Author: Srinivasu Chakravarthula

  • Andhra Bank needs to improve its technology – my experience in reset pin of debit card

    In August this year, I wrote about my experience with Andhra Bank Online services – opening a new savings account and today, I’ll be sharing my experience with reset debit card PIN. Firstly one needs debit card PIN for many purposes including to reset transaction password on it’s internet banking portal. Unlike many other banks…

  • 2016 Year in Review

    Though it was a year with mixed feelings for me personally, from accessibility prospective, it was a fabulous year. A quick recap of 2016: In January, I have presented to members of Accessibility in India Community Group of W3C on Creating Accessible Forms In March, attended Techshare India 2016 and had an opportunity to speak…

  • Thank you 10,000+ Visitors in 2016

    Through 2016, I felt encouraging to write posts for none other reason but visitor statistics that I’m seeing on my Site Statistics. A big thank you all my 10,000+ visitors who have visited my website in 2016. Thank you for your love and I promise to continue writing in 2017. Here is a quick view…

  • Making financial planning for future

    With growing expenses, it’s important we make as much savings as possible for the future; at the same time, we should ensure our current life is smooth and we do not need to sacrifice for usual needs. I am not an expert in this area but here are few things I’m practicing myself. Savings for…

  • My one month of cashless life!

    After announcement of demonetization in India on 8th November, 2016 by The Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi, people were rushed to banks for exchanging old currency of 500 INR and 1000 INR. Due to non-availability of new currency notes, banks had to create their own rules in each branch thus there was some inconvenience to…

  • Digital Accessibility – what Non-profit, Corporate and Education sector can do?

    This is a presentation I have made at a panel discussion held on 19th December, 2016 at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. Slides Full Text Thank you for having me here. Good to see many of my old friends! Firstly, let’s celebrate the passage of The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill; although it’s not…

  • Twitter Campaign to support #PasstheRPDBill

    Thanks to NCPEDP and Mr. Javed Abidi for putting this together. It’s important that The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill gets passed soon to make lives of people with disabilities more independent and make India more inclusive. Here are the details: Please join the Twitter Campaign on Monday, 12th December from 3 to 6…

  • Missed an auspicious opportunity: A tribute to Dr. Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna

    Last year when we met Brahmashri. Malladi Chandrasekhara Sastry garu (a wealth of knowledge) and got his blessings, we have felt very blissful. That’s when we have also thought we should go to Chennai and seek blessings of Dr. Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna, The expert of classical music. It’s saddened that we have missed this auspicious…

  • This morning update and thoughts on bank, citizens and restuarents

    A while ago, I was walking in our area and as expected, there are huge queues to exchange / deposit / draw money from banks. We have 4 banks on Kaggadasapura Main road (SBI, Andhra Bank, Canara Bank and Karnataka Bank) and situation is same at all banks. At the same time, I saw 3…

  • Updates… CSUN, NAB Karnataka Elections, Indian currency, US elections etc.,

    I’m excited that my submission titled “Accessibility Strategy for Existing, on-going and future digital products” has been accepted to present at 32nd CSUN Assistive Technology Conference to be held during March, 2017 at San Diego, USA. Though I am not yet sure if I would be ravelling for this conference due to budget limitations. Finally…