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Disabled demand rollback of GST on aids: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 09, 2017 — filed under: Accessibility
It has been eight years since Mansoor Ahmed changed his caliper. The one he owns was bought for Rs 20,000. Now, they cost more than double. “It is a challenge to buy a caliper when the cost of living has gone up so much. I know really poor people who haven't changed calipers in 15-20 years. After a point, it could cause the disability to worsen,“ says Ahmed, a senior manager with a Bengaluru-based non-profit.
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Why GST Is A Step Backward For The Disabled: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Jul 03, 2017 — last modified Jul 03, 2017 02:39 AM — filed under: Accessibility
Imposing taxes on assistive devices is unfair. The countdown has begun to the implementation of the GST in India. Over the past month, discussions about the GST have dominated the scene with several groups protesting in strong measure about the impact on their business.
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GST - A Barrier to Human Rights for Persons with Disabilities: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Jun 24, 2017 — last modified Jun 25, 2017 02:15 PM — filed under: Accessibility
The Centre of Internet & Society made a submission on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) which will be coming into play from July 2017 onwards. In this blog post Nirmita Narasimhan assesses the impact of GST on persons with disabilities.
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Digital Accessibility: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 17, 2017 — last modified Jul 09, 2017 01:44 AM — filed under: Accessibility
On June 17, 2017, Rakesh Paladugula, a web accessibility trainer and Nirmita Narasimhan made a presentation to scientists of the National Informatics Centre in their office in Bengaluru.
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WSIS Forum 2017: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 12, 2017 — last modified Jul 18, 2017 02:00 AM — filed under: Accessibility
WSIS Forum 2017 was held 12-16 June in Geneva, and included the participation of more than 85 high-level government and civil society representatives, as well as 500 remote interventions and thousands following the webcast. The forum was chaired by Mr Jean Philbert Nsengimana, Minister of Youth and ICT, Government of Rwanda, and co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNCTAD and UNDP, in close collaboration with all UN agencies. Nirmita Narasimhan participated in the forum.
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May 2017 Newsletter: by Prasad Krishna — published May 31, 2017 — last modified Jun 17, 2017 02:46 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Researchers at Work
Welcome to the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) newsletter for May 2017.
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April 2017 Newsletter: by Prasad Krishna — published May 20, 2017 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Researchers at Work
Welcome to the CIS newsletter for April 2017.
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February 2017 Newsletter: by Prasad Krishna — published May 20, 2017 — filed under: Accessibility
Welcome to the February 2017 newsletter of the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS).
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Comments on the draft Policy on IT Accessibility for People with Disabilities: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published May 19, 2017 — filed under: Accessibility
The Centre for Internet & Society gave inputs on a document on implementing digital accessibility to Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on May 2, 2017.
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2017: by Prasad Krishna — published May 03, 2017 — last modified May 16, 2017 05:51 AM — filed under: Featured, Homepage, Accessibility, Event
The Centre for Internet & Society along with Prakat Solutions and Mitra Jyothi is co-hosting the Global Accessibility Awareness Day in Bengaluru on May 18, 2017.
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