Accessibility News & Media
Nirmita receives NIVH Award
Nirmita Narasimhan received the NIVH Excellence Award from Justice AS Anand (retd), former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, on International Day of Persons with Disabilities at the National Institute for the Visually Handicapped in Dehradun on Saturday, 3 December 2011.
An Interview of Nirmita Narasimhan on ITU Portal
ITU Girls in ICT is now online! ITU interviewed Nirmita and published her profile on their website.
An online community platform for people with different needs
An online community platform designed for the print-impaired, probably the first such in the country, seeks to make the internet accessible to people with different needs.
Call for Case Studies on ICT
CIS invites organisations to participate in a study focusing on best practices in the use of ICTs in education for persons with disabilities.
WIPO Proposals Would Open Cross-Border Access To Materials For Print Disabled
The print disabled feel that the possible UN recommendations being negotiated upon may come up short, reports Kaitlin Mara in this article.
World Wide Web Consortium for All
Indian web designers have long ignored needs of people with different disabilities but a new dedicated wiki aspires to change that, writes Malvika Tegta
What Women Want: The ability debates
In this article published in the Hindu, Deepa Alexander argues that the proposed amendments to the Copyright Act (1957) are restrictive and discriminatory.
Right to Read event in Brussels
A 'Right to Read' event is being held at the European Parliament, Brussels on 4 May 2010.
Disability rights groups oppose changes to Copyright Act
Disability rights groups are up in arms against a Bill proposing an amendment to the Copyright Act, 1952, reports Aarti Dhar in an article published in the Hindu on April 23, 2010.
They fight for the visually challenged
Times News Network - A report on the press conference held at the Press Club, Bangalore on 15th April, 2010.
Amendment to Copyright Act opposed
A report on the press conference held on 15th April, at the Press Club, Bangalore : The Hindu
Your Signature Could Help 70 Million Read
A humble signature campaign in the city intends to take on a law that prevents the print-impaired from reading. You too can join in and support the cause.
Free Copyright Control to Help Blind Students: Xavier's Resource Centre
This article throws light on the fact that even though technology has made it possible for visually challenged to access print material, there is little awareness among authors and publishers to make it accessible, and hence, only an amendment in copyright laws can bring about this awareness.
The print-impaired millions and their right to read
Books, books everywhere, but not a word to read. This is the scenario for the approximately 70 million print-impaired in India, a sizeable population that includes the visually-impaired young people as well the elderly — whose vision depletes with advancing age.
Can’t read, so use new tech to let books speak
An article in the Times of India about the Right to Read campaign organised by the Centre for Internet & Society at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi as the world book fair kicked off.
Bridging the Divide
Video clipping of the National Conference on ICT's for the differently abled held in Loyola College, Chennai from 1 December to 3 December, 2009.
Books shut by law blinkers
An article in The Telegraph (Kolkata) by Chandrima S Bhattacharya - 6th December, 2009
Lawyers get socially involved: The Right to Read
Thursday, 03 December 2009 by Tanuj Kalia (www.legallyindia.com)
The disabled also grapple with copyright issues
An article in The Hindu by Deepa Kurup - 03rd December, 2009
Copyright Access for the Disabled and Collaborative IP Policy
A blog post on SPICY IP by Shamnad Basheer, November 18, 2009