Accessibility in Telecommunications

Posted by Prasad Krishna at Jan 24, 2011 10:00 AM | Permalink

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CIS seeks to gather information about the accessibility of telecommunications products and services for persons with disabilities and elderly persons in India.

Given below are the links to two questionnaires:

Filed under: Accessibility

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Prasad Krishna previously worked in a newspaper and some reputed publications. He is MA in English, PGD in Journalism and LLB from the University of Delhi.

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