[bookshare-discuss] Re: <smiling> News from India
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 17:26:55 -0800 (PST)
I'm glad you shared. It's nice to know what a small
world it is and how we come together. (I have lots of
stories along those lines--6 degrees of separation).
Cindy
--- Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I was so excited about the fact that Bookshare has
> moved to India and
> is set up near Chennai, a place I have visited.
> There are many
> children and adults there who are blind or visually
> impaired. They
> have had very few books. This project will expand
> their lives and make
> them a part of today's society. Nothing, in my
> view, is more important
> than access to information. Bookshare is making
> this possible.
>
> I have a friend there who is attending Loyola
> College. I wrote to
> him and told him about Bookshare India, thinking
> that I would be
> telling him something new. <chagrinned expression>
> Turns out that
> Vikas Munot, my friend, is their first validator and
> has validated
> fifty books for them. Nothing like bringing coals
> to New Castle is
> there? I must say I am totally delighted with his
> news. We're going
> to be skyping each other sometime in the next couple
> of days, and I'll
> let you all know what I find out. Oh, BTW, the
> lady's name is Viji
> Dilip. Vikas has met her. Is this a small world or
> what?
>
> I dunnow if this interests you folks, but I'm just
> delighted, and I had
> to share!
>
> Ann P.
>
> --
> Ann K. Parsons
> Portal Tutoring
> EMAIL: akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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