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September 2014 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 11, 2014 — last modified Jan 02, 2015 01:26 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Welcome you to the ninth issue of the newsletter (September 2014).
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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 Comments to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014
by Nirmita Narasimhan and Anandhi Viswanathan — published Oct 30, 2014 — filed under:
On behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society (“CIS”), the following are the comments and recommendations on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014 (“RPD Bill”). It was submitted to the Parliamentary Standing Committee in October 2014.
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Blog Entry Accessibility in the New Telecom Policy 2011
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 24, 2011 — last modified Jan 02, 2012 05:12 AM — filed under: ,
Responding to the call for comments on NTP 2011, 27 organisations sent a joint letter requesting that accessibility for persons with disabilities be included specifically within the goals and objectives of the policy. The submission is available here. It deals exclusively with the issue of accessibility in telecommunications for persons with disabilities, which has been left out of NTP 2011. We outline below in some detail the rationale for including accessibility in the NTP.
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Blog Entry Web Accessibility Policy Making: An International Perspective
by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Feb 28, 2012 — last modified Sep 25, 2012 05:33 AM — filed under: , ,
G3ict and CIS are pleased to announce the publication of a new, improved edition of the Web Accessibility Policy Making: An International Perspective. The report published in cooperation with the Hans Foundation provides an updated synopsis of the many policies that governments have implemented around the world to ensure that the Internet and websites are accessible to persons with disabilities.
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Meeting on National Policy on Universal Electronic Accessibility
by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 26, 2014 — last modified Jul 28, 2014 06:46 AM — filed under:
A meeting on National Policy on Universal Electronic Accessibility is scheduled to be held on 1.7.2014 at 11.30 AM in DeitY. Sunil Abraham will take part in the meeting.
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Digital Accessibility
by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 17, 2017 — last modified Jul 09, 2017 01:44 AM — filed under:
On June 17, 2017, Rakesh Paladugula, a web accessibility trainer and Nirmita Narasimhan made a presentation to scientists of the National Informatics Centre in their office in Bengaluru.
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Disabled demand rollback of GST on aids
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 09, 2017 — filed under:
It has been eight years since Mansoor Ahmed changed his caliper. The one he owns was bought for Rs 20,000. Now, they cost more than double. “It is a challenge to buy a caliper when the cost of living has gone up so much. I know really poor people who haven't changed calipers in 15-20 years. After a point, it could cause the disability to worsen,“ says Ahmed, a senior manager with a Bengaluru-based non-profit.
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July 2017 Newsletter
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 31, 2017 — last modified Aug 23, 2017 02:03 AM — filed under: , , , ,
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National Consultation on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Development Process
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 12, 2014 — last modified Mar 12, 2014 01:46 PM — filed under:
On February 12, 2014, CBM India in collaboration with United Nations Solution Exchange (UNSE) for Gender Community organized a 'National Consultation on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Development Processes' at the World Health Organization (WHO), Regional office for South-East Asia in New Delhi. Around 85 delegates attended the consultation
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