Re: [AI] FW: Draft petition to the railwayMinister

2010-02-10 Thread Kamal Verma
Concession ticket is not our right. Its our privilege. Hence we should not demand for any more concession. Thanks. Kamal Verma - Original Message - From: "Namita Agarwal" To: Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 11:44 AM Subject: Re: [AI] FW: Draft petition to the railwayMinister ca

Re: [AI] Draft petition to the railwayMinister

2010-02-10 Thread Janardhana Naidu
Hello Sir, Thanks for the initiative. I have few suggestions to add. 1. 3% births in all classes in all trains should be reserved to physically challenged persons with 25% fair. 2. Disabled compartment should be a general compartment for physically challenged only. No birth should be reserved

Re: [AI] Draft petition to the railway Minister

2010-02-10 Thread Sameer
Dear Friends, The draft petition is well-drafted & covers most of the immediate requirements for safe travel. Regarding suburban local trains in Mumbai, I would suggest the following (they may also apply to other train services). 1. Provision of a helpdesk at the stations for enquiries abo

Re: [AI] AccessIndia Digest, Vol 46, Issue 42

2010-02-10 Thread Ram Soni
Dear friends, This is my first letter to Access India. I congratulate for moving a draft petition to Rail Minister. I have some suggestions and, if you find them appropriate, please consider them. 1. The concession tickets for the blind should be allowed in Rajdhani and Shatabdi also and 75% discou

Re: [AI] FW: Draft petition to the railwayMinister

2010-02-10 Thread Namita Agarwal
can you add Concessional tickets for rajdhani trains too . reason it consumes lesser time and the train is a little more hygenic .this is for out stationed trains, this is from a ladies or from my point of view. regards namita. On 2/11/10, Asudani, Rajesh wrote: > > Well, Nilesh > Handicapped, o

Re: [AI] help needed about accessible accounting softwares

2010-02-10 Thread sunilsangtani
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Re: [AI] Draft petition to the railway Minister

2010-02-10 Thread Vetrivel Adhimoolam
I second the idea. Perhaps reference can be made to the international treaty on the treatment of the air-passengers. Unfortunately I am unable to give you the exact reference. Second, you guise also may wish to look at the disability policy of the MTA of New York. The web site address is: http:

Re: [AI] Draft petition to the railway Minister

2010-02-10 Thread Manish Agrawal
Harish, The draft looks useful. Here are some of my suggestions: 1. The sequence of items mentioned in the draft should be based on how important we feel each of those to be. The first 2 points about concessions to me are less important than the safety and ease of travel for disabled passengers an

[AI] a note about announcements

2010-02-10 Thread jean parker
All: Regarding the railways draft, there have been several references to announcements made in train stations. I find these announcements almost impossible to hear in the station and therefore, the information they convey is useless. Mostly, they just add to the noise level. Other ways of ge

Re: [AI] draft petition to railway minister"Objectionablelanguageby Shri Suman Kumar Bhokray"!?

2010-02-10 Thread Suman Kumar Bhokray
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Re: [AI] Draft petition to the railway Minister

2010-02-10 Thread Asudani, Rajesh
They do even in AC first and two tire, but it is 50% and not 75% Regards "Perhaps our role on this planet is not to worship God-- but to create Him." --Arthur C. Clarke (Rajesh Asudani) Assistant General Manager, Reserve Bank of India Nagpur 09420397185

[AI] SANCB brail voting templet initiative on Inclusive Planet

2010-02-10 Thread moiz tundawala
Hi Inclusive Planet is inviting inputs and suggestions on the SANCB brail voting templet initiative. Here is the link: http://www.inclusiveplanet.com/en/group/453603 You may comment even without seeking membership. Please contribute. Moiz. -- Moiz Tundawala 5th Year, B.A./B.Sc. LLB Hons., West Be

Re: [AI] draft petition to railway minister "Objectionablelanguageby Shri Suman Kumar Bhokray"!?

2010-02-10 Thread Rakesh Kumar Gupta
Way of asking style is not lookking good. If you have personal question from a member of group, then make contact personally to him / her. Regards, Rakesh. - Original Message - From: "Suman Kumar Bhokray" To: Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 7:48 AM Subject: Re: [AI] draft petition

Re: [AI] draft petition to railway minister "Objectionable languageby Shri Suman Kumar Bhokray"!?

2010-02-10 Thread Suman Kumar Bhokray
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[AI] Love twist to student's murder

2010-02-10 Thread Vikas Kapoor
Love twist to student's murder Staff Reporter | New Delhi A day after Mukesh Kumar Baghel (22), a visually impaired student of Hans Raj College of Delhi University, was found hanging in his hostel room, Delhi Police have registered a case of murder, suspecting a love triangle behind the killin

[AI] BBC

2010-02-10 Thread Kanchan Pamnani
BBC News - Disabled students wait for specialist equipment grants BBC NEWS Disabled students wait for grants By Katherine Sellgren BBC News education and family Almost 12,500 students in England are still waiting for grants to pay for specialist equipment, figures from the Student Loans Co

Re: [AI] draft petition to railway minister "Objectionable language by Shri Suman Kumar Bhokray"!?

