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Response to RTI Applications from Different States on Accessibility: by Anandhi Viswanathan — published Jan 30, 2015 — last modified Feb 08, 2015 08:30 AM — filed under: Accessibility
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) had sent right to information (RTI) applications from various states seeking information on the allocation and expenditure in the budget for implementing various schemes for persons with disabilities. CIS received the first set of documents.
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Central Guidelines and Schemes: by Anandhi Viswanathan — published Nov 06, 2014 — filed under: Accessibility
The Department of Disability Affairs under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is responsible for the welfare of persons with disabilities in India. The office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities has been set up under the Ministry to safeguard the rights of persons with disabilities.
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Study on Budget Allocation and Expenditure by States on Schemes for Persons with Disabilities: by Anandhi Viswanathan — published Sep 29, 2014 — last modified Oct 06, 2014 04:38 AM
In a follow up to the ongoing project of compiling a National Compendium of Laws, Policies and Programmes for Persons with Disabilities, we are conducting a research to study the allocation in the budget for schemes for persons with disabilities, expenditures incurred for each scheme and total numbers of beneficiaries for all states and union territories.
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Smartphones and the Return to Dependency: by Anandhi Viswanathan — published Aug 30, 2014 — last modified Sep 07, 2014 06:32 AM — filed under: Accessibility
The new age smartphones that operate by touch mean much more than exciting new technology to persons with visual impairment, they signify the return to the world of dependency, a situation that the group had successfully steered out of some years ago with the support provided by accessible devices and assistive technology.
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Open House with George Abraham: Mainstreaming Persons with Disabilities: by Anandhi Viswanathan — published May 22, 2014 — last modified Jun 04, 2014 10:53 AM — filed under: Accessibility
CIS collaborated with Ashoka India to host ‘Open House with George Abraham’ – an open discussion on inclusion of persons with disabilities in mainstream society on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at the Ashoka premises.
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Central Government Schemes: by Anandhi Viswanathan — published Apr 27, 2014 — last modified May 07, 2014 01:20 AM — filed under: Accessibility
The various central government schemes are compiled in this blog post. This research was done by the Centre for Law and Policy Research and Anandhi Viswanathan.
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National Resource Kit: The Jammu & Kashmir Chapter (Revised): by Anandhi Viswanathan — published Feb 13, 2014 — last modified Feb 20, 2014 09:46 AM — filed under: Accessibility
The National Resource Kit team is pleased to bring you its research on the state of laws, policies and programmes for persons with disabilities in the state of Jammu and Kashmir
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National Resource Kit: The Himachal Pradesh Chapter: by Anandhi Viswanathan — published Feb 12, 2014 — last modified Feb 20, 2014 09:24 AM — filed under: Accessibility
The National Resource Kit team is pleased to bring you its research on the state of laws, policies and programmes for persons with disabilities in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
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National Resource Kit : The Haryana Chapter (Revised): by Anandhi Viswanathan — published Feb 10, 2014 — last modified Feb 20, 2014 09:00 AM — filed under: Accessibility
The National Resource Kit team is pleased to bring you its research on the state of laws, policies and programmes for persons with disabilities in the state of Haryana.
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National Resource Kit: The Gujarat Chapter (Call for Comments): by Anandhi Viswanathan — published Dec 31, 2013 — last modified Jan 08, 2014 07:01 AM — filed under: Accessibility
The National Resource Kit team is pleased to bring you its research on the state of laws, policies and programmes for persons with disabilities in the state of Gujarat.
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