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UNESCO Global Report: Opening New Avenues for Empowerment
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Nirmita Narasimhan
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Aug 31, 2013
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Sep 04, 2013 07:21 AM
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Accessibility
We prepared a report on higher education for persons with disabilities in the Asia-Pacific region for UNESCO some time back. The report has been compiled into a global report. Nirmita Narasimhan was the project coordinator from the Centre for Internet and Society.
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National Resource Kit: The Andaman & Nicobar Chapter (Call for Comments)
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CLPR
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Feb 19, 2013
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last modified
Mar 06, 2014 04:21 PM
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Accessibility
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 Andaman and Nicobar.
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Nirmita receives NIVH Award
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Prasad Krishna
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Dec 09, 2011
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Dec 29, 2011 05:53 AM
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Accessibility
Nirmita Narasimhan received the NIVH Excellence Award from Justice AS Anand (retd), former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, on International Day of Persons with Disabilities at the National Institute for the Visually Handicapped in Dehradun on Saturday, 3 December 2011.
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January 2012 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 07, 2012
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last modified
Jul 09, 2012 09:36 AM
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Access to Knowledge,
Digital Natives,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Research,
Openness
Welcome to the Centre for Internet and Society newsletter! In this issue we bring you the updates of our research, events, media coverage and videos of events organized by us during the month of January 2012!
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Accessibility of Government Websites in India — Test Results
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by
Nirmita Narasimhan
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Jul 13, 2012
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last modified
Aug 02, 2012 12:56 PM
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Accessibility
The Centre for Internet & Society conducted a survey of the accessibility of the government websites in India. A total of 7800 websites listed on the Government of India directory were researched upon.
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Bangla eSpeak training with NVDA
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by
Nirmita Narasimhan
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Dec 28, 2014
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last modified
Jul 20, 2015 03:02 PM
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Accessibility,
NVDA
The NVDA team conducted an eSpeak training in Bangla on December 19 and 20, 2014 at Blind Empowerment Foundation (BEA) in Kolkata.
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Telugu eSpeak Training with NVDA
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by
Nirmita Narasimhan
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Dec 02, 2014
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last modified
Jul 20, 2015 02:59 PM
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Accessibility,
NVDA
NVDA team conducted a two-day workshop at the Hyderabad Central University (HCU) for lecturers and students for reading and writing in Telugu using eSpeak with NVDA on December 1 and 2, 2014.
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December 2014 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 31, 2014
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last modified
Jan 12, 2015 04:56 PM
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Access to Knowledge,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Openness,
Researchers at Work
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) wishes you a very happy new year and welcomes you to the twelfth issue of the newsletter (December 2014).
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Disability Exceptions in Copyright Legislations
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by
Rishika
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Jan 12, 2015
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filed under:
Copyright,
Accessibility,
Access to Knowledge
In the year 2006, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) conducted a study on different national approaches to copyright exception for persons with disabilities. Over 60 countries have an exception in their Copyright laws permitting conversion of works into accessible formats for the benefit of persons who cannot read print. The scope of the exception varies, in terms of the beneficiaries covered, formats permitted, restrictions on who can convert, etc.
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Response to RTI Applications from Different States on Accessibility
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by
Anandhi Viswanathan
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Jan 30, 2015
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last modified
Feb 08, 2015 08:30 AM
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Accessibility
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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