Accessibility

Enabling Access to Education through ICT - A Conference in Delhi — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 04, 2013 09:24 AM

The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Bangalore in cooperation with the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICT (G3ICT), a flagship advocacy organization of the UN Global Alliance on ICT and Development (UN-GAID), the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), UNESCO, Digital Empowerment Foundation, Society for Promotion of Alternative Computing and Employment and the Deafway Foundation is organizing an international conference "Enabling Access to Education through ICT" in New Delhi from 27 to 29 October 2010. The event is sponsored by Hans Foundation.

e-Accessibility Policy Handbook for Persons with Disabilities — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Jul 30, 2013 08:29 AM

The Centre for Internet and Society is proud to announce the launch of its first publication, the “e-Accessibility Policy Handbook for Persons with Disabilities" in collaboration with the G3ict (Global Initiative for Inclusive Information Communication Technologies) and ITU (International Telecommunications Union), and sponsored by the Hans Foundation. The handbook is compiled and edited by Nirmita Narasimhan. Dr. Hamadoun I. Toure, Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union has written the preface, Dr. Sami Al-Basheer, Director, ITU-D has written the introduction and Axel Leblois, Executive Director, G3ict has written the foreword.

Enabling Access to Education through ICT - Conference Report — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 28, 2013 10:14 AM

The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Bangalore in cooperation G3ict, UNESCO, ITU, WIPO, The Deafway Foundation, DEF and SPACE with the gracious support of The Hans Foundation and the Department of Information Technology, MICT, New Delhi organized an international conference "Enabling Access to Education through ICT" in New Delhi from 27 to 29 October 2010. The event was sponsored by Hans Foundation.

G3ict-GW Global Policy Forum: "ICT Accessibility: A New Frontier for Disability Rights" — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 26, 2011 09:58 AM

The Institute for Global and International Studies, Elliott School of Intenational Affairs at George Washington University, in cooperation with G3ict hosted this conference in Citiy View Room, Washington, D.C on 15 and 16 November 2010. Nirmita Narasimhan participated in this conference and spoke in the panel on Successful Treaty Implementation: Key Factors of Success and Obstacles.

Nirmita Narasimhan wins National Award — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:53 AM

Nirmita Narasimhan was awarded the National Award for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities from the Government of India on 3 December 2010 on the occasion of the World Disability Day. The award was presented by Smt. Pratibha Patil, President of India under the Role Model category. The award function took place at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi from 11:00 to12:30 and was telecast live on Doordarshan.

Accessibility at CIS – Looking back at 2010 — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:53 AM

From its inception, CIS has been working towards reform of copyright law both at the national and international levels and towards formulation of an electronic accessibility policy for India. The year 2010 has been quite eventful for developments in the area of accessibility for persons with disabilities at the national and international levels. In this blog post, Nirmita Narasimhan looks at some of the work done by CIS and other organisations to promote digital accessibility and inclusion for persons with disabilities during the calendar year 2010.

Accessibility in Telecommunications — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 08, 2011 08:08 AM

CIS seeks to gather information about the accessibility of telecommunications products and services for persons with disabilities and elderly persons in India.

The Working Draft of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2010: Does it exceed its Mandate in Including Provisions Relating to Other Disability Legislations? — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:32 AM

The Centre for Internet and Society, Inclusive Planet and the Centre for Law and Policy Research in this legal note analyse how far the January draft of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act touches upon the provisions of the other disability legislations, namely the Mental Health Act and The National Trusts Act and thereby exceeds the mandate given by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to amend only the Persons with Disabilities Act.

Accessible Mobile Handsets in India: An Overview — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:29 AM

Over a thousand mobile handsets are sold in India today and new models are launched almost every few weeks. However, the number of accessible handsets continues to be disproportionately low. The Centre for Internet and Society conducted a research on the mobile market to gauge how many handsets in India are accessible for persons with disabilities. Handsets were judged on the basis of a few common accessibility features and pricing.

Note on the Authorities under the Working Draft of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2011 (9th February 2011) — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 24, 2011 05:42 AM

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE) released a revised draft of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act which is up for comments on the MSJE website. The Centre for Law and Policy Research, Inclusive Planet and the Centre for Internet and Society jointly submitted a note on the section on statutory authorities.

Policy Spotlight: 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 08, 2011 10:18 AM

The means and modes of communication have changed drastically in today’s age and the earlier bright lines, if they ever did exist have become increasingly blurred. The mainstreaming of social media has brought forth some new questions to the forefront, the issue of accessibility being one of them. Jenifer Simpson, Senior Director for Government Affairs and head of the Telecommunications & Technology Policy Initiative at the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), elaborates more on the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act in this interview.

Accessibility Policy Making: An International Perspective (Revised Edition 2011) — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:27 AM

A G3ict White Paper researched and edited by the Center for Internet and Society, Bangalore, India. Editor: Nirmita Narasimhan, Revised edition: May 2011

Universal Service — An Instrument for Accessibility — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:53 AM

Every year, billions of dollars are earmarked for fulfilling universal service obligations across the globe. These funds represent a prime opportunity for governments to initiate telecommunication policies and programmes for persons with disabilities, writes Deepti Bharthur.

The Business Case for Web Accessibility — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Dec 07, 2011 09:56 AM

NASSCOM Foundation has published a handbook on web accessibility titled "Understanding WebAccessibility — A Guide to create Accessible Work Environments". Nirmita Narasimhan authored a chapter "The Business Case for Web Accessibility".

Survey on Banking Accessibility — by Vrinda Maheshwari — last modified Jun 06, 2013 06:12 AM

The Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs (G3ict) is launching a survey on the accessibility of financial services in banks for persons with disabilities around the world. The survey is looking at the kind of accommodations being made by different banks and assessing best practices for accessibility to financial services for persons with disabilities.

National Resource Kit: The Odisha Chapter (Call for Comments) — by Anandhi Viswanathan — last modified Nov 07, 2013 06:14 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 Odisha.

Visually impaired seek access to print materials — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jan 16, 2013 06:20 AM

An article in the Deccan Herald (November 3, 2008, page 4) by L. Subramani on the CIS signature campaign.

Websites Accessibility Evaluation Methodologies: Conference Report — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 08, 2011 10:45 AM

G3ict, W3C and CIS co-organised a panel on 30 March 2011 from 4.30p.m to 6.00 p.m., in the W3C track at the Twentieth International World Wide Web Conference in Hyderabad. The panel discussed web accessibility evaluation methodologies and their challenges and practical technical survey methodologies alternatives. The panel was moderated by Nirmita Narasimhan and featured four speakers — Shadi Abou Zahra (W3C/WAI), Neeta Verma (Senior Technical Director, NIC), Srinivasu Chakravartula (Accessibility Manager, Yahoo India) and Glenda Sims (Senior Accessibility Consultant, DeQue Systems).

National Resource Kit: The Jharkhand Chapter (Call for Comments) — by Manojna Yeluri — last modified Nov 07, 2013 06:14 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 Jharkhand.

Bengalureans to receive Helen Keller award — by Admin — last modified Jan 01, 2018 04:24 PM

Three Bengalureans and two organisations from the city have been selected this year for the Helen Keller awards, given by the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) and Mindtree.

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