Kodakkal This is a helpfull info. Let us consolidate ideas and put forth a joint petition. If there is any doc regarding accessibility of the railway, then pl post. We we can draw from it. Harish Kotian - Original Message - From: LEGAL AID CELL FOR PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED

Re: [AI] Talking Pen (MPR)

2010-02-02 Thread harish
Hi Dipendra Any idea of the price? Harish. - Original Message - From: Dipendra Manocha dipendra.li...@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 8:45 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Talking Pen (MPR) Hello Friends Many persons of the team have seen this

Re: [AI] Uniformity in railway platform- accessibility control.

2010-02-02 Thread Subramani L
Not only tiles, but the uneven surface and -in Bangalore Cantonment station- a large presence of stray dogs remain issues. I nearly lost my balance walking on the uneven platform surface. I even dread to think what the case would be if someone on a wheelchair were to use the platforms. Subramani

[AI] Fwd: Oratio for BlackBerry (R) is now available

2010-02-02 Thread Arup Chakraborty
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Re: [AI] Uniformity in railway platform- accessibility control.

2010-02-02 Thread LEGAL AID CELL FOR PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED
Dear Kotian, Thank you for writing to me,however about documents for accessibility in indian railways, please note that as per Disability act every establishments,institutions should maintain barier free accessible devices to disabled people like putting up ramps,grills, etc This also

Re: [AI] Talking Pen (MPR)

2010-02-02 Thread surya narayana
Hello friends, Its pretty interesting but much clarification is needed toevaluate this product. It would be benefitial, If somebody throw light on it. As far as my knowledge is concerned, Kurzweil 1000 may be very much accessible and no device can over come. Yours, Surya. On 2/2/10, Pranay

[AI] regarding mobile softwares

2010-02-02 Thread raghuraman
friends hope you all are fine there. i would like to know about the mobile softwares for e 63 and n 79 is talks compattable? and do we need to only use orginal talks in mobiles that we buy? which model is really user friendly for a visually challenged? please explain cheers raghu To

Re: [AI] DJSE Urgent

2010-02-02 Thread Amiyo Biswas
SC Vashishth's email is: subhashvashis...@gmail.com - Original Message - From: Asudani, Rajesh rajeshasud...@rbi.org.in To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 3:04 PM Subject: [AI] DJSE Urgent Friends 1. could anybody provide on urgent basis, e mail id

[AI] Accessing the continue link in HDFC Bank's third party funds transfer pages

2010-02-02 Thread Pranav Lal
Hi all, Has anyone here used the third party funds transfer facility of HDFC bank? If yes, I need to know if you can access the continue link or it's equivalent using a screen reader in your browser of choice. I cannot do so. I am trying to do a NEFT transfer. I select the NEFT transfer and

Re: [AI] Talking Pen (MPR)

2010-02-02 Thread Amiyo Biswas
Hello, Please post the details. One of my friends is interested. I saw one such instrument with Professor Kirti K. Trivedi of IIT Mumbai. It looked like a pen which contained a voice reader that reads a special code. It can read only those books which have got the special invisible codes. In

Re: [AI] Talking Pen (MPR)

2010-02-02 Thread sudhanshu
hi sir, please tell that how to get it? and is it useful for hindi language also? - Original Message - From: Pranay Gadodia go4pran...@yahoo.co.in To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 4:18 AM Subject: [AI] Talking Pen (MPR) Hi all, Any idea if the below

Re: [AI] regarding mobile softwares

2010-02-02 Thread Janardhana Naidu
Hello Sir, You are advised to visit www.nuance.com/talks for talks compatible mobiles and contact saksham for licensed version of talks. For further information contact me off the list to reduce the traffic. With best wishes, Janardhana Naidu. - Original Message - From: raghuraman

Re: [AI] Uniformity in railway platform- accessibility control.

2010-02-02 Thread Tushar Kansara
kodakkal i want to make representation to railway board commercial cell regarding equality and parity of concession with respect to fares as it is in this light many deaf in govt not getting handicapped TA On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 9:37 PM, LEGAL AID CELL FOR PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED

Re: [AI] regarding mobile softwares

2010-02-02 Thread surya narayana
Hello raghu sir, I feel N79 is the best. It has better camera to be used for KNFB reader too. Talks works in both the models. If you let me know your needs, I can suggest you required softwares. Better to contact off the list. Yours, Surya. On 2/3/10, raghuraman thinkdontbl...@gmail.com wrote:

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2010-02-02 Thread vinod
we also pray for shis speedy recovery.-- Original Message - From: kanchan gowri k k.kanchango...@gmail.com To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 8:57 PM Subject: [AI] (no subject) i wish that Mr firoz should recover soon. kanchan gowri To unsubscribe

Re: [AI] Talking Pen (MPR)

2010-02-02 Thread prateek aggarwal
well, sounds like a good device. specially, it'll be interesting to know whether the device can read the books other then english as well? specially, if it does read in hindi or other regional languages, then i can count it something revelutionary. a portion from the said news somewhat gives a

Re: [AI] Fw: Sad News

2010-02-02 Thread suman bhokray
o thats bad i wish he gets well soon On 1/15/10, ram contact.ramkris...@gmail.com wrote: I will talk to him today. I am so worried. - Original Message - From: Rohiet A. Patil patil_ro...@dataone.in To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 10:22 AM Subject:

[AI] Fw: Right to read in Kolkata book Fair

2010-02-02 Thread Shampa Sengupta
Dear friends, As you are aware Campaigners for Inclusion ( a voluntary citizen group imitative of Sruti Disability Rights Centre CRY) introduced Right To Read Campaign to Kolkata last November. The programme was hosted by National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) where Nirmita

[AI] How to retrieve the lost Icons on Desktop?

2010-02-02 Thread govind reddy
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Re: [AI] how to retrieve the lost Icons on desktop?

2010-02-02 Thread govind reddy
Dear list members: My problem is I lost some of the icons for My computer, my documents, Recycle been and so on. How to retrieve the lost Icons for the same? Earlier we discussed the same and achieved the successfull results. Therefore, I expect the same you all this time to. -- It has been my

[AI] tackling THE CALENDAR Friends

2010-02-02 Thread Asudani, Rajesh
My question is how do we tackle the calendar which is required for entering dates on various web pages nowadays instead of usual combo boxes for the purpose? I have found it to be inaccessible with jaws UPTO VERSION 10. Any cues, please. Regards Perhaps our role on this planet is not to

Re: [AI] Feroz is now recouping

2010-02-02 Thread Asudani, Rajesh
Before railway budget, if we can submit a forceful memorandum to Mamta, so that she should specify as to how much railway is planning to allocate for accessibility features, it would be great. Firoz, I am sure, will jump to his usual self in no while, but accident is most uncalled for event

[AI] The Coolest Device of the Decade

2010-02-02 Thread rambabu adikesavalu
Dear Friends, I found this article from the Hindu very interesting and thought of sharing with you all. I am sorry if this has already been posted as I am coming online after a long time. Have a look at the article below The Hindu: Front Page: The coolest device of the decade Online edition of

[AI] Announcement of Maharashtra chief minister

2010-02-02 Thread Asudani, Rajesh
Friends The first news greeting me in the morning was about announcement by ashok chauhan, CM of Maharashtra, that entire backlog of blind and disabled in state would be filled in any case by June this year. The news was the first in Pune regional news. Now, any updates on that? It was also