Hello!
Wherever you are reading this from, these are exceptional times for all of us.
Whilst we stay at home and be safe we also need to keep ourselves busy and
happy! So the XRCVC team has put together for you, a list of accessible fun and
educational resources that you can use sitting at home
Dear Friends,
Accessible ATMs in India were introduced with the launch of Truly Talking ATM's
in 2012 by a public-sector bank Union Bank of India. Today, six years down the
line we are pleased to share that more than 25 banks both public and private
sector have submitted data of accessible ATM
Dear all,
Education for the blind and low vision has long been pulled either in the
direction of the Mainstream or the Special. Often, students receive special
skill training that is not effectively used in their education. On the other
hand, students who are part of ‘mainstream’ classrooms e
BSE Institute Ltd. in association with XRCVC announces the launch of its unique
Certification Program in Mutual Funds Distributors for Visually Impaired
Candidates.
The Mutual Fund Distributors Program has been created in consultation with
industry experts to ensure a syllabus that is relevant
Received this email today. Interested persons may write directly to
gayathri.eluma...@springprofessional.co.in
Best Regards,
Dr. Sam Taraporevala
--
Director
Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC)
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai - 400 001
Dear Friends
Appended below is an invitation we received from 'Point of View', an
organisation with which we have collaborated in the past.
If you're free at 3 pm this Saturday, do support this initiative.
Best Regards,
Dr. Sam Taraporevala
--
Director
Xa
Dear all,
“Good grooming is integral and impeccable style is a must. If you don't look
the part, no one will want to give you time or money.”
-Daymond John
We may be doing many things right, but all that we do is often just our
perception.
In today’s dynamic world of education, business and t
Dear All,
The Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC), St. Xavier’s
College, Mumbai, is happy to announce its first Vacation batch of the Math
Efficiency training programmes for visually challenged persons.
Proposed Training Dates: October 22 – November 5, 2016
(with a s
Dear All
XRCVC in order to promote health, fitness and recreation amongst the blind and
low vision is happy to announce the opening of Membership to its Fitness &
Sports Club for the year 2016-17.
Based on the experience of the first year (2015-16), this year we have new
plans with modified ru
Dear Friends,
The XRCVC, Supported by The Hans Foundation and in partnership with the Centre
for Internet and Society, is happy to announce a 1-day workshop on the 'Use of
ESpeak Marathi with NVDA'.
Date: 31st July 2016.
Time: 11 am to 5 pm (Sunday).
Target group: In-service visually impaire
Dear Friends
The Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC), St. Xavier's
College, Mumbai, is happy to announce its upcoming Mathematics Training for
Management Entrance Exams for individuals with visual impairments. The course
is aimed at those giving the CET in 2017 (or lat
Dear Friends,
XRCVC Viviana Extension is pleased to announce a one-day workshop on the theme"
Basic Skype".
The workshop will be conducted with open source screen reader "NVDA", and its
default synthesizer E-speak.
Skype may be the answer to a lot of things you've always wanted but didn't kno
Dear Friends,
The XRCVC is happy to announce a 1-day training session on “Excel Data Analysis
with JAWS”.
Contents:-
- Quick Analysis
- Filtering & Sorting
- VLOOKUP Function
- Pivot Table
Systems:-
Microsoft Excel 2010, JAWS 15 and Windows 7 OS
Course Details:-
Available Seats: 6 parti
Dear Friends,
The XRCVC, Supported by The Hans Foundation and in partnership with the Centre
for Internet and Society, is happy to announce a 1-day workshop on the 'Use of
ESpeak Marathi with NVDA’:Date: 11th June 2016 (Saturday).
Time: 11 am to 5 pm .
Target group: In-service visually impaired
Dear Friends
There are a large number of visually challenged persons working in the banking
sector handling various tasks from credit monitoring to HR, and many such. We,
at XRCVC, have designed an exclusive workshop theme “Excel for Bankers with
JAWS” for skill development on Excel office appl
Dear Fellow Access Indians,
On May 1, famed illustrator Nala Ponnappa and Mumbai newspaper Mid-day launched
what could be India’s first comic on the lives of the visually impaired.
Titled ‘You & Eye’, this comic strip is a collaborative effort between the
Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visually
Dear Friends,
XRCVC Viviana Extension is pleased to announce a one-day workshop on
the theme, ‘NVDA Add-ons’. As all of you know, this screen reader is open
source,
and easily available.