2010-02-10 Thread Rakesh Kumar Gupta
First of all, This reply mail is against the subject line and Secondly, concerned person has used objectionable language in this mail, which should immediately be stopped with appropriate action against the person. Rakesh. - Original Message - From: "Suman Kumar Bhokray" To: Sent: We

Re: [AI] Draft petition to the railway Minister

2010-02-10 Thread Pranav Lal
Hi all, 1. We need tactile markings before every set of stairs. 2. We are asking for Braille signage. How will we know where the signs are located? 3. There are displays which show which train will come on which platform. There are also displays on the platform which give you where a particular c

Re: [AI] Draft petition to the railway Minister

2010-02-10 Thread Vetrivel Adhimoolam
I am not against that suggestion, but we are focussing on accessibility issues at the moment right? Correct me if I am wrong. Regards, Vetri. Produced in my Nokia N82 via T-mobile internet using talks, a screen reader for S60 phones. -original message- Subject: Re: [AI] Draft petitio

Re: [AI] draft petition to railway minister

2010-02-10 Thread Vetrivel Adhimoolam
This facility indeed exists in Delhi metro trains and it can be used as an example to put forward the case. Regards, Vetri. Produced in my Nokia N82 via T-mobile internet using talks, a screen reader for S60 phones. -original message- Subject: Re: [AI] draft petition to railway minis

Re: [AI] test mail

2010-02-10 Thread Srikanth Bolla
Hi that's great! Welcome to this list. Even I have joined recently. I am studying my undergrad in M I T. regards, -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Sagar Sodah Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:5

Re: [AI] Draft petition to the railwayMinister

2010-02-10 Thread Srikanth Bolla
Excellent! Even I want this to happen. And please try to get online permission for booking tickets. Regards, -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Rakesh Kumar Gupta Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 7:

Re: [AI] draft petition to railway minister

2010-02-10 Thread Suman Kumar Bhokray
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Re: [AI] regarding very low sound after recording through gold wave

2010-02-10 Thread ram
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Re: [AI] Draft petition to the railway Minister

2010-02-10 Thread Srikanth Bolla
Hi every one! This is Srikanth. They are providing concession till three tire A C. if possible, can we request them to provide concession for A C two tire also? Regards, -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Beha

Re: [AI] How can I listen to the BBC Hindi Service?

2010-02-10 Thread prateek aggarwal
hello, my website, www.prateekagarwal.webs.com provides this facility to listen the latest shows of BBC hindi service on just a click. on the website, all you need to do is to enter a link call "bbc hindi radio" and then choose the show you'd want to listen. as soon you enter on the show, it shou

Re: [AI] draft petition to railway minister

2010-02-10 Thread Madhu Singhal
Dear Member, I want to give you one more suggestion that is so many blind people need assistance on the railway station, so if we can request to start facilitation counter like air port. - Original Message - From: "Dr Jalaja" To: "accessindia" Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 9:43

Re: [AI] test mail

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[AI] Fw: mobile information.

2010-02-10 Thread namdeo2000
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[AI] draft petition to railway minister

2010-02-10 Thread Dr Jalaja
Hello friends, The suggestions made are absolutely perfect .I am having one more suggestion, while booking abearth as much as possible lower bearth should be provided for a disabled person Thanks and regards--Dr.Jalaja M. B. B. S. To unsubscribe

Re: [AI] Draft petition to the railwayMinister

2010-02-10 Thread Suman Kumar Bhokray
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Re: [AI] Draft petition to the railwayMinister

2010-02-10 Thread Suman Kumar Bhokray
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Re: [AI] How can I listen to the BBC Hindi Service?

2010-02-10 Thread Geetha Shamanna
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Re: [AI] Draft petition to the railwayMinister

2010-02-10 Thread Rohiet A. Patil
Hi! I have a macanisam in my mind from few days for online booking of concession tickets. As says in the original pitition, railway should scan all the concession certificates and store in the centralise database. Then a unique number should be assigned to that perticular certificate. When a pe

Re: [AI] Draft petition to the railwayMinister

2010-02-10 Thread Vikas Kapoor
Hello, I've three points to make: 1. The coach as well as the seat number to be available in Braille as well. 2. Regarding the Tactile idea, one should observe the Delhi Metro for more information. 3. The idea of so called Handicapped coaches should be eliminated altogether. Regards, Vikas Kapoor

[AI] How can I listen to the BBC Hindi Service?

