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West Bengal (Govt) Notifications: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 14, 2013 — last modified Mar 14, 2013 08:42 AM — filed under: Accessibility
The following folder contains a series of notifications received by CIS from the Government of West Bengal recently.
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Technology for Accessibility in Higher Education: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Jan 29, 2012 — last modified Jan 31, 2012 06:29 AM — filed under: Accessibility
Education for students with disabilities has long been a serious cause of concern in India, as also in other countries around the world. A person with a disability studying in mainstream educational institutions in India experiences many difficulties in navigating through the obstacle course of the Indian educational system, writes Nirmita Narasimhan in this IIMB Journal brought out on the occasion of the conference 'never-the-less - Enabling Access for Persons with Disabilities to Higher Education and Workplace - Role of ICT and Assistive Technologies.
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July 2015 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 31, 2015 — last modified Nov 21, 2015 04:23 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Researchers at Work
Our newsletter for the month of July is below:
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Tech for the blind: How app developers can help end the ‘disturbing touchscreen trend’: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 10, 2016 — filed under: Accessibility
At their introduction, touchscreens was so refreshing and how we had rushed to get those touch devices. Meanwhile, there was a separate world that came crashing down with the advent of touch enabled phones. Just like me, I’m sure not many may have thought how touchscreens almost ended the messaging ability of visually impaired. Now, with services moving from phone calls to online (services and apps), it’s getting more difficult.
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For a Truly Inclusive Consultative Process: by Amba Salelkar — published Jun 25, 2014 — last modified Jul 02, 2014 04:44 AM — filed under: Accessibility
At Inclusive Planet we attempt to engage as many people with disabilities as possible with the consultative process which precedes the enactment of legislation and policy, and we are very happy with the NDA Government’s positive steps in putting out all proposed amendments to the public at large for feedback.
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June 2014 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 30, 2014 — last modified Jul 14, 2014 10:05 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Digital Humanities
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February 2012 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 07, 2012 — last modified Jul 09, 2012 07:48 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Research, Openness
Welcome to the Centre for Internet and Society newsletter! In this issue we bring you the updates of our research, events, media coverage and videos of the events organized by us during the month of February 2012!
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Updated List of Signatories for Letter Supporting WIPO Treaty for the Reading Disabled: by Sanchia de Souza — published Jan 23, 2009 — last modified Aug 25, 2011 08:35 AM — filed under: Accessibility
The list of signatories to a letter in support of the WIPO Treat for the Reading Disabled has been updated.
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Department of Information Technology Meeting on a National Policy on E-Accessibility: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Feb 24, 2009 — last modified Sep 22, 2011 12:32 PM — filed under: Meeting, Accessibility
On 30 January 2009, the Department of Information Technology hosted a meeting in New Delhi bringing together important stakeholders to discuss the issue of electronic accessibility for the disabled and persons with special needs in India.
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Accessibility of Government Websites in India: A Report: by Nirmita Narasimhan, Mukesh Sharma and Dinesh Kaushal — published Sep 26, 2012 — filed under: Accessibility, Publications
The Centre for Internet & Society is pleased to announce the publication of a report on the accessibility of government websites in India. The report is published in cooperation with the Hans Foundation. Nirmita Narasimhan, Mukesh Sharma and Dinesh Kaushal are the authors.
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