Re: [AI] braille BUDGET 2014

2014-07-13 Thread Naresh Kumar
: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of avinash shahi Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 8:39 PM To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. Subject: Re: [AI] braille BUDGET 2014 Dear Mam You've put in so much efforts

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2014-07-11 Thread ghanshyam mohanta
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. Subject: Re: [AI] braille BUDGET 2014 Dear Mam You've put in so much efforts in putting things in 'perspective',thank you. Let me put things straight One: Computers are privileged commodities which can't

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2014-07-10 Thread Kanchan Pamnani
Lets start with the fact that Braille is important even today-there is no dispute or difference on this statement amongst us. Now lets see the issues in perspective- 1. We have a problem with texts not reaching the students in time for the academic year.So the government has budgeted for

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2014-07-10 Thread Avichal Bhatnagar
Well, if a blind person doesn't know braille, then he/she should make efforts to learn it. The schemes can be launched only for literate ones, not for unlettered. On 7/10/14, Kanchan Pamnani kanchanpamn...@gmail.com wrote: Lets start with the fact that Braille is important even today-there is no

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2014-07-10 Thread Kanchan Pamnani
. accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 6:38 PM Subject: Re: [AI] braille BUDGET 2014 Well, if a blind person doesn't know braille, then he/she should make efforts to learn it. The schemes can be launched only for literate ones, not for unlettered. On 7/10/14, Kanchan Pamnani

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2014-07-10 Thread Aravind R
disabled. accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 6:38 PM Subject: Re: [AI] braille BUDGET 2014 Well, if a blind person doesn't know braille, then he/she should make efforts to learn it. The schemes can be launched only for literate ones, not for unlettered. On 7/10/14

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2014-07-10 Thread bhawani shankar verma
welfare programmes. - Original Message - From: Kanchan Pamnani kanchanpamn...@gmail.com To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issuesconcerning thedisabled. accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 6:29 PM Subject: Re: [AI] braille BUDGET 2014

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2014-07-10 Thread bhawani shankar verma
I agree, - Original Message - From: Avichal Bhatnagar coolavic...@gmail.com To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerningthe disabled. accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 6:38 PM Subject: Re: [AI] braille BUDGET 2014 Well

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2014-07-10 Thread Kanchan Pamnani
, Mumbai - 400 039. - Original Message - From: bhawani shankar verma bsvermad...@gmail.com To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issuesconcerning thedisabled. accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 7:52 PM Subject: Re: [AI] braille BUDGET 2014

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2014-07-10 Thread Arvind A
- From: bhawani shankar verma bsvermad...@gmail.com To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issuesconcerning thedisabled. accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 7:52 PM Subject: Re: [AI] braille BUDGET 2014 recruitment of sighted teachers in blind

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2014-07-10 Thread avinash shahi
Dear Mam You've put in so much efforts in putting things in 'perspective',thank you. Let me put things straight One: Computers are privileged commodities which can't be afford by 90% parents who have blind kids (see World Bank Report on India, 2007). Then Braille becomes emancipating and

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2014-07-10 Thread pankaj Singh kushwaha
It is very fact that person with blindness are not getting braille text, so this is good initiative taken by Modi government. but, there is still doubt on the implementation part, because all of us know well about n.i.v.h. braille press. I have personal experiance about this, whenever I went for

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2014-07-10 Thread Avichal Bhatnagar
Well, mam, I said to make efforts. It means that a vi person can at least learn enough tactile markings to understand currency when they are launched with them. I have my grandmother at home, she has cataract in both eyes. But she manages to dial some selected numbers easily because we have

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2014-07-10 Thread Siddalingeshwar Ingalagi
I am welcome this disision! Something is better then before! Right? What you all say? Braille is not much difficult. So no excuse in this matter. Only 6 dots, atleast they have to make effort for learning reading braille. If hard to write braille. Waw! Waiting for the same! On 7/10/14, Avichal

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2014-07-10 Thread bhawani shankar verma
, 2014 8:02 PM Subject: Re: [AI] braille BUDGET 2014 Bhivani It is not sighted or non sighted teachers that is the problem but the problem is that teachers dont know braille enough to teach the students therefore what we are getting is half baked braille readers. Kanchan Pamnani Advocate

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2014-07-10 Thread bhawani shankar verma
accessibility and issues concerningthe disabled. accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 9:56 PM Subject: Re: [AI] braille BUDGET 2014 It is very fact that person with blindness are not getting braille text, so this is good initiative taken by Modi government. but, there is still

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2014-07-10 Thread Amiyo Biswas
...@gmail.com To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issuesconcerning thedisabled. accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 7:29 AM Subject: Re: [AI] braille BUDGET 2014 NIVH has become a marketing agency like hidustan liver. they are buying products from

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2014-07-10 Thread Preeti Monga
. Subject: Re: [AI] braille BUDGET 2014 Well, mam, I said to make efforts. It means that a vi person can at least learn enough tactile markings to understand currency when they are launched with them. I have my grandmother at home, she has cataract in both eyes. But she manages to dial some selected

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2014-07-10 Thread Preeti Monga
, 2014 8:39 PM To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. Subject: Re: [AI] braille BUDGET 2014 Dear Mam You've put in so much efforts in putting things in 'perspective',thank you. Let me put things straight One: Computers are privileged commodities