Accessibility

Smartphones and the Return to Dependency — by Anandhi Viswanathan — last modified Sep 07, 2014 06:32 AM

The new age smartphones that operate by touch mean much more than exciting new technology to persons with visual impairment, they signify the return to the world of dependency, a situation that the group had successfully steered out of some years ago with the support provided by accessible devices and assistive technology.

Dot Bharat domain to roll out on August 21 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 08, 2014 07:08 AM

Web addresses are set to get multilingual in India. Soon you will be able to type in addresses in a web browser in the Devnagri script – with “dot bharat” standing in for the currently common “dot in” domain to begin with. The roll-out of the same begins on August 21.

APrIGF Delhi 2014 (Towards an Accessible Internet for People with Disabilities) — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 10, 2014 04:47 AM

Sunil Abraham was a speaker at this event organized by International Centre for Free and Open Source Software and ISOC, Australia on August 4, 2014.

Groundbreaking disability rights activist Javed Abidi dies at 53 — by Ambika Tandon — last modified Mar 06, 2018 02:42 PM

The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) expresses profound regret at the demise of Mr. Javed Abidi, a groundbreaking disability rights activist.

Training in eSpeak Hindi — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Sep 03, 2015 02:41 PM

NVDA team conducted a workshop at Jeevan Jyoti School for the Blind, Varanasi from August 26 to 28, 2015. Eighty five students and 13 teachers took part in the training programme.

India’s missing disabled population — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Sep 10, 2015 04:31 PM

The highest rates of disability are amongst those who are vision-impaired, and those who have problems to do with movement.

National Resource Kit: The Himachal Chapter (Call for Comments) — by Anandhi Viswanathan — last modified Nov 07, 2013 06:15 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 Himachal Pradesh.

Celebrating 5 Years of CIS from May 20, 2013 02:00 AM to May 23, 2013 12:00 PM — The Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore, No. 194, 2nd 'C' Cross, Domlur, IInd Stage - 560071 (Near Domlur Club and TERI Complex), — by Prasad Krishna

The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is celebrating 5 years of its existence with an exhibition showcasing its activities and accomplishments. The exhibition will be held at its offices in Bangalore and Delhi from May 20 to 23, 2013.

National Resource Kit: The Tamil Nadu Chapter (Call for Comments) — by Shruti Ramakrishnan — last modified Nov 07, 2013 06:20 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 Tamil Nadu.

December 2012 Bulletin — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 16, 2013 05:15 AM

We at the Centre for Internet & Society wish you all a great year ahead. In the December 2012 newsletter, we bring you the draft early chapters of our “National Resource Kit” project for persons with disabilities (covering four southern states); and accessibility-related comments on the Twelfth Five Year Plan; the draft research on pervasive technologies and access to knowledge that we presented at the Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest in Brazil; our comments on the privacy implications of including RFID tags in the proposed Rule 138A of the Motor Vehicle Rules, a report on the open access lectures delivered by Prof. Leslie Chan during his tour of India, reports of Wikipedia-related workshops conducted across three cities, and news and media coverage.

WIPO Treaty for the Visually Impaired — Moving from a Treaty on Paper to a Treaty that is Workable on the Ground — by Rahul Cherian — last modified Sep 28, 2012 04:41 AM

After many years of hard lobbying by the World Blind Union, it appears that the WIPO Treaty on limitations and exceptions for visually impaired persons/persons with print disabilities (TVI) could become a reality next year. However, due to pressure from the European Union and the United States, and their insistence on several untenable provisions, there is a real risk that the TVI could become unworkable on the ground.

User Experiences of Digital Financial Risks and Harms — by Amrita Sengupta, Chiara Furtado, Garima Agrawal, Nishkala Sekhar, Puthiya Purayil Sneha and Yesha Tshering Paul — last modified Dec 22, 2023 04:05 PM

The reach and use of digital financial services has risen in recent years without a commensurate increase in digital literacy and access. Through this project, supported by a grant from Google(.)org, we will examine the landscape of potential risks and harms posed by digital financial services, and the disproportionate risk that information asymmetry and barriers to access pose for users, especially certain marginalised communities.

Report on NVDA with E-Speak and BookShare Online Library — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Apr 02, 2016 05:54 AM

With the objective to sensitize and impart the skillset in handling NVDA – the Screen Reader and the usage of BookShare Online Library for the print disabled to the Special Educators, Karna Vidya Technology Centre in collaboration with Computer and Internet Society conducted a one-day Workshop on NVDA with E-Speak and BookShare Online Library on 27 02 2016 (Saturday) at Karna Vidya Technology Centre. Special Educators from Chennai, Kanchipuram and Thiruvallur totaling 48 have participated actively and got benefited from the Workshop.

Report on eSpeak with NVDA Screen Reader and Assistive Technology for Visually Challenged — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Apr 02, 2016 06:33 AM

The Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore and National Association for the Blind, New Delhi in collaboration with Centre for Differently Abled Persons, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli organized a workshop on eSpeak with NVDA Screen Reader and Assistive Technology for Visually Challenged at Centre for Differently Abled Persons, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli on January 21, 2016.

Constitution of Committee for revision of Guidelines for Indian Government Websites — by Admin — last modified Aug 23, 2017 02:02 PM

The ‘Guidelines for Indian Government Websites’ (GIGW) was formulated by National Informatics Centre to make Indian Government Websites usable, user centric and universally accessible.

The Hathitrust Judgment and its impact on TVI negotiations at WIPO — by Rahul Cherian — last modified Oct 30, 2012 04:28 AM

Those of you who have been following my earlier posts on the WIPO negotiations on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired will remember that one of the biggest concerns of the World Blind Union on the draft wording of the Treaty was with the definition of an “authorized entity” that can undertake conversion and distribution of accessible format copies.

West Bengal Notifications (OCR) — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 15, 2013 05:23 AM

Find below the unedited scanned versions of the notifications received from various departments of West Bengal.

National Resource Kit: The Lakshadweep Chapter (Call for Comments) — by Anandhi Viswanathan — last modified Feb 20, 2014 10:00 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 Lakshadweep.

Lakshadweep (Govt) Notifications — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 27, 2013 03:19 AM

The following folder contains a series of notifications received by CIS from the Government of Lakshadweep recently.

A Discussion on Intercept between UNCRPD & CEDAW — by Anandhi Viswanathan — last modified Mar 27, 2013 10:04 AM

A seminar was jointly organized by the Shanta Memorial Institute of Rehabilitation – Odisha, CBR Network and Mitra Jyoti to discuss the intercept between the United Nations Convention for Protection of Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and Committee on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) on February 4, 2013 at Mitra Jyoti in Bangalore. Anandhi Viswanathan participated in the seminar and shares her experiences in this post.

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