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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: Accessibility, 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 six individuals attended the training.
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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: Accessibility
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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March 2015 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published May 10, 2015 — last modified May 12, 2015 01:36 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Researchers at Work, Accessibility, Access to Knowledge
Newsletter for the month of March.
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National Resource Kit: The Mizoram Chapter (Call for Comments): by CLPR — published Feb 05, 2014 — last modified Mar 06, 2014 04:26 PM — 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 Mizoram.
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An India Where the Disabled have a Choice: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 06, 2016 — filed under: Accessibility
The Roundtable on Digital Access to the Disabled held in Bangalore brought forward many issues related to the topic. Dr. Nirmita Narasimhan, Policy Director, Centre for Internet and Society speaks to Dr. Archana Verma about the problems faced by the disabled while using technology. Being herself partially visually impaired, this is an interview from an expert as well as the personal experiences of a person from the disabled group.
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How India’s top firms fare in employing women and persons with disabilities: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 10, 2016 — filed under: Accessibility
It is generally believed that the growth of the corporate sector in India has increased employment avenues for historically deprived sections of our society.
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Using technology to address issues: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 15, 2016 — filed under: Accessibility
Can technology help the visually-disabled, who have no access to books and reading resources in their schools?
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Nirmita Narasimhan gets NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Award: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 17, 2016 — last modified Aug 18, 2016 01:26 PM — filed under: Accessibility, Award
The NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards were given away in the capital on August 14, 2016. Nirmita got the award in the "Persons with Disabilities" category.
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Bridging the Digital Divide: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 24, 2016 — filed under: Accessibility
Nirmita Narasimhan will be a panelist at an annual event called "All Hands Meet" organized by Wipro on August 25, 2016 in Bangalore.
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Universal Design & Accessibility Conclave: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 27, 2016 — filed under: Accessibility
Nirmita Narasimhan is a speaker at this conclave organized by IIMA in collaboration with Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.
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