Accessibility

Statement of CIS on the Matter of the Treaty for the Blind — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Jan 28, 2013 11:14 AM

Presented by Nirmita Narasimhan at the 19th WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights in Geneva on 18th December 2009.

CIS comments on WIPO Treaty — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Jan 28, 2013 11:16 AM

Nirmita Narasimhan of CIS has given her reply comments to the US Copyright Office's call for comments on the proposed WIPO draft proposal to facilitate access to copyrighted works for persons who are blind or have other reading disabilities, in response to the Federal Register Notice of October 13, 2009.

The Right to Read Campaign, now in Delhi — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:45 AM

The Right to Read campaign, this time in Delhi, the national capital of the country has been announced. This is the third in the series. The previous two held in Calcutta and Chennai were highly successful and Delhi too promises quite a lot.

Right to Read, Now in Mumbai — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:46 AM

The third phase of the 'Right to Read' campaign in India held in Mumbai was coordinated by the Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC). The Mumbai Phase of the Right to Read Campaign was launched on 1st January 2010 and ran till the 27th of January 2010.

Web Accessibility as a Government Mandate? — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:46 AM

Is Web accessibility just a Government Mandate? Should private sites be ignored? Wesolowski examines this in light of the steps taken by ictQATAR to make its website accessible to W3C standards, and hopes that Qatar and eventually all other Arab nations will follow suit and make Web accessibility much more of a mandate.

Copyright Law as a tool for Inclusion — by Rahul Cherian — last modified Feb 20, 2013 11:04 AM

Can Copyright Law be used as a tool for Inclusion? Rahul Cherian examines this in his blog on copyright.

e-Accessibility: A Wiki Project — by Rebecca Schild — last modified Aug 23, 2011 04:51 AM

Envisaged and funded by the National Internet Exchange of India, and executed by the Centre for Internet and Society, a Wiki site pertaining to issues of disability and e-accessibility has recently been launched.

Meeting on National Policy for e-Access for All — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Aug 26, 2011 05:13 AM

The world over, there is a move towards making the internet more accessible for persons with visual and print disabilities and for elderly persons. Many countries like the USA and UK have adopted legislation to make adherence to web accessibility standards mandatory. In India we are still relatively unaware of the importance of web accessibility. On Nov 7, 2008 at 11:00 am, the Centre for Internet and Society will host a meeting at the CIS office to discuss strategies and a plan of action to launch a campaign for making web content accessibility standards mandatory in India.

First Meeting on a National Policy for Web Accessibility — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Aug 25, 2011 08:38 AM

The first meeting to discuss having a national policy for web accessibility to ensure universal and inclusive participation was held at the Centre for Internet and Society's office on 7 November 2008. It was aimed at formulating an action plan to work with the government and other private and public bodies to ensure conformity to accessibility standards for web sites.

Accessibility Test Results: Government and Other Popular Websites — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:50 AM

The CIS conducted some automated accessibility tests on a few Government web sites, including that of the National Informatics Centre, and on the web sites of some banks, medical and educational institutions. This is a report of the results.

Report on the Internet Governance Forum — by Sanchia de Souza — last modified Aug 23, 2011 04:51 AM

CIS attended the UN Internet Governance Forum in Hyderabad, December 3-7, 2008.

Follow-up Letter in Support of WIPO Treaty for Reading Disabled — by Sanchia de Souza — last modified Aug 25, 2011 08:43 AM

CIS has sent another letter to the Department of Higher Education, Ministry for Human Resource Development, petitioning it to support the WIPO Treaty for the reading disabled.

Report on Second National Workshop on Web Accessibility, 5-7 June 2009 — by Sanchia de Souza — last modified Feb 04, 2013 05:52 AM

Nirmita Narsimhan reports on the second National Workshop on Web Accessibility for web developers, hosted by CIS in Bangalore from 5 to 7 June 2009, and attended by 15 participants.

Response to the Call from Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry for Review of the Copyright Act — by Sanchia de Souza — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:51 AM

This blog entry contains a letter sent by Rahul Cherian of Indojuris and Nirmita Narsimhan of the Centre for Internet and Society in response to a call from the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry for review of the Copyright Act.

Copyright Challenges for Print Impaired Persons in India — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:51 AM

Print impaired persons in India face several hurdles in accessing reading materials- the biggest one being the Indian Copyright Act 1957

A Report on National Conference on ICTs for Differently Abled / Under privileged Communities in Education, Employment & Entreprenuership 2009 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 26, 2011 07:41 AM

This is a report about the National Conference on ICTs for the differently abled / under privileged communities in education, employment and entreprenuership which was held at Loyola College in Chennai from 1 to 3 December 2009.

Right to Read in the European Parliament: A Report — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 20, 2011 01:44 PM

The European Blind Union and the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue supported an event sponsored by seven MEPs in the European Parliament to discuss the way forward for EU to support the Treaty for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Other Reading Disabled which has been proposed at the World Intellectual Property Organisation by Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador and Paraguay.

Right to Read: Campaign Updates — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 20, 2011 02:06 PM

A nationwide campaign on Right to Read was co-organised by CIS along with the Daisy Forum of India and Inclusive planet to highlight the lack of content in accessible formats and accelerate change in the provisions of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, which presently does not permit the conversion of books in accessible formats for the benefits the blind, visually impaired and other reading disabled persons. The campaign is affiliated with the global R2R campaign started by the World Blind Union in April 2008.

NMEICT Funds Book Conversion Project for the Print Disabled — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 23, 2011 04:52 AM

IIT, Kharagpur, Daisy Forum of India, Inclusive Planet and the Centre for Internet and Society have joined hands to undertake a project for the print disabled. The National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT) is funding this project.

Access to Knowledge: Barriers and Solutions for Persons with Disabilities in India — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 13, 2012 10:43 AM

Consumers International, Kuala Lumpur and Consumers Association of India in association with Madras Library Association organised a seminar on Access to Knowledge on 31st July, 2010 at the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Auditorium in Guindy, Chennai. The Principal Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu Department of Information Technology was the chief guest. Former Central Vigilance Commissioner N. Vittal gave the keynote address. Prof Subbiah Arunachalam, Nirmita Narasimhan and Pranesh Prakash participated in the seminar. Nirmita and Pranesh made presentations on access to knowledge.

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