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Resuming Bangalore Accessibility Meetups
Greetings on the eve of India’s 70th Independence Day. It’s almost 2 years that we, accessibility enthusiasts in Bangalore, could not meet each other. It was due to that I was relocated to Hyderabad in 2014 (recently moved back), then busy with family as we were blessed with a baby boy about two weeks ago!…
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India’s 70th Independence Day
Greetings to fellow citizens of India on the eve of 70th Independence Day! It’s highly inspiring to see celebrations have already started across the country and especially on social media! I still remember the enthusiasm we used to have during our childhood towards independence day. Celebration planning used to begin at least a week before.…
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Some challenges faced by people with low vision
I happened to be a person with low vision and see some situations challenging if not impossible. Feel free to comment if you have observed any other challenges or have solutions for some of these. I’m also writing solutions that I usually practice or something I think of. Be informed that my solutions my not…
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Last couple of weeks…
On 28th July, 2016, Hema was admitted at Manipal Hospital; on 29th July, 2016 early hours surgery was performed by Dr. Gayathri Karthik and at 8:47 am, by the grace of almighty, blessings of our Guruji, we were blessed with a baby boy. It was yet another memorable moment for all of us; awesomeness got…
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An inspiring story – lesson to a beautiful lady
Received below an inspiration story on one of my WhatsApp groups. This story was shared in Telugu hence a translation is given. ???????????? ???????? ????? , ??????? ???? ?????????? ?? ?????? ????????????? ?????????? ?? ???? ???? ????????????. ????? ?????? ???? ?? ??????? ?????? ?? ???? ????????? ????, ???? ??????? ????????????? ????????????…….!!! ? “?????? ?????? “?????…
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Memories with Yahoo both as an user and as an ex-employee
It’s again proved that any business go down; no matter how big or how historical they are. The company that has introduced internet to the world,Yahoo! has last night announced that Verizon to acquire Yahoo!’s operating business for about $4.8bn. Some of my memories with Yahoo! My first email address was vasu182000@yahoo.com which I have…
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My initial thoughts on iOS 10 Public Beta
Recently, I have installed iOS 10 Public Beta on my iPhone 6. A few comments. Firstly, if you are signed up for iOS 9 Beta, you will not notice iOS 10 Public Beta in the Software Update. What you need to do is to remove iOS 9 and then re-enroll your device. To begin with,…
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Accessibility status of state government websites in India
Today, it’s heartening to see there is so much momentum going on to make India inclusive, I thought, it’s important that websites of all state governments are accessible. As I am a believer that inclusion happens when there is awareness created among the stakeholders. So I have done a quick accessibility test using aXe extension…
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#APSRTC, Senior Citizens may not travel alone
We are currently having my parents here; my father told me that starting July 1st, Senior citizens could avail about 25% of concession on buses run by Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) by providing Aadhar Card number or any document that is proof of age. Which is great gesture by the corporation. For their…
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Airtel makes false commitment
For last 3 days, our internet is not working. When we have first reported, as usual, they have registered a complaint and said it will be resolved within 24 hours. We have waited for almost 32 hours, the problem is not resolved nor anyone has contacted us. We have reached out to customer care again…
