Re: [AI] Urgent, is low vision covered under the definition of blindness?

2015-06-10 Thread Mohib Anwar Rafay
Yes, if their rules say that the scribe facility would be provided to blind and low vision both, it is fine. But the representative of the Public Service Commission interpreted blind to those who don't have any sight, that's why they didn't allow me to appear in the examination along with my

Re: [AI] Urgent, is low vision covered under the definition of blindness?

2015-06-10 Thread Mohib Anwar Rafay
I forgot to mention one thing in my previous mail, the rules of U.P public service commission say that the facility of the scribe will be given to the blind candidates and they have understood this rule as blind mean who can not see at all. On 6/10/15, Mohib Anwar Rafay mohibra...@gmail.com

Re: [AI] Urgent, is low vision covered under the definition of blindness?

2015-06-10 Thread kanchan Pamnani
Justice Chandrachud is currently the CJ of Allahabad High Court. In Mumbai matters concerning PWD would generally come before the Chief Justice Of Bombay so I presumed it may be the same in Allahabad. OK why cant you say that you are a candidate with low vision and these scribe rules should

Re: [AI] Urgent, is low vision covered under the definition of blindness?

2015-06-10 Thread Mohib Anwar Rafay
Yes, my case is totally based upon the definition of blindness. I was not allowed to appear in Uttar Pradesh public service Commission examination on the same ground, that facility of the scribe is permitted only to blind candidates. And according to them a person is blind if he is having 100%

[AI] ESpeak Marathi / Hindi / Sindhi Training Career Counselling Workshop

2015-06-10 Thread sushmee...@voicevision.in
Dear All Greetings from Voice Vision! Voice Vision in partnership with NAB Delhi CIS Bengaluru is organising 2 workshops on 27th 28th June for persons with visual impairment in Mumbai. First workshop is training on ESpeak Marathi / Hindi / Sindhi usage with NVDA on 27th June. For sighted

[AI] That is why i love dogs

2015-06-10 Thread Ekinath Khedekar
Here is the link http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/guide-dog-jumps-in-front-of-speeding-bus-to-save-visually-impaired-woman-in-new-york-770450 -- *** I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I

[AI] Eyeway's alerts for the day

2015-06-10 Thread Eyeway Helpdesk
Dear Listers: Kindly follow the alerts for the day below: 1. News Alerts- The Hospital Cornea Retrieval Programme (HCRP), launched at Sassoon Hospital in November last year, has raised the hopes of visually-impaired people. Thanks to HCRP, the availability of good quality corneal tissues in the

[AI] JFW service dialogue??

2015-06-10 Thread Mujeeb Rahman
Friends, I’m using a Windows xp machine at office with jaws 13. Today, I got my system formatted and there after when I installed my dongle jaws on it, it’s not coming by default at the log on screen and have to start it manually once I’m landed on the desktop. Not only this, while trying to

Re: [AI] Delhi: Visually challenged woman accuses man of rape

2015-06-10 Thread avinash shahi
Don't name the victims. Just do stories with name changed, And expose the wrong-doings. Things will become better. On 6/10/15, akshun mahajan akshunmahajan...@gmail.com wrote: i agree dear avinash with you and the saddest thing that most of our NGOs are hiding and becoming saveguard of culprits

[AI] CCPD judgemen on banking on 5 september 2005

2015-06-10 Thread Akash Gupta
Dear friends, Please send me the judgement of CCPD on 5th september 2005 regarding banking facilities to persons with disabilities. -- The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight but no vision. By Helen Keller. The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no

Re: [AI] CCPD judgemen on banking on 5 september 2005

2015-06-10 Thread kanchan Pamnani
Why would you want this judgement. After this judgement you have the RBI circular and the IBA guidelines which go much further than the judgement. Please dont go back to the old position. Kanchan Pamnani Advocate Solicitor 9, Suleman Chambers, Battery Street, Colaba, Mumbai - 400 039.

Re: [AI] Urgent, is low vision covered under the definition of blindness?

