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Deccan Chronicle – 27th September, 2009
by Radha Rao published Sep 29, 2009 last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:50 PM — filed under:
Nirmita Narasimhan, Programme Manager, CIS, speaks at the launch of ‘Right to Read’ campaign. Loyola College in the city on Saturday launched the campaign to amend the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, and give visually challenged and dyslexic people better access to printed books in the form of Braille copy and big prints.
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Disability rights groups oppose changes to Copyright Act
by Prasad Krishna published Apr 26, 2010 last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:26 PM — filed under:
Disability rights groups are up in arms against a Bill proposing an amendment to the Copyright Act, 1952, reports Aarti Dhar in an article published in the Hindu on April 23, 2010.
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Free Copyright Control to Help Blind Students: Xavier's Resource Centre
by Prasad Krishna published Feb 22, 2010 last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:10 PM — filed under:
This article throws light on the fact that even though technology has made it possible for visually challenged to access print material, there is little awareness among authors and publishers to make it accessible, and hence, only an amendment in copyright laws can bring about this awareness.
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Government websites: Access denied to special users
by Sanchia de Souza published Dec 07, 2008 last modified Apr 02, 2011 04:17 PM — filed under:
Article by L. Subramani in the Deccan Herald, 8 December 2008
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Lawyers get socially involved: The Right to Read
by Radha Rao published Dec 03, 2009 last modified Dec 03, 2009 09:49 AM — filed under:
Thursday, 03 December 2009 by Tanuj Kalia (www.legallyindia.com)
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N.C.P.E.D.P. and BarrierBreak Technologies put forward National Policy on Electronic Accessibility
by Sanchia de Souza published Jul 22, 2009 last modified Apr 02, 2011 03:43 PM — filed under:
Article in Disability News and Information Service, 15 July 2009
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Can’t read, so use new tech to let books speak
by Prasad Krishna published Feb 08, 2010 last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:43 PM — filed under:
An article in the Times of India about the Right to Read campaign organised by the Centre for Internet & Society at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi as the world book fair kicked off.
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Now, online books for disabled persons
by Radha Rao published Sep 15, 2009 last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:58 PM — filed under:
An article by L Subramani – Deccan Herald (6th Sept, 2009)
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An online community platform for people with different needs
by Prasad Krishna published Dec 14, 2010 last modified Sep 13, 2011 05:29 AM — filed under:
An online community platform designed for the print-impaired, probably the first such in the country, seeks to make the internet accessible to people with different needs.
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The print-impaired millions and their right to read
by Prasad Krishna published Feb 08, 2010 last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:10 PM — filed under:
Books, books everywhere, but not a word to read. This is the scenario for the approximately 70 million print-impaired in India, a sizeable population that includes the visually-impaired young people as well the elderly — whose vision depletes with advancing age.
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