Accessibility

National Resource Kit: The Manipur Chapter (Call for Comments) — by CLPR — last modified Nov 07, 2013 06:12 AM: The National Resource Kit team is pleased to bring you its research on the state of laws, policies and programmes for persons with disabilities in the state of Manipur.
Inclusive Disaster and Emergency Management for Persons with Disabilities — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Oct 04, 2013 02:46 PM: This report is a review of the needs, challenges, effective policies, and practices for inclusive disaster management practices. It was submitted to the National Disaster Management Authority of India (NDMA) on September 17, 2013 for their action.
Human Machine Interfaces: The History of an Uncertain Future — by Sharath Chandra Ram — last modified Jan 04, 2013 11:30 AM: "Multimodal interfaces maybe re-engineered much more easily now and can transform the ways in which the physically,cognitively and sensorially disabled can access information and interact with the digital world", says Sharath Chandra Ram.
Accessibility of Banks and Financial Services Institutions: A Global Survey — by Nilofar Ansher — last modified Oct 29, 2013 06:51 AM: The Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs (G3ict), a non-profit initiative advocating digital inclusion for persons with disabilities, has launched a global survey called ‘Banking and Financial Services Accessibility Initiative’. The project aims to be a repository of information on the measures that banks, insurance companies and allied financial services firms are undertaking in order to make their offerings more accessible and user-friendly for persons with disabilities and senior citizens.
National Resource Kit: The Delhi Chapter (Call for Comments) — by Anandhi Viswanathan — last modified Nov 12, 2013 10:07 AM: The National Resource Kit team is pleased to bring you its research on the state of laws, policies and programmes for persons with disabilities in the state of Delhi.
October 2013 Bulletin — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 04, 2014 04:31 AM: Our newsletter for the month of October 2013 can be accessed below.
National Conference on: Harnessing technology for the empowerment for the persons with visual impairments — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 03, 2014 10:38 AM: Dr. Nirmita Narasimhan participates as a speaker at this event. The event is organized by NIVH.
July 2014 Bulletin — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 11, 2014 05:46 AM: Seventh issue of the newsletter (July 2014) below:
National Resource Kit: The Rajasthan Chapter (Call for Comments) — by Manojna Yeluri — last modified Nov 07, 2013 06:17 AM: The National Resource Kit team is pleased to bring you its research on the state of laws, policies and programmes for persons with disabilities in the state of Rajasthan.
CIS Gets ITU-D Sector Membership — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Jul 11, 2013 10:11 AM: The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has become a sector member of ITU-D, the development sector of the International Telecommunication Union, the specialized UN Agency dealing with telecommunications and information communications (ICTs).
April 2013 Bulletin — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 31, 2013 08:07 AM: The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) welcomes you to the fourth issue of its newsletter for the year 2013. In this issue we bring you an overview of our research programs, updates of events organised by us, events we participated in, news and media coverage, and videos of some of our recent events.
A Treat for the Blind — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 11, 2013 06:02 AM: The WIPO treaty will provide copyright exceptions on books making them available to blind people in formats they can use.
National Resource Kit: The Jammu & Kashmir Chapter (Revised) — by Anandhi Viswanathan — last modified Feb 20, 2014 09:46 AM: The National Resource Kit team is pleased to bring you its research on the state of laws, policies and programmes for persons with disabilities in the state of Jammu and Kashmir
CIS anniversary — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 06, 2013 07:28 AM: The Centre for Internet and Society will celebrate five years of its existence with an exhibition showcasing its works and accomplishments.
Stakeholders Meeting of the USOF on Facilitating ICT Access to Persons with Disabilities in Rural Areas — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 08, 2011 05:55 AM: The Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), a fund set up to provide universal access to telegraph services to rural and remote areas in India organized a stakeholders meeting on 7th September in New Delhi to launch a new scheme for supporting pilot projects for facilitating access to persons with disabilities in rural areas. Nirmita Narasimhan participated in this meeting and made a presentation.
CIS-TWN Analysis of WIPO Treaty for the Print Disabled (SCCR/22/15) — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Oct 12, 2011 08:29 AM: CIS and the Third World Network (TWN) conducted a quick analysis of the "Consensus document on an international instrument on limitations and exceptions for persons with print disabilities presented by Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, and the United States of America" presented as WIPO document numbered SCCR/22/15.
CIS's Statement at SCCR 24 on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jul 22, 2012 12:01 PM: This was the statement read out by Pranesh Prakash at the 24th meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee for Copyright and Related Rights in Geneva, on Friday, July 20, 2012.
GST - A Barrier to Human Rights for Persons with Disabilities — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Jun 25, 2017 02:15 PM: The Centre of Internet & Society made a submission on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) which will be coming into play from July 2017 onwards. In this blog post Nirmita Narasimhan assesses the impact of GST on persons with disabilities.
Why GST Is A Step Backward For The Disabled — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Jul 03, 2017 02:39 AM: Imposing taxes on assistive devices is unfair. The countdown has begun to the implementation of the GST in India. Over the past month, discussions about the GST have dominated the scene with several groups protesting in strong measure about the impact on their business.
WSIS Forum 2017 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 18, 2017 02:00 AM: WSIS Forum 2017 was held 12-16 June in Geneva, and included the participation of more than 85 high-level government and civil society representatives, as well as 500 remote interventions and thousands following the webcast. The forum was chaired by Mr Jean Philbert Nsengimana, Minister of Youth and ICT, Government of Rwanda, and co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNCTAD and UNDP, in close collaboration with all UN agencies. Nirmita Narasimhan participated in the forum.