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Making TV Accessible in India: by Srividya Vaidyanathan — published Oct 08, 2012 — filed under: Accessibility
A report on ITU's "Making Television Accessible Report" prepared by the Centre for Internet and Society.
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An FAQ on the Copyright Amendment Bill, 2012, for the Benefit of Persons with Disabilities: by Dr. Sam Taraporevala and Rahul Cherian — published Jun 02, 2012 — last modified Jun 02, 2012 04:35 AM — filed under: Accessibility, Copyright
The Copyright Amendment Bill 2012 introduced certain provisions for the benefit of persons with disabilities and as it has been passed by both houses of parliament (By the Rajya Sabha on May 17, 2012 and the Lok Sabha on May 22, 2012).
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'Sops can boost jobs for disabled persons': by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 12, 2012 — filed under: Accessibility
A recent report commissioned by the government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called for greater incentives to the private sector to boost employment for persons with disabilities (PWDs). Incentives such as grants can be used by the employer to make the workplace more accessible and for providing assistive technologies such as voice software or training.
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Mobile technologies and enlightened service packages help persons with disabilities connect to new opportunities: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Jan 10, 2012 — last modified Sep 13, 2012 01:38 PM — filed under: Accessibility
Innovative approaches from mobile hardware and applications developers as well as operators are helping connect the estimated 15% of the global population that lives with some form of disability to the power of information and communication technology.
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An Interview with David Baines: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 23, 2011 — last modified Nov 08, 2011 09:33 AM — filed under: Interview, Accessibility
Maureen Agena interviewed David Baines, Deputy Director, Mada (Qatar Assistive Technology Center). Maureen asked questions regarding the status of disabled persons in Qatar, the level of ICT accessibility awareness for PWDs in Qatar, efforts of the Qatar Government towards Mada relating to policy measurements, schemes for PWDs, etc.
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August 2014 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 31, 2014 — last modified Oct 04, 2014 06:09 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, CISRAW
Eighth issue of the newsletter (August 2014) below:
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December 2017 Newsletter: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 31, 2017 — last modified Mar 17, 2018 11:12 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Researchers at Work
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National Resource Kit: The Uttar Pradesh Chapter (Call for Comments): by Manojna Yeluri — published Mar 31, 2013 — last modified Apr 03, 2013 10:49 AM — filed under: Accessibility
The Centre for Internet & Society and the Hans Foundation are pleased to bring you its research on the state of laws, policies and programmes for persons with disabilities in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
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National Resource Kit: The Arunachal Pradesh Chapter (Call for Comments): by CLPR — published Oct 29, 2013 — last modified Nov 07, 2013 06:48 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 Arunachal Pradesh.
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National Resource Kit: The Madhya Pradesh Chapter (Call for Comments): by Anandhi Viswanathan — published Oct 30, 2013 — last modified Nov 07, 2013 08:51 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 Madhya Pradesh.
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