Features of the workshop.
1.
To Download and install this additional package
of add-ons.
2.
We are delighted to announce a Basic Android Training Workshop. The details
are appended below,.
Basic Android Training on Sunday, 6th
December 2015
Mobile Android Version Requirement: Between 4.1 (Jelly Bean) & above
Venue: XRCVC – Viviana Extension, Viviana Mall, Eastern Express Highway, Besi
Basic Computer Training & Introduction to Access Technologies for VIs
(Orientation Course)
Dear friends,
The XRCVC Viviana Extension is delighted to
announce the third batch of Basic Computer Training & Introduction to
Access Technologies for the Visually Challenged (Orientation Course on
Co
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you
did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. - Maya AngelouHappy
Diwali!Best Regards,Dr. Sam
Taraporevala--DirectorXavier's Resource
Centre for the Visually Chall
Dear Friends, XRCVC - Viviana Extension is pleased to announce a one-day
workshop on the theme, ‘NVDA Add-ons’. As you know, this screen reader is open
source, and easily available. Features of the workshop 1. To Download and
install this additional package of add-ons.2. To increase th
The XRCVC-Viviana Extension (Thane) is happy to announce the INTERMEDIATE
COURSE in OFFICE 2010 for visually challenged persons. The course includes
popular Microsoft programs such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Some of the
highlights of the course are:
1. Introduction to Word, Excel and Pow
Dear AllIt gives us great pleasure to invite you for Antarchakshu 2015 at St
Xavier's College, Mumbai on September 15 and 16. Please find the invite card
attached (kindly note that there are two attachments; an accessible copy of the
invite is also provided).
Antarchakshu 2015Venue: St Xavier's
Dear Friends
It's AntarchakshuTM time again and this is an advance reminder to you to
request your friends and colleagues to block their dates for the event.
Would deeply appreciate if you could spread the word and forward this email to
as many of your sighted friends as you can, requesting the
The Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged is happy to announce
its first workshop for LaTeX and MathType training. The workshop is spread over
four Saturdays (August 22 and 29, September 5 and 12) and will be held at the
XRCVC Viviana Extension, Thane.
This workshop is aimed at tr
The XRCVC is delighted to announce a workshop on the subject, “Effective screen
reader usage: Making the transition to open source -- the process and
possibilities"
NVDA has come a long way both in terms of its functionality, ease of access and
integration with pleasant user-friendly voices.
The
2-Day Workshop: Use of Espeak Marathi with NVDA The XRCVC, in collaboration
with the Centre for Internet and Society, is happy to announce a two-day
workshop on the 'Use of Espeak Marathi with NVDA’: Dates: 8th and 9th August
2015.Venue: XRCVC-Viviana Extension, Thane.Time: 11 am to 5 pm on both
Dear Friend
We are delighted to announce two Free Android Basic Training Workshops in Thane
-- the first on July 18, 2015 and the second on July 25, 2015. The details are:
Participants MUST bring their own Android phones and personal earphones.
Mobile Android Version Requirement: Between 4.1 (Jell
Dear All
The first two-month Basic
Computer Training & Introduction to Access Technologies Course at
XRCVC-Viviana Extension, Thane, is scheduled from July 12, 2015.
This eight-week programme (three days a week) will
enable the learner to:
1. Use the computer independently for daily liv
Dear Friends
We are delighted to share with you that our new centre in Thane,
XRCVC-Viviana Extension, is now open. The inauguration was done by Fr Frazer
Mascarenhas SJ, former principal of St Xavier’s College (autonomous).
In addition to volunteer support and help with creation of accessi
Dear Friends,
We are delighted to share with you that the Xavier’s Resource Centre for the
Visually Challenged (XRCVC), (www.xrcvc.org), is all set to open an Extension
Resource Centre in Thane.
The XRCVC-Viviana Extension is located at Viviana Mall, one of India’s largest
malls.
We are confiden
Dear All
In order to help one of our student members, we wanted the following information
1. Name of Anyone who has Done Engineering/BCA/Bsc IT/MCA2. Which course did
you study? If engineering please mention the specific stream3. Name of College
and University you graduated from4. Year of graduat
OnBoard:
Bus Identification Device, Pilot Trials on BEST Mumbai, February – April 2015
Device to
help visually impaired persons board buses
We invite you for a demonstration of OnBoard -- a bus identification device in
the presence of Dr Jagdish Patil, General Manager, BEST, and other dignit
We invite you, your family and colleagues to be a part of
AntarchakshuTM- The Eye Within this weekend.
