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Statement of CIS on the Matter of the Treaty for the Blind
— by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Jan 28, 2013 11:14 AMPresented by Nirmita Narasimhan at the 19th WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights in Geneva on 18th December 2009.
Web Accessibility Policy Making: An International Perspective – A G3ict White Paper
— by Radha Rao — last modified Oct 19, 2011 10:37 AMG3ict Publishes International Survey of Web Accessibility Policies White Paper by the Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore, India
Right to Knowledge for Persons with Print Impairment: A Proposal to Amend the Indian Copyright Regime
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 26, 2013 06:09 AMThis research paper argues the need for amending Indian Copyright provisions for enabling the print impaired to gain access to published works. The paper was submitted to the Ministry of Human Resource and Development in November to appraise it of the needs of the print disabled community. It is up for public comments and we welcome your feedback for this ongoing campaign.
A Report on National Conference on ICTs for Differently Abled / Under privileged Communities in Education, Employment & Entreprenuership 2009
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 26, 2011 07:41 AMThis is a report about the National Conference on ICTs for the differently abled / under privileged communities in education, employment and entreprenuership which was held at Loyola College in Chennai from 1 to 3 December 2009.
DFI and Cambridge University Press join hands for getting print access to the "print impaired"
— by Radha Rao — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:45 AMCambridge University Press has given permission for books published in India by them to be converted into other accessible formats such as in DAISY, says Dr. Sam Taraporevala, Director, Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged in this blog.
Right to Read Campaign - Kolkata
— by Radha Rao — last modified Nov 08, 2011 03:39 PMA report on the nationwide Right to Read campaign which had its second road show at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata on 7th November, 2009 from 11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.
National workshop on Web Accessibility - Thiruvananthapuram (Report)
— by Radha Rao — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:45 AMThe third National Workshop on Web Accessibility for Web developers was organised by CIS at Thiruvananthapuram in collaboration with SPACE.
Right to read for the print impaired and copyright challenges
— by Radha Rao — last modified Nov 08, 2011 03:56 PMThe National Institute for the Visually Handicapped (NIVH), Daisy Forum of India (DFI) and Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) together organised an event titled “Right to read for the print impaired and copyright challenges” on behalf of the Visually Impaired (VIP) community of India in New Delhi on 11th November.
G3ict and CIS in collboration
— by Radha Rao — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:44 AMThe G3ict and Centre for Internet and Society, India (www.cis-india.org) are collaborating on a white paper comparing internet accessibility policies and legislative frameworks in 15 countries across the world.
National Policy on Universal Electronic Accessibility
— by Radha Rao — last modified Aug 24, 2011 06:02 AMMinutes of the meeting on draft National Policy on Universal Electronic Accessibility held on August 17, 2009 in E-Governance Hall, 1st Floor, Electronics Niketan, CGO Complex, New Delhi.
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