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Can’t read, so use new tech to let books speak
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 08, 2010
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last modified
Apr 02, 2011 01:43 PM
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Accessibility
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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News & Media
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Celebrating 5 Years of CIS
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 03, 2013
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last modified
Feb 25, 2014 09:15 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Digital Natives,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Openness,
Researchers at Work,
Event
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is celebrating 5 years of its existence with an exhibition showcasing its activities and accomplishments. The exhibition will be held at its offices in Bangalore and Delhi from May 20 to 23, 2013.
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Internet Governance
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Events
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Central Government Schemes
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by
Anandhi Viswanathan
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published
Apr 27, 2014
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last modified
May 07, 2014 01:20 AM
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Accessibility
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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Accessibility
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Blog
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Central Guidelines and Schemes
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by
Anandhi Viswanathan
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published
Nov 06, 2014
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filed under:
Accessibility
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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Accessibility
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Blog
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CIS anniversary
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 06, 2013
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Digital Natives,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Openness,
Researchers at Work
The Centre for Internet and Society will celebrate five years of its existence with an exhibition showcasing its works and accomplishments.
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News & Media
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CIS comments on WIPO Treaty
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by
Nirmita Narasimhan
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published
Dec 23, 2009
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last modified
Jan 28, 2013 11:16 AM
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filed under:
Submissions,
Accessibility
Nirmita Narasimhan of CIS has given her reply comments to the US Copyright Office's call for comments on the proposed WIPO draft proposal to facilitate access to copyrighted works for persons who are blind or have other reading disabilities, in response to the Federal Register Notice of October 13, 2009.
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Accessibility
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Blog
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CIS Gets ITU-D Sector Membership
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by
Nirmita Narasimhan
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published
Apr 26, 2013
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last modified
Jul 11, 2013 10:11 AM
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Accessibility
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has become a sector member of ITU-D, the development sector of the International Telecommunication Union, the specialized UN Agency dealing with telecommunications and information communications (ICTs).
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Accessibility
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Blog
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CIS Intervention on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired at SCCR/SS/GE/2/13
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Apr 25, 2013
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last modified
Apr 25, 2013 11:57 AM
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filed under:
Copyright,
Accessibility,
Access to Knowledge,
WIPO
The informal session and special session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights was organised by WIPO in Geneva from April 18 to April 20, 2013. Pranesh Prakash participated in the session and spoke about the rights of the visually impaired. An abridged version of this was read out during the meeting on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at 22:15 due to time restrictions.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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CIS's Statement at SCCR 24 on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jul 22, 2012
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filed under:
Copyright,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Accessibility,
Access to Knowledge
This was the statement read out by Pranesh Prakash at the 24th meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee for Copyright and Related Rights in Geneva, on Friday, July 20, 2012.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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CIS-TWN Analysis of WIPO Treaty for the Print Disabled (SCCR/22/15)
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Oct 04, 2011
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last modified
Oct 12, 2011 08:29 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Accessibility,
Access to Knowledge,
WIPO
CIS and the Third World Network (TWN) conducted a quick analysis of the "Consensus document on an international instrument on limitations and exceptions for persons with print disabilities presented by Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, and the United States of America" presented as WIPO document numbered SCCR/22/15.
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Blogs