AntarchakshuTM, as you are probably aware, is XRCVC’s
flagship sensitisation event, which explores the world of the visually
challenged.
This edition of AntarcakshuTM will be conducted at
Dear All
There was a query concerning the accessibility at the Thane mall (Viviana).
With regards the same I would like to provide some basic information:
1. Viviana is one of India's largest malls, encompassing over 250 stores, which
comprises of 19
large & mini anchors tenants. Viviana covers t
Dear AllWe take this opportunity to invite you at the launch ceremony of the
accessibility initiative at Viviana Mall, Thane, spearheaded by the XRCVC. We
have collaborated closely with the mall authorities and, on the occasion of
World Braille Day on Sunday, January 4, a slew of initiatives inc
Dear Friends
You
will be delighted to learn that in a Mega Event on 14th November,
2014 the Hon’ble Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Shri
Thaawar Chand Gehlot has kindly consented to release the book ‘Equip Your
World’ -- a joint publication of NIVH and XRCVC.
This
book is a
It’s a Happy Diwali with the launch of inclusive, accessible restaurant menu
cards for the visually impaired! A unique three-in-one accessible restaurant
menu card was launched at the Bombay Blue multi-cuisine restaurant group in
Mumbai for visually impaired and low-vision persons – one you can
Dear Friends
We are delighted to invite you for Antarchakshu 2014, our annual sensitisation
and awareness event. The theme this year is mainstreaming education for blind
and low-vision persons (from KG to PG).
Participants will get an opportunity to play with numbers, read maps with their
finger
Dear Access-Indians,I'm happy to announce that the application process for the
XRCVC - Tech Mahindra Scholarship 2014 - 2015 for students with visual
impairment has now commenced.
This scholarship is open to students who are pursuing a professional course or
post-graduate studies.
In order to do
Dear All
The RBI notification of yesterday I am pasting below is certainly a step in the
right direction but as Amar Jain in an earlier email has correctly pointed out
the problem is one of standardisation and the deliberate or otherwise
misinterpretation of the word 'talking'. The XRCVC had s
Dear Srikant
Please do let me know in detail exactly what your needs are. We could help
facilitate a linkage with the SAP Accesibility Lab in Bangalore who I am sure
will be able to guide you. If there is anybody else on the list who has
SAP-related queries please write to me off the list at:
Dear All
This is in continuation to my earlier email of Saturday.
I have received some enquiries and in that connection would like to clarify
certain important points:
1. Afghanistan is indeed a war-ravaged nation and Kabul as a city, given the
delicate political situation, has experienced and in
Dear all
The Dept. of Tech. & Voc. Training, Kabul, is inviting applications for master
trainers for the Blind School in Kabul.
The salary could be $2000 and more - negotiable.
Hope you can help us get someone.
Female candidates will be really appreciated, even if they do not meet all the
requir
Dear All
Once again we come to you to help influence for the positive, the Treaty
negotiations at Morocco next week. A group is trying to create short video
clips which can make a difference. Please see trailing email. Would request as
many VIs on the list or known to you to follow the instructi
Dear All
The following email is self explanatory and needs our urgent endorsement, If
the treaty for the visually impaired is to succeed at all.Please sign the
following two online petitions and also link them to your social networking
sites. Awareness on the issue needs to go viral. It is sad
Dear
All
It
is with a heavy heart that I am pasting below the sad news of the untimely
passing of Rahul Cherian. In the few years that we came to know him, he became
an indispensible part of many a moment to build inclusion. In this dark hour
our heart goes out to his family.
May
his soul r
Dear All
It gives us great pleasure to invite you for Xavier’s 1st invitational
football tournament for the visually challenged invite.
This marks a beginning for the football tournament for the visually
challenged in Mumbai and is being organized by the Xavier’s Resource Centre for
the
Dear all,
The Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC),
Mumbai is happy to announce a Reading Without Seeing seminar as part of its
awareness work in the Mumbai Eye Care Campaign of Sightsavers in collaboration
with
Technical Training Institute (TTI), Pune.
Event hosted b
Dear All
It gives the XRCVC great pleasure to announce that it is
making available 4 new titles which will help aspiring candidates preparing for
IBPS PO Interview.
