Three weeks back one of our members, Surendra wrote to us that he wanted more cool features which would allow interaction between members and at the same time also encourage people to read. We looked back at our story so far – two months, over thousand members, more than sixty countries, thousands of files shared, [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Let the conversations begin!
Posted in Inclusive Planet Updates on October 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Importance of being Bookbole -Sachin writes a supplement to the Beyond Profit piece
Posted in Inclusive Planet, WHAT'S UP? on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Beyond Profit write-up is the first time that one has really gone into ‘why Bookbole?’ in some detail. Since we’re on the subject I thought I’d share some more thoughts on ‘why Bookbole?’
TOGETHER, THERE ARE NO BARRIERS
Posted in Inclusive Planet, WHAT'S UP?, tagged Beyond Profit, Inclusive Planet, international launch on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“…In the summer of 2008 the team at Inclusive Planet set out to take on the biggest challenge in the world of the visually impaired: making the world’s inaccessible content accessible… On Monday, October 26, 2009, BookBole began reaching out to print and visually-impaired people the world over… Bookbole is designed exclusively for the print [...]
Special Kids & Special Parents
Posted in WHAT'S UP?, tagged children with disabilities, parents on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Kavitha has been a parent of two children with disabilities. In an interview with Janani from Inclusive Planet, she talks about the challenges she faced and stresses the importance of parents coming together to support each other. This is an account of her courage and hope in the face of very challenging circumstances.
It boils down to a person from Turkey
Posted in The Team, WHAT'S UP? on October 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Two weeks after the launch of the Right to Read campaign, IP co-founder Rahul talks about the continuing source of his inspiration amidst the organizational madness that his life has been engulfed in. A moving personal account.
Lets Talk the Language of Rights!
Posted in GEEKABLE, tagged copyright law, right to read campaign, rights on October 6, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Moiz talks about his own experience of growing up with visual impairment and makes a case for addressing the needs of print-impaired persons through the language of rights. Should the Right to Read extend beyond copyright law? After reading this post, you may agree, disagree or have something to contribute. Wherever you stand, we welcome [...]
The first road-show of the R2R campaign in Chennai
Posted in Campaigns, WHAT'S UP?, tagged campaign, chennai, launch, Right to Read on October 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Venue: Loyola College Date: 26th September, 2009 Time: 9:30 AM Topic: Amend copyright law to grant access to reading materials for the print impaired Read about the first major event in the Right to Read campaign- the start of an exciting journey!
