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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.
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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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March 2015 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna published May 10, 2015 last modified May 12, 2015 01:36 AM — filed under: , , ,
Newsletter for the month of March.
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Blog Entry 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:
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:
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:
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:
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: ,
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:
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:
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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