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1500 files now!
It has been a really long journey from 1400 to 1500 files. Primarily because the database could not be uploaded for the longest time. Therefore, it is with a sigh of relief that one shares the news – the DB … Continue reading
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satyameva jayate on disability
This week’s Satyameva Jayate focused on disability, and on how to use that disability as a strength and not a weakness. We at Esha believe its one of the best productions on the subject. It talks without talking down. It … Continue reading
The new Indian copyright act and clabil
On may 22 this year, a historic amendment was made to the Indian copyright act. Now, it is legal to make copies for the use of the visually challenged. Can u imagine what that means for the sheer access to … Continue reading
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Application beta testing
Hi iPhone users, Blind sight, a small R&D firm in Berkeley, is developing an iPhone application that can detect and speak out text – be it a sign around you or a handout you need to identify. The application uses … Continue reading
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WordPress from an Android phone
This is a first . we can now blog on the go ! Let’s see how this looks though.
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Deployment of Lab In Box (Tatkal Kaksha)
I was very interested in learning more about the actual deployment of Lab in Box. If successful, the concept has tremendous potential, not just for blind institutions, but for govt schools and for all children in remote areas. i requested HP for … Continue reading
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This post by Mark Parkinson started the whole thought process. What is it that separates a child in Bhuj, Gujarat, from a child in Delhi? Or any child in a remote location, from a child growing up in a metro … Continue reading
Tactile maps? nah.. models..
As you are aware, esha was among the pioneers in promoting the widespread use of tactile maps in offices and schools to aid accessibility. our idea was to create 2d architctural blueprint like maps which will allow a visually challenged … Continue reading
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while we werent looking…
for some time now, i havent been able to post to the esha blog.. and while we werent looking, the search engine optimisation wnt up very well.. and.. the no. of hits has gone up to a very respectable level.. … Continue reading
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OpenOffice.org at Esha
When one first heard about Open Source, one thought it was for geeks. For a lot of years, thats just what one thought. Until, one day, one saw an inconspicuous looking pen drive being inserted into a machine, and the … Continue reading
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Esha - The Braille Place 