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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: Accessibility
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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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: Accessibility
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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Constitution of Committee for revision of Guidelines for Indian Government Websites: by Admin — published Aug 23, 2017 — filed under: Accessibility
The ‘Guidelines for Indian Government Websites’ (GIGW) was formulated by National Informatics Centre to make Indian Government Websites usable, user centric and universally accessible.
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The Hathitrust Judgment and its impact on TVI negotiations at WIPO: by Rahul Cherian — published Oct 30, 2012 — filed under: Accessibility, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
Those of you who have been following my earlier posts on the WIPO negotiations on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired will remember that one of the biggest concerns of the World Blind Union on the draft wording of the Treaty was with the definition of an “authorized entity” that can undertake conversion and distribution of accessible format copies.
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West Bengal Notifications (OCR): by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 15, 2013 — filed under: Accessibility
Find below the unedited scanned versions of the notifications received from various departments of West Bengal.
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National Resource Kit: The Lakshadweep Chapter (Call for Comments): by Anandhi Viswanathan — published Mar 25, 2013 — last modified Feb 20, 2014 10:00 AM — filed under: Featured, 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 Lakshadweep.
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Lakshadweep (Govt) Notifications: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 27, 2013 — filed under: Accessibility
The following folder contains a series of notifications received by CIS from the Government of Lakshadweep recently.
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A Discussion on Intercept between UNCRPD & CEDAW: by Anandhi Viswanathan — published Mar 27, 2013 — filed under: Accessibility
A seminar was jointly organized by the Shanta Memorial Institute of Rehabilitation – Odisha, CBR Network and Mitra Jyoti to discuss the intercept between the United Nations Convention for Protection of Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and Committee on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) on February 4, 2013 at Mitra Jyoti in Bangalore. Anandhi Viswanathan participated in the seminar and shares her experiences in this post.
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January 2017 Newsletter: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 01, 2017 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Researchers at Work
Welcome to the January 2017 newsletter of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS).
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Workplace Solutions Champions Consultative Workshop: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 23, 2017 — last modified Feb 03, 2017 01:23 AM — filed under: Accessibility
A two day workshop was held on January 21 - 22 at Ecumenical Christian Centre in Bangalore. The workshop was organized by Enable India. Nirmita Narasimhan attended the workshop.
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