This content can also be used by others wishing to prepare for similar
examinations. We feel these books will also help those who wi
Dear All
The
application for the XRCVC - Tech Mahindra Scholarship 2012-2013 for students
with visual impairments is now out. This scholarship is eligible for students
who may be pursuing a professional course or post graduate studies.
Pasted below this email is the scholarship announcem
Dear All,
As a follow up to the maths and science project e-mail that many of you must
have seen , the XRCVC is currently in the process of data collection.(The Maths
and Science project is undertaken by the XRCVC in partnership with Saksham and
aims to fill in the much required gaps in this
Dear All,
As a follow up to the maths and science project e-mail that many of you must
have seen , the XRCVC is currently in the process of data collection.(The Maths
and Science project is undertaken by the XRCVC in partnership with Saksham and
aims to fill in the much required gaps in this
Dear All
It gives us great joy to inform you that the Union Bank of India is taking its
commitment to accessible ATMs very seriously. It recently launched its second
accessible bilingual ATM at the Passport Seva Kendra in Thane on Saturday, the
7th of July 2012. it has given a commitment to la
Dear all,
The Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC),
St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, is happy to announce its upcoming training
programmes for visually challenged persons. There will be courses in English
Training (i.e. Elementary and Intermediate levels) as well as a co
Dear All
I have seen a lot of traffic and endless discussions about
the status of the accessible ATM of Union Bank of India (UBI), Vastrapur,
Ahmedabad. To set the record straight here are some key
points.
1. We
can label UBI ATM as the first fully accessible bilingual ATM.
2.
Dear All,
It’s our pleasure to make available the AUDIO version of banking study material
books for the IBPS Probationary officers Common Written Exam from one of the
prime banking exam coaching institute from Mumbai the National School of
Banking (NSB).
The National School of Banking (NSB)
Dear All,
I am writing this email soon after the Lok Sabha passed the Amendment to the
Copyright Act 1957. It has been a very interesting experience working on this
Amendment and seeing it approved. Six years ago when the XRCVC first got in to
the process, we never realized that the road ahe
Dear All
The XRCVC, in collaboration with Saksham Delhi is happy to announce a one day
training module for using accessible applications on the Symbian platform with
Nuance Talks screen reading software. This program module designed and
developed by Prashant Verma, Consultant, Access Tec
Dear Friends
As you may be aware, the XRCVC is involved in promoting accessible ATMs in
India. We are currently working closely with the Indian Banks' Association
(IBA) at two levels: Finalizing technology and accessibility specifications and
secondly trying to create an ATM deployment pl
Dear all,
The Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC),
St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai is happy to announce that it will be conducting a
training programme in Basic Computers & Access Technologies for visually
challenged
persons. The course will include training and practice se
Taraporevala
Director, XRCVC,
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Dear All
It’s a well
known need to everyone – the need for standardized, universal guidelines for
use of writers/scribes/lab assistants for examinations. These efforts have been
culminated over the years through various initiatives. A process to unify
various
efforts was made in 2006 with CCP
Dear list,
Sharing a piece of info which will be very useful for the
list. We recently uploaded few important
circulars on our website www.xrcvc.org in
pdf file format (please note few files are not accessible). We get regular
queries on scribe and banking
issues so now one can visit ou
Dear Fellow Access Indians
For those who missed the convention I‘d like to share some update on accessible
ATMs. Standard Chartered although not having formally inaugurated are testing
out what I can describe as an ATM machine which meets all the voice
accessibility requirements. Presently
Dear A I List,
At XRCVC we have done accessible content
creation of a handbook for candidates who will be appearing for the IBPS Common
Written Exam on 27th November 2011.
The book title is “HANDBOOK ON MODEL PAPERS
FOR IBPS RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION
FOR INSTITUTION OF BANKING PERSONNE
Dear All,
Further to the efforts to make available access technologies
for State Government employees, XRCVC has taken one more initiative. We have
organized a half day workshop on 22nd
October 2011 (Saturday) at St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai at 2:00 pm. We will be
demoing and orienting par
Dear Friends,
Just a gentle reminder on Antarchakshu 2011 event which is organized by us on
9th and 10th September at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.
ANTARCHAKSHU 2011
The Eye Within
An engaging sensitization event by the XRCVC
Antarchakshu ...The Eye Within
This year, three-fold more!!
