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Nirmita Narasimhan
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26 Nov 2017
News
IDAP Interview Series: Interview with Nirmita NarasimhanIDIA Disability Access Programme did an interview with Nirmita Narasimhan. This interview was conducted by Madhavi Singh and Anusha Reddy. The interview was transcribed by Veda Singh, IDIA intern and student at Jindal Global Law School.
26 Nov 2017
Blog post
Comments on Guidelines for Indian Government WebsitesThe Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India has published the Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (GIGW). Nirmita Narasimhan on behalf of the Centre for Internet & Society gave comments on GIGW.
30 Sep 2017
Blog post
Comments on Mobile Accessibility GuidelinesThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted its comments on mobile accessibility guidelines to the Ministry of Electronics & IT, Govt. of India.
3 Jul 2017
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Why GST Is A Step Backward For The DisabledImposing taxes on assistive devices is unfair. The countdown has begun to the implementation of the GST in India. Over the past month, discussions about the GST have dominated the scene with several groups protesting in strong measure about …
24 Jun 2017
Blog post
GST - A Barrier to Human Rights for Persons with DisabilitiesThe Centre of Internet & Society made a submission on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) which will be coming into play from July 2017 onwards. In this blog post Nirmita Narasimhan assesses the impact of GST on persons with disabilities.
17 Jun 2017
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Report of the Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2017Aditya Tejas attended the Global Accessibility Awareness Day event organized at NIMHANS Convention Centre in Bengaluru. The event had multiple panels and presentations, including a talk on coding for accessibility, a panel on why …
19 May 2017
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Comments on the draft Policy on IT Accessibility for People with DisabilitiesThe Centre for Internet & Society gave inputs on a document on implementing digital accessibility to Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on May 2, 2017.
12 Apr 2017
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Mobile Accessibility PracticesOver the past few months the Centre for Internet & Society along with some like minded organizations had been working on framing a feasible accessibility guidelines for mobile apps which they could recommend to the Government of India, …
29 Mar 2017
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Comments on the draft Rights of Persons with Disabilities RulesThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted comments on the draft Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules for the consideration of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Government of India.
28 Feb 2017
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Comments on Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities 'Vision Document 2030'The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted comments for the consideration of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPD) on the Vision Document 2030 brought out earlier this month.
23 Jan 2017
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Digital accessibility in the Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act 2016This post summarizes the provisions for digital accessibility in the new Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016
30 Nov 2016
Blog post
The Quest for Education – Persons with Disabilities, Severely ChallengedEducation is the fundamental building block of development; it leads to an improved quality of life, employment, social acceptance and inclusion, national development and intellectual growth.
4 Nov 2016
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Where Are There So Few Books For The Print-Impaired?India publishes approximately 90,000 books each year in 24 different languages. We have over 16,000 publishers, and are one of the top nations for English book publishing in the world. Clearly we are a nation which values and fosters a …
24 Sep 2016
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Mobile Apps Are Excluding Millions Of Indians Who Want To Use ThemIf someone were to ask you how many apps you use in a day, you might need to stop and count. You use apps to book cabs, to order groceries, make payments online, buy diapers, connect with friends... the list goes on. In fact apps, are …
31 Aug 2016
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We Tested 18 Government Apps, and Most are not Fully Accessible to the DisabledWhen you wake up in the morning, the odds are one of the first things you look at is your phone. You might check WhatsApp, review the news, look at the day’s schedule, and book a taxi to work.
29 Mar 2016
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Report on eSpeak with NVDA Screen Reader and Assistive Technology for Visually ChallengedThe 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 …
6 Mar 2016
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Report on NVDA with E-Speak and BookShare Online LibraryWith 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 …
3 Jan 2016
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National Compendium of Laws, Policies, Programmes for Persons with DisabilitiesThis 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, …
9 Nov 2015
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Report on use of eSpeak Bengali with NVDANVDA team conducted a training programme at Turnstone Matruchaya, Siligudi, West Bengal from September 7 to 9, 2015. Fourteen delegates attended. Nirmal Verma was the language trainer.
30 Sep 2015
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Training in eSpeak MarathiNVDA team conducted a training programme in Marathi language on August 22 and 23, 2015 at Atmadepam Society in Nagpur. Twenty-two participants attended. Harshad Jadhav was the trainer.
30 Sep 2015
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Report on the Training in the Use of eSpeak Hindi with NVDAThis workshop was organized by the newly established NGO called “Lakshay for the Differently Abled’”. The main objective of the organization is to spread the knowledge of Assistive Technology amongst the Visually Impaired population of the …
30 Sep 2015
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Report on 5 day TOT for Training in Use of Espeak Kannada with NVDAA unique programme was organized in partnership with Mitra Jyothi – Bangalore, Enable India – Bangalore and NFB Karnataka. The aim of the programme was to empower the Computer Teacherrs for the blind in the use of Espeak Kannada and apprise …
30 Sep 2015
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eSpeak Training in Hindi LanguageNational Association for the Blind, Kullu hosted a 2 day training in the use of eSpeak in Hindi language with NVDA for its special educators, in-service blind, and blind students. The programme was attended by 20 participants who came from …
10 Sep 2015
News
India’s missing disabled populationThe highest rates of disability are amongst those who are vision-impaired, and those who have problems to do with movement.
28 Aug 2015
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Training in eSpeak HindiNVDA team conducted a workshop at Jeevan Jyoti School for the Blind, Varanasi from August 26 to 28, 2015. Eighty five students and 13 teachers took part in the training programme.
30 Jun 2015
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Report on Training in eSpeak MarathiThe NVDA team conducted a training at SIES College, Sion, Mumbai on June 28, 2015. Thirty-four delegates attended the training programme. Harshad Jadhav was the trainer.
30 Jun 2015
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Report on eSpeak Tamil Computing with NVDA Training Workshop in TirunelveliThe training workshop by the NVDA team was held at Anne Jane Askwith Higher Secondary School for the Visually Impaired, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli from June 3 - 7, 2015. Sixteen delegates attended the workshop.
24 Jun 2015
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Report on eSpeak Marathi Training at MJ College, JalgaonThe Centre for Internet & Society conducted a workshop for reading and writing using eSpeak with NVDA at Dreamy Eyes Resource Centre in Jalgaon on June 23 and 24, 2015.
17 Jun 2015
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Report on the Use of eSpeak in Urdu and KashmiriNVDA team conducted a training programme at Kashmir University from June 15 to 17, 2015. Forty-four delegates attended the training programme. Kaifee Asami was the trainer.
15 Jun 2015
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Report on 15 days Training in Basic Computing at RNKSThe NVDA team organized a 15 days training in basic computing at Rajasthan Natrahin Kalyan Sansthan (RNKS) in Jaipur. The training programme held from June 1 - 15, 2015 was attended by 12 delegates. Mrityunjay Kumar was the trainer. The …