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Blog Entry Response to RTI Applications from Different States on Accessibility
by Anandhi Viswanathan — published Jan 30, 2015 — last modified Feb 08, 2015 08:30 AM — filed under:
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) had sent right to information (RTI) applications from various states seeking information on the allocation and expenditure in the budget for implementing various schemes for persons with disabilities. CIS received the first set of documents.
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Blog Entry Central Guidelines and Schemes
by Anandhi Viswanathan — published Nov 06, 2014 — filed under:
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.
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Blog Entry Study on Budget Allocation and Expenditure by States on Schemes for Persons with Disabilities
by Anandhi Viswanathan — published Sep 29, 2014 — last modified Oct 06, 2014 04:38 AM
In a follow up to the ongoing project of compiling a National Compendium of Laws, Policies and Programmes for Persons with Disabilities, we are conducting a research to study the allocation in the budget for schemes for persons with disabilities, expenditures incurred for each scheme and total numbers of beneficiaries for all states and union territories.
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Blog Entry Smartphones and the Return to Dependency
by Anandhi Viswanathan — published Aug 30, 2014 — last modified Sep 07, 2014 06:32 AM — filed under:
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.
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Blog Entry Open House with George Abraham: Mainstreaming Persons with Disabilities
by Anandhi Viswanathan — published May 22, 2014 — last modified Jun 04, 2014 10:53 AM — filed under:
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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Blog Entry Central Government Schemes
by Anandhi Viswanathan — published Apr 27, 2014 — last modified May 07, 2014 01:20 AM — filed under:
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.
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Blog Entry National Resource Kit: The Himachal Pradesh Chapter
by Anandhi Viswanathan — published Feb 12, 2014 — last modified Feb 20, 2014 09:24 AM — filed under:
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.
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Blog Entry National Resource Kit: The Gujarat Chapter (Call for Comments)
by Anandhi Viswanathan — published Dec 31, 2013 — last modified Jan 08, 2014 07:01 AM — filed under:
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 Gujarat.
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Blog Entry National Policy on Universal Electronic Accessibility – An Analysis
by Anandhi Viswanathan — published Dec 27, 2013 — filed under:
Electronics and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are widely used in all areas of life such as education, health care, employment, entertainment, banking and finance management and other aspects of daily living.
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Blog Entry National Resource Kit: The Chhattisgarh Chapter (Revised)
by Anandhi Viswanathan — published Nov 30, 2013 — last modified Feb 12, 2014 06:48 AM — filed under:
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 Chhattisgarh.
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