Author: Srinivasu Chakravarthula

  • Campaign: Make currency of India and digital payment apps accessible

    Authors note: This is a re-published post due to an unavoidable technical issue. Money is important to everyone; It’s essential that everyone needs to be able to identify their own money. Whether we like it or not, not everyone in this world are wise; though we wish! A few years ago, 5 paisa, 10 paisa,…

  • <alt> Campaign: Let’s make images on the web accessible

    Authors note: This is re-published post due to an unavoidable technical issue. A picture speaks several words. Use of images over the internet is increasing everyday. It’s essential they are make accessible to all users and technologies. Benefits of making images accessible are: Information conveyed through images is made available to blind and visually impaired…

  • JAWS 2018 has been released by Freedom Scientific

    Authors note: Please note that this is a republished post due to some unavoidable technical issue. Freedom Scientific has just released its popular screen reader software JAWS (Job Access With Speech) version 2018. Here is a quick summary of what’s new in this version. Change in version numbering. Until now, JAWS used to have numbering…

  • Big Bazar launches comfortable shopping experiences to people with disabilities: My experience

    Big Bazar has launched an initiative to provide wonderful shopping experience to people with disabilities and we have just visited to its store in Koramangala, Bangalore. It was an awesome experience and definitely a good beginning to their journey of inclusive shopping experience. Here is our experience. Their assistance program web page has a form where customer…

  • Belief matters; a story about why do Hindus believe in worshipping idols

    This is a story that I have read in WhatsApp sent by someone and I agree. Even today there are a lot of people who thinks why do people worship Idols made out of stone while they claim God is everywhere. Same was the thought for a king who have asked the same to Swami…

  • Experience in Goa!

    Last week, we did a quick holiday at Goa. Though we wanted to be there just for 3 days, accidentally planned for 5 days. (Chosen wrong date while booking tickets). We have landed in Goa on 27th September morning and hired a taxi to reach Angels Resort and driver told us that this resort is far from…

  • Intuit Accessibility Summit 2017

    Intuit India has today hosted Accessibility Summit 2017 at Bangalore. It was a fantastic event! Event got kicked off by Balachandra Shetty and Vijay. Bala has spoken about Summit theme i.e. Accessibility benefits all. He has mentioned about how accessibility benefits not just people with disabilities but also everyone. For instance, original concept of ramps are…

  • Visiting Goa…

    Vacation begins tomorrow! Off to Goa for 5 days. Looking forward to a fulfilled and a joyful trip along with family and good friends. Recently learnt that there is a beautiful branch of The National Association for the Blind, India. Look forward to try and visit them. Also, looking forward to possibly meeting a good…

  • Greetings on the eve of Devi Navarathri

    This is a 9 days of celebration where we worship Lord Durga devi and this used to be yet another favorite festival in our child hood. All of our streets used to be decorated with beautiful lights. Puja gets performed both in the morning and in the evening. Evening puja is followed by an entertainment…

  • Nominations Open: 18th NCPEDP – Mindtree Helen Keller Awards – 2017

    NCPEDP is one of the pioneer organization that encourages inclusion through recognizing role models. While it’s pride for individual to get recognized, purpose of such awards is actually to motivate others around awardees. Here is an announcement from NCPEDP for upcoming 18thNCPEDP Mindtree Helen Keller Awards 2017. As you are aware, National Centre for Promotion…

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