Accessibility

September 2014 Bulletin — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 02, 2015 01:26 AM

Welcome you to the ninth issue of the newsletter (September 2014).

Central Guidelines and Schemes — by Anandhi Viswanathan — last modified Nov 06, 2014 02:59 PM

The Department of Disability Affairs under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is responsible for the welfare of persons with disabilities in India. The office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities has been set up under the Ministry to safeguard the rights of persons with disabilities.

Comments to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014 — by Nirmita Narasimhan and Anandhi Viswanathan — last modified Oct 30, 2014 04:13 PM

On behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society (“CIS”), the following are the comments and recommendations on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014 (“RPD Bill”). It was submitted to the Parliamentary Standing Committee in October 2014.

Accessibility in the New Telecom Policy 2011 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 02, 2012 05:12 AM

Responding to the call for comments on NTP 2011, 27 organisations sent a joint letter requesting that accessibility for persons with disabilities be included specifically within the goals and objectives of the policy. The submission is available here. It deals exclusively with the issue of accessibility in telecommunications for persons with disabilities, which has been left out of NTP 2011. We outline below in some detail the rationale for including accessibility in the NTP.

Web Accessibility Policy Making: An International Perspective — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Sep 25, 2012 05:33 AM

G3ict and CIS are pleased to announce the publication of a new, improved edition of the Web Accessibility Policy Making: An International Perspective. The report published in cooperation with the Hans Foundation provides an updated synopsis of the many policies that governments have implemented around the world to ensure that the Internet and websites are accessible to persons with disabilities.

Meeting on National Policy on Universal Electronic Accessibility — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 28, 2014 06:46 AM

A meeting on National Policy on Universal Electronic Accessibility is scheduled to be held on 1.7.2014 at 11.30 AM in DeitY. Sunil Abraham will take part in the meeting.

Digital Accessibility — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 09, 2017 01:44 AM

On June 17, 2017, Rakesh Paladugula, a web accessibility trainer and Nirmita Narasimhan made a presentation to scientists of the National Informatics Centre in their office in Bengaluru.

Disabled demand rollback of GST on aids — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 09, 2017 02:21 AM

It has been eight years since Mansoor Ahmed changed his caliper. The one he owns was bought for Rs 20,000. Now, they cost more than double. “It is a challenge to buy a caliper when the cost of living has gone up so much. I know really poor people who haven't changed calipers in 15-20 years. After a point, it could cause the disability to worsen,“ says Ahmed, a senior manager with a Bengaluru-based non-profit.

July 2017 Newsletter — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 23, 2017 02:03 AM

National Consultation on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Development Process — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 12, 2014 01:46 PM

On February 12, 2014, CBM India in collaboration with United Nations Solution Exchange (UNSE) for Gender Community organized a 'National Consultation on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Development Processes' at the World Health Organization (WHO), Regional office for South-East Asia in New Delhi. Around 85 delegates attended the consultation

Accessibility of Political Parties Websites in India — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Mar 24, 2014 10:22 AM

Given the impending elections in India across April and May 2014, a test was conducted to determine the accessibility of websites of the Election Commission of India, the Parliament and some key political parties in India. This report summarises the results of the test.

Enabling Elections — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified May 10, 2014 12:12 AM

For making the 2014 General Elections in India participatory and accessible for voters with disabilities the Centre for Law and Policy Research and the Centre for Internet and Society have come up with a report. The report addresses the barriers that people with disabilities face during elections and recommends solutions for the same.

Global Consultation Report on ICTs and Disability Launched at the UN High Level Meeting on Disability and Development — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 25, 2014 10:30 AM

A new report released on Monday, 23 September 2013 demonstrates how Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), have become a positive force of transformation and a crucial element of any personal development, empowerment and institutional framework for inclusive development.

Constitution of the High Level Advisory Committee (HLAC) on National Policy on Universal Electronic Accessibility — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 06, 2014 06:46 AM

The Centre for Internet and Society has been invited to serve on the high level committee on electronic accessibility policy constituted by the Government of India.

February 2014 Bulletin — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 07, 2014 07:27 AM

The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) welcomes you to the second issue of its newsletter (February) for the year 2014:

NVDA e-Speak Text-to-Speech Project Update (March 2014) — by Suman Dogra — last modified Apr 09, 2014 06:27 AM

CIS in partnership with the Daisy Forum of India is engaged in a project supported by The Hans Foundation to develop enhancements to the open source screen reader for Windows NVDA (Non Visual desktop Access) and e-Speak text-to-speech synthesiser in 15 Indian languages.

Enabling Elections: (Coverage in Vijay Karnataka) — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 09, 2014 02:37 PM

Vijay Karnataka published about the Enabling Elections report from CIS. Nirmita Narasimhan is quoted.

Central Government Schemes — by Anandhi Viswanathan — last modified May 07, 2014 01:20 AM

The various central government schemes are compiled in this blog post. This research was done by the Centre for Law and Policy Research and Anandhi Viswanathan.

The Road to Financial Inclusion — by Amba Salelkar — last modified Jun 03, 2014 06:46 AM

It is increasingly frustrating to hear about wonderful steps being taken for financial inclusion within the private sector which completely ignores the question of inclusion of persons with disabilities.

Open House with George Abraham: Mainstreaming Persons with Disabilities — by Anandhi Viswanathan — last modified Jun 04, 2014 10:53 AM

CIS collaborated with Ashoka India to host ‘Open House with George Abraham’ – an open discussion on inclusion of persons with disabilities in mainstream society on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at the Ashoka premises.

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