2015-06-10 Thread anjali Anand
well, apart from the definition of blindness and the percentage of visual accuity, and category of low vision, you also have to remember that to be covered under pwd, it is imperitive that the extent of disability must necessarily be 40% or more. 70% vision means only 30% of vision loss. the

Re: [AI] Delhi: Visually challenged woman accuses man of rape

2015-06-10 Thread avinash shahi
There are many more such cases Danish,you should do a radio report by visiting the cite. Private hospitals in that region are testimony to the fact that blind women very frequently visit there to abort their child developing in their womb.. And some of the girls have underwent life-threatening

Re: [AI] Delhi: Visually challenged woman accuses man of rape

2015-06-10 Thread akshun mahajan
i agree dear avinash with you and the saddest thing that most of our NGOs are hiding and becoming saveguard of culprits so image of their NGO could not be tarnished. i spoke with some NGO's people over same issue of the record means privately and response was shoking. i have even noticed on person

[AI] ESpeak Marathi / Hindi / Sindhi Training Career Counselling Workshop

2015-06-10 Thread sushmee...@voicevision.in
Dear All Greetings from Voice Vision! Voice Vision in partnership with NAB Delhi CIS Bengaluru is organising 2 workshops on 27th 28th June for persons with visual impairment in Mumbai. First workshop is training on ESpeak Marathi / Hindi / Sindhi usage with NVDA on 27th June. For sighted

Re: [AI] CCPD judgemen on banking on 5 september 2005

2015-06-10 Thread Asudani, Rajesh
RBI and IBA guidelines don't talk in details about issuing cheques. CCPD guidelines give a way out.. सादर With thanks and regards (राजेश आसुदानी Rajesh Asudani) सहायक महाप्रबंधक AGM बाजार आसूचना एकाई MIU भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक Reserve Bank Of India नागपुर Nagpur Co-Moderator VIB-India President

Re: [AI] Urgent, is low vision covered under the definition of blindness?

2015-06-10 Thread kanchan Pamnani
I am sorry I dont think you are on the right track. Yes you are entitled to challenge the UP notification and get a scribe for the exam because you are a person with low vision but it is not good idea to ask for yourself to be included as a Blind person. Chief Justice Chandrachud has given

Re: [AI] Urgent, is low vision covered under the definition of blindness?

2015-06-10 Thread Mohib Anwar Rafay
Kanchan Ma'm, you are quoting me wrong. I never claimed that I am a blind person, my whole argument is that having 70% visual impairment I should be covered under the definition of blindness given under Sec 2(b) of PWD Act. Thus I am a blind person for the purposes mentioned under the Persons with

[AI] How to read comments in Microsoft word?

2015-06-10 Thread abhay kanwar
Hello all I submitted one of my submissions to my professor. He has mailed me back by giving me some comments in it, kindly let me know how to read comments in the docx file. I am using MS office 2007 with windows 7 32 bit and jaws version 13. Waiting to hear from you Abhay vir singh Kanwar

Re: [AI] JFW service dialogue??

2015-06-10 Thread Aravind R
Press windows u combination in log in screen. Sent from my iPhone On 10-Jun-2015, at 6:11 pm, Mujeeb Rahman m4mujeebrah...@gmail.com wrote: Friends, I’m using a Windows xp machine at office with jaws 13. Today, I got my system formatted and there after when I installed my dongle jaws on

[AI] regarding special fecilities and provisions for the vh professors.

2015-06-10 Thread sreenivas choudari
hie dear list members good evening to all, i am g. sreenivasarao i am in urgent need of some information relating to ugc. i want to know special ugc provitions for the vh assistant and assosiate professors relating to cas scheme and other financial assistance those who are working under ugc

Re: [AI] person working in banks reply pls regarding special handicap allowance and ITR Return

2015-06-10 Thread PAULMUDDHA
My friend, this conveyance allowance of Rs.400 is exempt from Incometax. Banks don't take into account this allowance. Don't worry. Regards Paul -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of dev gold Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 8:33

Re: [AI] 3rd challenge cup nation cricket tournament for the blind

2015-06-10 Thread SKYLINER
Very encouraging. Thanks for providing coverage. On Wed, 10 Jun 2015 10:44:35 +0530 vivek doddamani wrote Blind Cricket Association India had arranged third challenger cricket tournament for blind in Dehra Dun in Utter Khand from 4th to 7th June 2015 which is also considered as blind

[AI] how to work with talley using jaws or NVDA

2015-06-10 Thread Aravind R
hi friends, is there any way to work in talley using NVDA? or is jaws script the only way to work with talley? -- nothing is difficult unless you make it appear so. r. aravind, D R O in bank of baroda, mobile no: +91 9940369593, email id : aravind_...@yahoo.com, aravind.andhrab...@gmail.com.

