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Report on Training in the use of eSpeak Oriya with NVDA
NVDA team from the Centre for Internet and Society conducted this workshop at Orrisa Association for the Blind, Bhubaneswar from February 8 to 10, 2015. Thirty ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Mar 18, 2015 05:05 PM — Filed under: ,
Report on Training of the use of eSpeak Punjabi with NVDA
NVDA team organized a workshop for training participants on using eSpeak Punjabi with NVDA software. The workshop was held at Asha Kiran Training Institute on ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Mar 10, 2015 02:12 AM
Training of Malayalam eSpeak with NVDA
NVDA team conducted a two days training on January 24 and 25, 2015 in Tiruvananthapuram. The programme was inaugurated by Dr. Veeramanikandan, Pro Vice ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Jul 20, 2015 03:19 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Telugu eSpeak Training with NVDA
NVDA team conducted a two-day workshop at the Hyderabad Central University (HCU) for lecturers and students for reading and writing in Telugu using eSpeak with ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Jul 20, 2015 02:59 PM — Filed under: ,
Bangla eSpeak training with NVDA
The NVDA team conducted an eSpeak training in Bangla on December 19 and 20, 2014 at Blind Empowerment Foundation (BEA) in Kolkata. by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Jul 20, 2015 03:02 PM — Filed under: ,
Developing Screen Reader and Text-to-Speech Synthesizer
The Hans Foundation is funding us to do a project on developing a text-to-speech software in 15 Indian languages over a period of two-and-a-half years. The ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Oct 12, 2016 04:04 PM
Enabling Elections
For making the 2014 General Elections in India participatory and accessible for voters with disabilities the Centre for Law and Policy Research and the Centre ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified May 10, 2014 12:12 AM — Filed under: , ,
Accessibility of Political Parties Websites in India
Given the impending elections in India across April and May 2014, a test was conducted to determine the accessibility of websites of the Election Commission of ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Mar 24, 2014 10:22 AM — Filed under:
Inclusive Disaster and Emergency Management for Persons with Disabilities
This report is a review of the needs, challenges, effective policies, and practices for inclusive disaster management practices. It was submitted to the ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Oct 04, 2013 02:46 PM — Filed under:
The ICT Opportunity for a Disability-Inclusive Development Framework
This report has been prepared by the Broadband Commission for Digital Development, G3ict, International Disability Alliance, International Telecommunication ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Sep 30, 2013 07:25 AM — Filed under:
UNESCO Global Report: Opening New Avenues for Empowerment
We prepared a report on higher education for persons with disabilities in the Asia-Pacific region for UNESCO some time back. The report has been compiled into ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Sep 04, 2013 07:21 AM — Filed under:
Banking and Accessibility in India: A Report by CIS
The report gives an analysis of banking accessibility for persons with disabilities in India. Besides a detailed look at the legal provisions and guidelines on ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Aug 13, 2013 04:00 AM — Filed under: , ,
CIS Gets ITU-D Sector Membership
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has become a sector member of ITU-D, the development sector of the International Telecommunication Union, the ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Jul 11, 2013 10:11 AM — Filed under:
Government of Madhya Pradesh initiates ICT Accessibility in Public Communication
The Centre for Internet and Society, joined hands with Daisy Forum of India member Arushi in Bhopal to submit a request for a notification mandating that all ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Jan 31, 2013 10:17 AM — Filed under:
Accessibility of Government Websites in India
This report summarises the key findings of a test conducted to measure the accessibility of 7800 websites of the Government of India and its affiliated ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Sep 25, 2012 05:54 AM — Filed under:
Mobile technologies and enlightened service packages help persons with disabilities connect to new opportunities
Innovative approaches from mobile hardware and applications developers as well as operators are helping connect the estimated 15% of the global population that ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Sep 13, 2012 01:38 PM — Filed under:
Making Mobile Phones and Services Accessible for Persons with Disabilities
This report is published by the International Telecommunication Union in cooperation with G3ict – The Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Apr 26, 2013 05:00 AM — Filed under:
Accessibility of Government Websites in India — Test Results
The Centre for Internet & Society conducted a survey of the accessibility of the government websites in India. A total of 7800 websites listed on the ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Aug 02, 2012 12:56 PM — Filed under:
Web Accessibility Policy Making: An International Perspective
G3ict and CIS are pleased to announce the publication of a new, improved edition of the Web Accessibility Policy Making: An International Perspective. The ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Sep 25, 2012 05:33 AM — Filed under: , ,
Technology for Accessibility in Higher Education
Education for students with disabilities has long been a serious cause of concern in India, as also in other countries around the world. A person with a ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Jan 31, 2012 06:29 AM — Filed under:
Universal Service for Persons with Disabilities: A Global Survey of Policy Interventions and Good Practices
The Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies and the Centre for Internet and Societies in cooperation with the Hans ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Oct 08, 2012 05:43 AM — Filed under: , ,
The Business Case for Web Accessibility
NASSCOM Foundation has published a handbook on web accessibility titled "Understanding WebAccessibility — A Guide to create Accessible Work Environments". ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Dec 07, 2011 09:56 AM — Filed under:
Barriers to Access in a Connected World
Accessibility is an imperative to achieve a truly inclusive and participatory society writes and every individual, corporation, organization and government has ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Nov 08, 2011 05:30 AM
Right to Knowledge for Persons with Print Impairment: A Proposal to Amend the Indian Copyright Regime
This re­search paper argues the need for amend­ing the Indian Copy­right provisions for en­abling the print im­paired to gain ac­cess to pub­lished works. The ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 22, 2011 01:17 PM — Filed under: ,
Right to Knowledge for Persons with Print Impairment: A Proposal to Amend the Indian Copyright Regime
This re­search paper de­tails the need for an amend­ment of the pre­sent pro­vi­sions of Copy­right laws and help en­able the print im­paired gain ac­cess to ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 04, 2009 10:18 AM — Filed under: ,
Copyright Amendment Bill in Parliament
The Copyright Amendment Bill is expected to be presented in the Rajya Sabha by the Minister for Human Resource and Development, Kapil Sibal today afternoon. ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Aug 30, 2011 09:26 AM — Filed under: , ,
Statement of CIS on the Work of the Committee in the 21st SCCR
The twenty-first session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights was held in Geneva from 8 to 12 November 2010. Nirmita Narasimhan attended ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified May 29, 2014 06:57 AM — Filed under: ,
e-Accessibility Policy Handbook for Persons with Disabilities
The Centre for Internet and Society is proud to announce the launch of its first publication, the “e-Accessibility Policy Handbook for Persons with ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Jul 30, 2013 08:29 AM — Filed under: ,
CIS comments on WIPO Treaty
Nirmita Narasimhan of CIS has given her reply comments to the US Copyright Office's call for comments on the proposed WIPO draft proposal to facilitate access ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Jan 28, 2013 11:16 AM — Filed under: ,
Statement of CIS on the Matter of the Treaty for the Blind
Presented by Nirmita Narasimhan at the 19th WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights in Geneva on 18th December 2009. by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Jan 28, 2013 11:14 AM — Filed under: