Category: Articles

  • WordPress Tip: Embedding Google photos to a post or page

    Unlike Flickr or YouTube, there is no direct way to grab embed code for a photo on Google Photos but there is a way to do it. Go to Google Photos and select photo that you would wish to embed Open the photo in full (not as thumbnail) Right click on the image and select…

  • Information: How to change ATM PIN of State Bank of India online?

    Recently got to learn how we can generate new PIN for ATM of State Bank of India. That is a big relief; as it does not require us to visit branch or call customer service and then wait for a few days to receive new PIN. Unlike many other banks, this option is not shown…

  • Relationships…

    In my childhood, I used to feel entire village is my own home. Go to any house and we call them with some relation or the other and in return, we get affection, sense of secure. We felt so equal love that we never even felt or thought, why my cousin’s mother punished me when…

  • Disability and terms used

    I have been following a hot discussion on social networks about terms used to mention “disability” of a person. In the recent speech of Mann Ki beat by Shri. Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, he has appealed country to call people with disabilities as “DIVYANG”; which means a person with divine abilities and…

  • NGOs, let’s be smart; it’s 2015!

    It was in 2010, I wrote a post on how I would like to see disability organizations and we are now in mid of 2015; but I don’t see any much change. I got a call from a disability organization (I prefer not to mention the name) and person who called me is their employment…

  • Accessibility – who should decide the level of conformance?

    I think Jitendra Vyas encourages me to write stuff here! This is again in response to his question on twitter asking: Who and how decides which WCAG level should follow for a project? A, AA or AAA In general, I have seen companies are required to meet at least Level AA of Web Content Accessibility…

  • Fixed header on top vs Back to top link

    Recently Jitendra Vyas asked over Twitter that if users prefer fixed header or Back to top link; that prompted me to write this post. By the way, I started writing this when he tweeted but some how missed posting it; sorry about that. Fixed Headers are very helpful for people who are mouse users, people…

  • Button Shape feature on iOS 7 – very cool!

    I wish I activated this button shape long back. This is very cool. One of the benefits I see it increases visuals for buttons across the apps and also underline text on buttons. To activate this option, go to: Settings -> General -> Accessibility -> turn ON button options. One issue Apple should fix is…

  • Web at 25: What World Wide Web means to me?

    To mark 25 years of World Wide Web, I am here to share how I began using internet and how I use it today. Over the last 25 years, web is evolved and became part and parcel of our day-to-day life. I started using internet sometime in 1999. Initially I was just using internet to…

  • 2014 Year in review!

    January Missing my sweetheart Hema and baby darling… Received new year wishes from many. Built website for Access India convention – a meet up of several visually impaired folks. NAB Karnataka has won GudVille campaign! Kameshwari and I wrote a Review on TaxiForSure’s iOS app From 12th January to 14th January, spent at holy place…