[AI] Delhi: Visually challenged woman accuses man of rape

2015-06-10 Thread avinash shahi
Such news is very disturbing. I have heard from close sources that there is a big racket is being runned by blind men in western and north-eastern Delhi to woo blind women for sex on the pretext of marriage. Not only this, poor blind women who have no hope of marrying to sighted people are easily

Re: [AI] Delhi: Visually challenged woman accuses man of rape

2015-06-10 Thread akshun mahajan
very disturbing news indeed but who is this idiot? On 6/10/15, avinash shahi shahi88avin...@gmail.com wrote: Such news is very disturbing. I have heard from close sources that there is a big racket is being runned by blind men in western and north-eastern Delhi to woo blind women for sex on

[AI] Challenging story of a visually challenged IAS officer

2015-06-10 Thread Kotian, H P
All A very interesting story which did not hit the list. Copying it below. Harish Kotian Quoting: Hi AccessIndia, Your friend, Joel Vergis, sent you this message: Challenging story of a visually challenged IAS officer Click the following to access the sent link Ajit Kumar Yadav's Enduring Vision

Re: [AI] Note taking application for laptop

2015-06-10 Thread Rejin Jose k.
hello,thanks for the messages. I'm looking for a kind of application like MS oneNote. I've checked the jaws script for OneNote,it is not much better to work. is their any free alternatives for OneNote? I'm looking for either open source or free application. On 6/10/15, Pranav Lal

[AI] regarding toll tax exemption

2015-06-10 Thread srinivas.karnati
Dear friends good evening to all of you, recently a circular was posted in this list, regarding toll tax exemption. I also got the same from AICB. Today MrJ. L. Kaul Recipient of Padma Shri Award 2014 Secretary General All India Confederation of the Blind has stated that (At the outset, I

Re: [AI] How to read comments in Microsoft word?

2015-06-10 Thread Pranav Lal
Hi, Enter quick navihgation mode and hit the letter n. You can use this to move from comment to comment. If jaws 13 does not have this feature, then I suspect you will have to read line by line. Jaws will tell you if there is a comment in the text. -Original Message- From: AccessIndia

[AI] Wanted a clarification regarding Indian Bank

2015-06-10 Thread Amrita gupta
Dear All, I have been selected as Assistant Manager (language Officer) in Indian Bank and have got the appointment letter from the bank. In the appointment letter they have mentioned Computer Proficiency and IIBF Entry Level Exam. Can anyone give detailed information about the same? It would be a

Re: [AI] suggest me scanner please

2015-06-10 Thread Arjun Malhotra
I got a copy of Nuance Power PDF along with brother scanner. I'm using it.It uses Omnia OCR Engine and its really good. On 6/10/15, Pranav Lal pranav@gmail.com wrote: Hi Arjun, What program are you using for OCR? Pranav -Original Message- From: AccessIndia

Re: [AI] FW: Shopping- groceries

2015-06-10 Thread Aravind R
amazon can be used to buy groseries people are saying. ibufresh.com and spiceraja websights can be used for purchasing vegitables online On 6/11/15, Divyanshu Ganatra dngana...@gmail.com wrote: Kanchan, my friends use and swear by Grofers. havent downloaded and used the app myself but have

Re: [AI] CCPD judgemen on banking on 5 september 2005

2015-06-10 Thread Akash Gupta
On 10/06/2015, kanchan Pamnani kanchanpamn...@gmail.com wrote: Why would you want this judgement. After this judgement you have the RBI circular and the IBA guidelines which go much further than the judgement. Please dont go back to the old position. Kanchan Pamnani Advocate Solicitor 9,

Re: [AI] regarding toll tax exemption

2015-06-10 Thread Divyanshu Ganatra
Briliant! no wonder they did not accept my copy at the toll bbooth. wasted! On 6/10/15, srinivas.karnati srinivas.carn...@gmail.com wrote: Dear friends good evening to all of you, recently a circular was posted in this list, regarding toll tax exemption. I also got the same from AICB. Today

Re: [AI] regarding toll tax exemption

2015-06-10 Thread Deepak Singla
Hi all I also have some experiences with the same document: On my way to Agra I paid the Toll Tax at Yamuna Express way but while returning the Toll Tax was exempted: clearly shows the willingness of the person deployed there either to obey the order or deny it. On some other Tolls like Karnla

Re: [AI] FW: Shopping- groceries

2015-06-10 Thread Divyanshu Ganatra
Kanchan, my friends use and swear by Grofers. havent downloaded and used the app myself but have heard that the company is very responsive to feedback. maybe you could try and let us know. Thanks Divyanshu On 6/4/15, Kotian, H P hpkot...@rbi.org.in wrote: Forwarding a post which did not come