Dear Friends,
Last 4 days for registering for your U I D enrolment. Please enrol with XRCVC
for your token/time slot. Aadhar
Card (U I D) special camp from 29th to 31st August 2011
St. Xavier’s College Hall, Mumbai.
U I D special Camp Announcement
The Xavier’s Resource Center
for the Vis
U I D special Camp Announcement
The Xavier’s Resource Center for
the Visually Challenged (XRCVC) along with Mahaonline (an UID Enrolment Agency)
is pleased to announce that a UID (AADHAR card) special camp is being organized
on the 29th, 30th and 31st of August. This camp which will be ope
XRCVC-Tech Mahindra Foundation Scholarship
INTRODUCTION
The XRCVC and the Tech Mahindra Foundation are happy to
announce the Scholarships for the year 2011-2012. The XRCVC-Tech Mahindra
Foundation
Scholarship is a financial support for the visually challenged students
pursuing higher educati
Dear Fellow Access Indians,
Thanks to the support of a whole range of individuals and organizations, we
launched the accessible physiotherapy equipments at the hands of the Pro-Vice
Chancellor of MUHS, Dr. Ashok Kulkarni. The press release issued on the
occasion follows.
Breakthrough in
Awaiting a New Revolution in the Practice of Physiotherapy
by the Visually Challenged
Pre Launch Concept Note, March 14, 2011: Physiotherapy has
been practiced by the visually challenged since early last century, and they
have been acknowledged widely for their contribution in this field.
Dear Friends,
We are happy to inform you that Mr. Kiran Kaja who is currently Accessibility
Engineer at Adobe Systems after having earlier worked with RNIB and SAP India
will be with us on 1st of March. Taking this opportunity we have organized a
special technology know how sharing interactiv
Dear All
The Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC), St.Xavier’s
College, Mumbai seeks your inputs to identify some of the most urgent needs in
the arena of consumer access for the visually impaired. In order to ensure that
our work is always guided by the ground realiti
Dear Everybody
We are happy to draw to your notice, the positive news that the CBSE BOARD has
on request, taken the positive step of making science education at the higher
secondary stage accessible to the visually challenged. This it has done through
it’s circular which is being pasted belo
Dear Friends,
The XRCVC takes pleasure in inviting you to Antarchakshu 2010. The theme for
this year is ‘A Day In The Life Of Visually Challenged person…’, with regards
to Education, Transport and Consumer Products. It takes 45 minutes to 1 hour
for a participant to go through the event.
W
Dear Access Indians,
Just two weeks remaining for applying. Last date for application is 23rd
August 2010. Find all required forms and info at www.xrcvc.org
The XRCVC-Tech Mahindra Foundation Scholarship is a financial support for the
deserving visually challenged students pursuing high
XRCVC-Tech Mahindra Foundation Scholarship
INTRODUCTION
The XRCVC and the Tech Mahindra Foundation are happy to announce the
Scholarships for the year 2010 - 2011. The XRCVC-Tech Mahindra Foundation
Scholarship is a financial support for the visually challenged students
pursuing higher edu
Dear friends,
We are pasting below few articles that appeared in today’s newpapers with
regard to copyright amendment press conference that National Access Alliance (N
A A) organized in Mumbai. Would appreciate if any other article that you find.
(for easy navigation given headings to paper
Dear AI friends,
Today we got this vacancy info. Passing on this to the list. Contact directly
to Teajas Kasar. Prefered Mumbai based people with any disability. His
contact email and number is given below.
Panoramic Group of Companies would like to give an employment opportunity for
ph
Dear friends,
Please find below our Right to Read Mumbai Chapter press release. The full
report will be available on our website very shortly.
RIGHT TO READ CAMPAIGN
A Right Long Overdue
Phase 3: Mumbai Chapter
1st to 27th January 2010
Coordinated By
Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visua
Dear fellow Access Indians,
I am re-posting a mail which we have sent last week requesting all of you to
help the right to read campaign by sending as many signed declarations as
possible and send them to us by next week Thursday- Friday. The matter is
very urgent and will help all of us.
Dear Access Indians,
This is to request all of you to help drive the Right to Read campaign forward
in India through getting the endorsement of as many authors and publishers as
possible. To know more about the campaign you may link to
http://www.xrcvc.org/copyright.php#“righttoread”campaig
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