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How India’s top firms fare in employing women and persons with disabilities
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Prasad Krishna
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Aug 10, 2016
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Accessibility
It is generally believed that the growth of the corporate sector in India has increased employment avenues for historically deprived sections of our society.
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An India Where the Disabled have a Choice
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Prasad Krishna
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Aug 06, 2016
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Accessibility
The Roundtable on Digital Access to the Disabled held in Bangalore brought forward many issues related to the topic. Dr. Nirmita Narasimhan, Policy Director, Centre for Internet and Society speaks to Dr. Archana Verma about the problems faced by the disabled while using technology. Being herself partially visually impaired, this is an interview from an expert as well as the personal experiences of a person from the disabled group.
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How tech brings self-reliance to students with disabilities
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Prasad Krishna
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May 29, 2016
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Accessibility
Rakshit Malik, 18, has every reason to be pleased with himself. He just scored 96.4% in his Class 12 exam -the third-highest score in CBSE's disabled category.
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Accessible ICT Procurement
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Pranesh Prakash
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May 09, 2016
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filed under:
Accessibility
Today in India there is an excellent opportunity to address the needs of persons with disabilities through accessible ICT procurement. There is a growing body of evidence globally to demonstrate that governments are successfully using accessible procurement as a means of ensuring the human rights of persons with disabilities,. They are amongst the largest purchasers of IT in any country and by requiring accessible products and services, ensure that all citizens with disabilities and government employees who are disabled are able to access and use public infrastructure and communication. CIS along with 20 other organisations petition the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Information Technology to bring in accessibility considerations within the draft Procurement Bill.
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April 2016 Newsletter
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by
Sunil Abraham
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Apr 30, 2016
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last modified
May 10, 2016 06:26 AM
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Access to Knowledge,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Researchers at Work
Welcome to the CIS newsletter for April 2016. The key issues we worked on this month included the Aadhaar Act 2016, Standard Essential Patents, cyber security of smart grids, and involvement of international agencies in the smart cities project in India.
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Report on eSpeak with NVDA Screen Reader and Assistive Technology for Visually Challenged
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Nirmita Narasimhan
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Mar 29, 2016
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last modified
Apr 02, 2016 06:33 AM
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Accessibility
The Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore and National Association for the Blind, New Delhi in collaboration with Centre for Differently Abled Persons, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli organized a workshop on eSpeak with NVDA Screen Reader and Assistive Technology for Visually Challenged at Centre for Differently Abled Persons, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli on January 21, 2016.
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Report on NVDA with E-Speak and BookShare Online Library
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Nirmita Narasimhan
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Mar 06, 2016
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Apr 02, 2016 05:54 AM
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Accessibility
With the objective to sensitize and impart the skillset in handling NVDA – the Screen Reader and the usage of BookShare Online Library for the print disabled to the Special Educators, Karna Vidya Technology Centre in collaboration with Computer and Internet Society conducted a one-day Workshop on NVDA with E-Speak and BookShare Online Library on 27 02 2016 (Saturday) at Karna Vidya Technology Centre. Special Educators from Chennai, Kanchipuram and Thiruvallur totaling 48 have participated actively and got benefited from the Workshop.
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National Compendium of Laws, Policies, Programmes for Persons with Disabilities
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Nirmita Narasimhan
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Jan 03, 2016
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last modified
Feb 05, 2016 02:16 AM
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Featured,
Accessibility
This compendium was compiled by the Centre for Internet & Society in collaboration with the Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Department of Disability Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India. Prasanna Kumar Pincha, Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, has written the Foreword.
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December 2015 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Dec 31, 2015
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last modified
Jan 13, 2016 02:07 PM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Researchers at Work
Our newsletter for the month of December 2015 is below.
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Global Charter: Promoting Global Digital Inclusion through ICT Procurement Policies & Accessibility Standards
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Dec 19, 2015
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last modified
Jan 03, 2016 05:26 AM
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Accessibility
The Centre for Internet & Society was a signatory to this initiative.
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