2010-02-10 Thread ashik
Dear Members, I hear that some of the members listen to the BBC Hindi service on-line. I would like to do so. May I know what the process is? Actually speaking, I tried to do so, but I could not. I loaded the site www.bbc.co.uk/hindi/index.shtml, but it was not supported by JAWS. Please help

Re: [AI] Draft petition to the railwayMinister

2010-02-10 Thread Surya Prakash Sharma
Hi, this is a good effort and the letter covers important issues. But I would like to add one more suggestion that concession facility should be extended to all severely visually impaired persons. at present the concession facility is available only to completely blind persons. moreover, the tw

Re: [AI] Draft petition to the railwayMinister

2010-02-10 Thread Vamshi. G
Hi A few more suggestions: 1. I have a railway concession certificate. And my disability certificate says that I'm 100% blind. But I still have a little vision. So, when I go to book a ticket, they are acting as if I have brought this concession certificate illegally. So, the railway clerks s

Re: [AI] Draft petition to the railwayMinister

2010-02-10 Thread Rakesh Kumar Gupta
Hi, I think, concession should be given to disabled persons only basis of their proper Disability certificate (which is issued by a board of doctors of Govt hospital), not on the basis of present Separate Railway Concession Certificate. Beside of it, during booking manually or online tickets, r

[AI] Mail server is now up

2010-02-10 Thread Kotian, H P
Hello All I am writing again because many have missed my earlier mail. There was some issues at the serrvice provider of our mail server. Hence the services were disrupted for about a day. It now seem to be working ok now. However, I would like to suggest that please keep traffic on the list

[AI] The second part of listeners' club uploaded

2010-02-10 Thread ashik
Dear Friends, I received two complaints regarding the first part of this magazine. Please try again and see if it works. If not, I'll upload it again. By the tine I need to do that, here is the link to download the second part. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3479455/listeners%27%20club-part%202.zip L

Re: [AI] Draft petition to the railwayMinister

2010-02-10 Thread Subramani L
Dear Harish: The letter covers all major elements and concerns of blind and visually impaired passengers. Just a loud thought... If this is not accepted by the railway minister, shouldn't we submit this to the court as a public interest litigation drawing the esteemed minister to the docks? Sub

Re: [AI] Draft petition to the railwayMinister

2010-02-10 Thread Rakesh Kumar Gupta
Hi All, In my opinion, there is no need of Separate Railway Concession Form because: 1. concession is given to disabled person by railway on only basis of proper Disability Certificate. 2. When concessions can be given to Senior citizens during booking mannual or online booking tickets without

Re: [AI] Draft petition to the railwayMinister

2010-02-10 Thread Praful Vyas
Dear Harish, Draft of presentation is prepared by you is good. One suggestion : Railway concession certificate should be permanently not for the period of five years. With warm regards Yours sincerely Praful Vyas Hon. Secretary Andhjan Kalyan Trust, Behind Jain Derasar, Station Plot, Dhoraji 3

Re: [AI] Draft petition to the railwayMinister

2010-02-10 Thread srikanth kanuri
Harish, it is a well drafted letter a small suggestion Once i have carried a printed reservation form to the Counter which is available from their websight only. the counter rejected on the reason that it had to be a written one. how strange it was but he asks me to write the form there although

[AI] regarding requist for railway ministry

2010-02-10 Thread VIVEK KAVYA
Mr.Harrish it is very good thing requesting the Honourable Railway Minister about Visually Impaired demands your draft is fine go ahead, regards vivekananda To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to dige

Re: [AI] Draft petition to the railwayMinister

2010-02-10 Thread nilesh sonar
hello all I really appreciate this step And find it well drafted I have some more suggestion Many a time the handicap coach is connected to the general coach because of this ordinary person who is in hurry to get in to the train occupy the handicap coach, In such situation it is vary diff

Re: [AI] Hansraj College shut after student's death

2010-02-10 Thread Subramani L
This is indeed shocking. But the way it is described it doesn't look like a suicide. It looks like he has been harmed. Subramani -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of sandesh Sent: Wednesday, Februa

[AI] regarding very low sound after recording through gold wave

2010-02-10 Thread Bijal Patel
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Re: [AI] Any problem with access India mail delivery system?

2010-02-10 Thread priyesh
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Re: [AI] Hansraj College shut after student's death

2010-02-10 Thread Pamnani
Please someone find out what happened!Shocking at one level. feeling the helplessness at the other. This kind of news coming with regularity is scary. Kanchan Pamnani Advocate & Solicitor 9, Suleman Chambers, Battery Street, Colaba, Mumbai - 400 039. - Original Message - From: "sandes

Re: [AI] Draft petition to the railwayMinister

2010-02-10 Thread Vetrivel Adhimoolam
It is a well drafted letter, but I would like a couple of things to be included: 1. Railway platform numbers should be marked with braile. Same thing applies to the disabled coatches. 2. Because visually impaired persons mostly come from families that are mostly uneducated, many of them face h

[AI] Hansraj College shut after student's death

2010-02-10 Thread sandesh
Indo-Asian News Service New Delhi, February 10, 2010 First Published: 11:35 IST(10/2/2010) Last Updated: 11:36 IST(10/2/2010) Hansraj College shut after student's death A day after a 23-year-old visually challenged student of Hansraj College in Delhi University was found hanging in his hostel room