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Applications to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment under the Right to Information Act: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Mar 06, 2009 — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:50 AM — filed under: Archives
The Centre for Internet and Society filed two applications to the MSJE under the Right to Information Act seeking certain information relating to the implementation of the National Policy for Electronic Accessibility and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).
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First Meeting of the Core Group on Communication and Information Technology: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Mar 06, 2009 — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:50 AM
This is a report on the first meeting of the Core Group on Communication and Information Technology, which was held in New Delhi on 5 March 2009.
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Copyright Challenges for Print Impaired Persons in India: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Aug 04, 2009 — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:51 AM — filed under: Accessibility
Print impaired persons in India face several hurdles in accessing reading materials- the biggest one being the Indian Copyright Act 1957
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e-Accessibility Policy Handbook for Persons with Disabilities: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Nov 23, 2010 — last modified Jul 30, 2013 08:29 AM — filed under: Accessibility, Publications
The Centre for Internet and Society is proud to announce the launch of its first publication, the “e-Accessibility Policy Handbook for Persons with Disabilities" in collaboration with the G3ict (Global Initiative for Inclusive Information Communication Technologies) and ITU (International Telecommunications Union), and sponsored by the Hans Foundation. The handbook is compiled and edited by Nirmita Narasimhan. Dr. Hamadoun I. Toure, Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union has written the preface, Dr. Sami Al-Basheer, Director, ITU-D has written the introduction and Axel Leblois, Executive Director, G3ict has written the foreword.
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The Business Case for Web Accessibility: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Dec 07, 2011 — last modified Dec 07, 2011 09:56 AM — filed under: Accessibility
NASSCOM Foundation has published a handbook on web accessibility titled "Understanding WebAccessibility — A Guide to create Accessible Work Environments". Nirmita Narasimhan authored a chapter "The Business Case for Web Accessibility".
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Comments on Mobile Accessibility Guidelines: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Sep 30, 2017 — last modified Jan 03, 2018 02:37 AM
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted its comments on mobile accessibility guidelines to the Ministry of Electronics & IT, Govt. of India.
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Report of the Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2017: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Jun 17, 2017 — last modified Jun 19, 2017 03:07 PM — filed under: Accountability
Aditya 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 accessibility is necessary and how India is lagging behind in implementing it, and a presentation on how accessibility principles are integrated into the product life cycle at Cisco.
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National Compendium of Laws, Policies, Programmes for Persons with Disabilities: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Jan 03, 2016 — last modified Feb 05, 2016 02:16 AM — filed under: Featured, Accessibility
This 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, Government of India. Prasanna Kumar Pincha, Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, has written the Foreword.
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Accessibility of Government Websites in India: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Sep 25, 2012 — last modified Sep 25, 2012 05:54 AM — filed under: Accessibility
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 agencies against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, which is the universally accepted standard for web accessibility.
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Report on Training in Basic Computing with use of NVDA and eSpeak in Assamese: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published May 30, 2015 — last modified Jun 03, 2015 02:44 AM — filed under: Accessibility
This training was held at Monfort School in Guwahati on May 9 and 10, 2015. Laishram Lingappa was the trainer. Eleven participants attended the programme.
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