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Blog Entry Report on Training in the use of eSpeak Oriya with NVDA
by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Feb 12, 2015 — last modified Mar 18, 2015 05:05 PM — filed under: ,
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 six individuals attended the training.
Located in Accessibility / Blog
Blog Entry Report on 15 days Training in Basic Computing with use of NVDA and eSpeak in Hindi
by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Mar 29, 2015 — last modified Apr 10, 2015 02:33 AM — filed under:
The highlight of the session was that the students on completion of the 15 days training, were able to write passages in Hindi. All the participants were able to do basic computing, such as opening files, saving them in different locations, surfing the Internet, etc.
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Blog Entry We Tested 18 Government Apps, and Most are not Fully Accessible to the Disabled
by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Aug 31, 2016 — last modified Sep 03, 2016 03:32 AM — filed under:
When 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.
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Blog Entry Report on the Progress in Manipuri Language Testing
by Nirmita Narasimhan — published May 10, 2015 — filed under:
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is doing a project on developing a text-to-speech software in 15 Indian languages. This blog post captures the key updates of the work done by CIS team for Manipuri language.
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Blog Entry Report on 15 days Training in Basic Computing with use of NVDA and eSpeak in Oriya
by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Apr 30, 2015 — last modified May 10, 2015 01:41 PM — filed under:
This programme was the first of its kind in the state of Orissa. The participants were mostly completely new to using computers and were also completely from the vernacular background. This training demonstrates that many more such regional level trainings should be organized in order to reach the untouched population of persons with blindness, and expose them to the advantages of today’s technology.
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Blog Entry Training in eSpeak Hindi
by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Aug 28, 2015 — last modified Sep 03, 2015 02:41 PM — filed under: ,
NVDA team conducted a workshop at Jeevan Jyoti School for the Blind, Varanasi from August 26 to 28, 2015. Eighty five students and 13 teachers took part in the training programme.
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India’s missing disabled population
by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Sep 10, 2015 — filed under:
The highest rates of disability are amongst those who are vision-impaired, and those who have problems to do with movement.
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Blog Entry Report on NVDA with E-Speak and BookShare Online Library
by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Mar 06, 2016 — last modified Apr 02, 2016 05:54 AM — filed under:
With 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 Computer and Internet Society conducted a one-day Workshop on NVDA with E-Speak and BookShare Online Library on 27 02 2016 (Saturday) at Karna Vidya Technology Centre. Special Educators from Chennai, Kanchipuram and Thiruvallur totaling 48 have participated actively and got benefited from the Workshop.
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Blog Entry Report on eSpeak with NVDA Screen Reader and Assistive Technology for Visually Challenged
by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Mar 29, 2016 — last modified Apr 02, 2016 06:33 AM — filed under:
The 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 Screen Reader and Assistive Technology for Visually Challenged at Centre for Differently Abled Persons, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli on January 21, 2016.
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Blog Entry Banking and Accessibility in India: A Report by CIS
by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Aug 12, 2013 — last modified Aug 13, 2013 04:00 AM — filed under: , ,
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 banking and technology, the report also provides a view on different disabilities in relation to banking and accessibility in India and contains case studies and guidelines from countries such as New Zealand, Australia, the United States of America, Canada and the Netherlands. The report sums up the analysis with suggestions and recommendations to improve banking accessibility for persons with disabilities in India.
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