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Accessibility
326 items.
1 Dec 2016
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A world apartOn the eve of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we look at their legal rights relating to financial matters.
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.
30 Nov 2016
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Popular apps are inaccessible to millions of disabled: StudyAccording to a study conducted by Centre for Internet and Society last month, many of the most-commonly used mobile apps for food delivery, online payments, grocery shopping and transportation were not accessible to the visually challenged.
30 Nov 2016
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Disabled kid? sorry, no admission!Mita Sarkar, a mother of a six-year-old girl who has cerebral palsy (CP) had to approach around ten private schools for her daughter's admission. She heard the same response from every school she approached: “Education is for all and we …
21 Nov 2016
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Most popular apps inaccessible to millions of disabled, says studyBooking cabs, buying food and making payments online seem like they're just a swipe and a tap away, but for millions of disabled Indians, these apps are not designed for them to use.
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 …
10 Oct 2016
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Tech for the blind: How app developers can help end the ‘disturbing touchscreen trend’At their introduction, touchscreens was so refreshing and how we had rushed to get those touch devices. Meanwhile, there was a separate world that came crashing down with the advent of touch enabled phones. Just like me, I’m sure not many …
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.
31 Aug 2016
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India has a long road ahead in becoming a disabled-friendly countryIndia is home to 2.7 crore people living with one or the other kind of disability. According to the 2011 Census, 2.21 percent of India’s population is disabled. Unlike the developed world, India’s disabled are made further socially …
27 Aug 2016
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Universal Design & Accessibility ConclaveNirmita Narasimhan is a speaker at this conclave organized by IIMA in collaboration with Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.
24 Aug 2016
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Bridging the Digital DivideNirmita Narasimhan will be a panelist at an annual event called "All Hands Meet" organized by Wipro on August 25, 2016 in Bangalore.
17 Aug 2016
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Nirmita Narasimhan gets NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design AwardThe NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards were given away in the capital on August 14, 2016. Nirmita got the award in the "Persons with Disabilities" category.
15 Aug 2016
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Using technology to address issuesCan technology help the visually-disabled, who have no access to books and reading resources in their schools?
10 Aug 2016
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How India’s top firms fare in employing women and persons with disabilitiesIt is generally believed that the growth of the corporate sector in India has increased employment avenues for historically deprived sections of our society.
6 Aug 2016
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An India Where the Disabled have a ChoiceThe 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 …
29 May 2016
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How tech brings self-reliance to students with disabilitiesRakshit 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.
9 May 2016
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Accessible ICT ProcurementToday 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 …
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, …
19 Dec 2015
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Global Charter: Promoting Global Digital Inclusion through ICT Procurement Policies & Accessibility StandardsThe Centre for Internet & Society was a signatory to this initiative.
30 Nov 2015
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International Day of People with DisabilityNirmita Narasimhan was a panelist at this event organized by Capgemini in Bangalore on November 30, 2015.
18 Nov 2015
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Comments on the Draft Outcome Document of the UN General Assembly’s Overall Review of the Implementation of WSIS Outcomes (WSIS+10)Following the comment-period on the Zero Draft, the Draft Outcome Document of the UN General Assembly's Overall Review of implementation of WSIS Outcomes was released on 4 November 2015. Comments were sought on the Draft Outcome Document …
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 …
26 Sep 2015
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Google's Optical Character Recognition Software Now Works with All South Asian LanguagesThe Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software by Google now works for more than 248 world languages, including all the major South Asian languages, and it's easy to use and works with over 90 percent accuracy for most languages.