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File Making TV Accessible in India
by Srividya Vaidyanathan — published Oct 08, 2012 — filed under:
A report on ITU's "Making Television Accessible Report" prepared by the Centre for Internet and Society.
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September 2012 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 30, 2012 — last modified Oct 09, 2012 06:48 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
Welcome to the newsletter of September 2012 from the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS). The present issue features a second analysis by Snehashish Ghosh on the latest list of sites blocked by the Indian government from August 18, 2012 to August 21, 2012, a research on the issues of internet governance by Smarika Kumar, publication of a report on Accessibility of Government websites in India by Nirmita Narasimhan, Mukesh Sharma and Dinesh Kaushal, the Access to Knowledge programme plan and updates from the Wikipedia community in India on Indic languages, updates from the Habits of Living workshop organised in Bengaluru, the events connected to the visits of international DNA experts, Helen Wallace and Jeremy Gruber in India, and introduce you to our Access to Knowledge team members.
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Blog Entry Creating a National Resource Kit for Persons with Disabilities: An Introduction
by Anandhi Viswanathan — published Sep 28, 2012 — last modified Mar 18, 2013 05:58 AM — filed under:
The Centre for Internet & Society is engaged in a two-and-a-half year project starting from August 2012 to create a national resource kit of state-wise laws, policies and programmes on issues relating to persons with disabilities in India. This project is supported by the Hans Foundation. The Resource Kit will be brought out in both English and Hindi and disseminated to policy makers from panchayat to ministry levels throughout India.
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Blog Entry WIPO Treaty for the Visually Impaired — Moving from a Treaty on Paper to a Treaty that is Workable on the Ground
by Rahul Cherian — published Sep 28, 2012 — filed under: , ,
After many years of hard lobbying by the World Blind Union, it appears that the WIPO Treaty on limitations and exceptions for visually impaired persons/persons with print disabilities (TVI) could become a reality next year. However, due to pressure from the European Union and the United States, and their insistence on several untenable provisions, there is a real risk that the TVI could become unworkable on the ground.
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Blog Entry Breaking News on Electronic Accessibility
by Rahul Cherian — published Sep 28, 2012 — filed under:
The Parliamentary Standing Committee constituted to study the Electronic Delivery of Services Bill has in its report explicitly recognized the concept of electronic accessibility and reasonable accommodation. This is the first time in the country that these two concepts have been reflected at the level of a Parliamentary Standing Committee in relation to a non-disability specific law.
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Blog Entry Accessibility of Government Websites in India: A Report
by Nirmita Narasimhan, Mukesh Sharma and Dinesh Kaushal — published Sep 26, 2012 — filed under: ,
The Centre for Internet & Society is pleased to announce the publication of a report on the accessibility of government websites in India. The report is published in cooperation with the Hans Foundation. Nirmita Narasimhan, Mukesh Sharma and Dinesh Kaushal are the authors.
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File Accessibility of Government Websites in India
by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Sep 25, 2012 — last modified Sep 25, 2012 05:54 AM — filed under:
This report summarises the key findings of a test conducted to measure the accessibility of 7800 websites of the Government of India and its affiliated agencies against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, which is the universally accepted standard for web accessibility.
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'Sops can boost jobs for disabled persons'
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 12, 2012 — filed under:
A recent report commissioned by the government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called for greater incentives to the private sector to boost employment for persons with disabilities (PWDs). Incentives such as grants can be used by the employer to make the workplace more accessible and for providing assistive technologies such as voice software or training.
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August 2012 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 07, 2012 — last modified Sep 11, 2012 02:53 PM — filed under: , , , , , ,
Welcome to the newsletter issue of August 2012 from the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS). The present issue features an analysis of the latest list of sites blocked by the Indian government from August 18, 2012 to August 21, 2012, the India Report for Consumers International IP Watchlist 2012, and press coverage related to the recent North East exodus.
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File Making Mobile Phones and Services Accessible for Persons with Disabilities
by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Sep 02, 2012 — last modified Apr 26, 2013 05:00 AM — filed under:
This report is published by the International Telecommunication Union in cooperation with G3ict – The Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies. Nirmita Narasimhan and Axel Leblois are the lead authors. The contributors include Deepti Bharthur, Lakshmi Haridas, Pranav Lal, Peter Looms, Roopakshi Pathania, Deva Prasad, Susan Schorr, and Mukesh Sharma.
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