Accessibility

India's Opening Statement on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired at SCCR 24 — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jul 23, 2012 03:24 PM

This was the opening statement of the Indian delegation, delivered by G.R. Raghavender, on Thursday, July 19, 2012, at the 24th meeting of the SCCR at WIPO in Geneva. The statement called upon all countries to conclude textual work on the treaty and call for a Diplomatic Conference to finalize it. This statement received applause, which is highly unusual at the SCCR.

October 2011 Bulletin — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 25, 2012 04:53 AM

Welcome to the Centre for Internet and Society newsletter! In this issue we bring you the updates of our research, events, media coverage and videos of some past events organized by us during October 2011.

May 2011 Bulletin — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 30, 2012 10:23 AM

Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society! In this issue we are pleased to present you the latest updates about our research, upcoming events, and news and media coverage.

April 2011 Bulletin — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 30, 2012 10:45 AM

Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society! In this issue we are pleased to present you the latest updates about our research, upcoming events, and news and media coverage:

US and EU blocking treaty to give blind people access to books — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 02, 2012 01:56 PM

Copyright fears stall talks on books being translated into braille for blind and visually impaired people in the global south.

November 2010 Bulletin — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 07, 2012 11:46 AM

Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society!

October 2010 Bulletin — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 07, 2012 12:02 PM

Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society!

August 2010 Bulletin — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 10, 2012 10:40 AM

Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society. We bring you news and media coverage, research and event updates for the month of August 2010

March 2010 Bulletin — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 13, 2012 05:02 AM

Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society! We bring you updates of our research, news, and events for the month of March 2010 in this bulletin.

ITU Tutorial on Audiovisual Media Accessibility from Mar 14, 2012 12:00 AM to Mar 15, 2012 09:30 AM — India International Centre, New Delhi, — by Prasad Krishna

At the invitation of CIS, in cooperation with the ITU-APT Foundation of India, ITU is organising a two-day Tutorial on Audio Visual Media Accessibility from March 14 to 15, 2012 at the India International Centre, New Delhi, India. The Tutorial will be preceded by the fourth meeting of the Focus Group on Audio Visual Media Accessibility (FG AVA) on March 13, 2012. This meeting will take place at the same venue and will also be hosted by CIS, in cooperation with the ITU-APT Foundation of India.

Accessibility for Disabled — by http://captainjohann.myopenid.com/ — last modified Mar 13, 2012 10:43 AM

When Stephen Hawksley the celebrated Disabled Scientist visited Delhi in 1990s, the Ministry of Social justice and Empowerment spent 87 lakhs to erect a temporary [...]

The World Blind Union document — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 30, 2012 07:25 AM

WBU Version of the Working Document

UNESCO Global Report: Opening New Avenues for Empowerment — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Sep 04, 2013 07:21 AM

We prepared a report on higher education for persons with disabilities in the Asia-Pacific region for UNESCO some time back. The report has been compiled into a global report. Nirmita Narasimhan was the project coordinator from the Centre for Internet and Society.

National Resource Kit: The Andaman & Nicobar Chapter (Call for Comments) — by CLPR — last modified Mar 06, 2014 04:21 PM

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 Andaman and Nicobar.

Nirmita receives NIVH Award — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 29, 2011 05:53 AM

Nirmita Narasimhan received the NIVH Excellence Award from Justice AS Anand (retd), former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, on International Day of Persons with Disabilities at the National Institute for the Visually Handicapped in Dehradun on Saturday, 3 December 2011.

January 2012 Bulletin — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 09, 2012 09:36 AM

Welcome to the Centre for Internet and Society newsletter! In this issue we bring you the updates of our research, events, media coverage and videos of events organized by us during the month of January 2012!

Accessibility of Government Websites in India — Test Results — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Aug 02, 2012 12:56 PM

The Centre for Internet & Society conducted a survey of the accessibility of the government websites in India. A total of 7800 websites listed on the Government of India directory were researched upon.

Bangla eSpeak training with NVDA — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Jul 20, 2015 03:02 PM

The NVDA team conducted an eSpeak training in Bangla on December 19 and 20, 2014 at Blind Empowerment Foundation (BEA) in Kolkata.

Telugu eSpeak Training with NVDA — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Jul 20, 2015 02:59 PM

NVDA team conducted a two-day workshop at the Hyderabad Central University (HCU) for lecturers and students for reading and writing in Telugu using eSpeak with NVDA on December 1 and 2, 2014.

December 2014 Bulletin — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 12, 2015 04:56 PM

The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) wishes you a very happy new year and welcomes you to the twelfth issue of the newsletter (December 2014).

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