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Disability Exceptions in Copyright Legislations: by Rishika — published Jan 12, 2015 — filed under: Copyright, Accessibility, Access to Knowledge
In the year 2006, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) conducted a study on different national approaches to copyright exception for persons with disabilities. Over 60 countries have an exception in their Copyright laws permitting conversion of works into accessible formats for the benefit of persons who cannot read print. The scope of the exception varies, in terms of the beneficiaries covered, formats permitted, restrictions on who can convert, etc.
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December 2014 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 31, 2014 — last modified Jan 12, 2015 04:56 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Openness, Researchers at Work
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) wishes you a very happy new year and welcomes you to the twelfth issue of the newsletter (December 2014).
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Bangla eSpeak training with NVDA: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Dec 28, 2014 — last modified Jul 20, 2015 03:02 PM — filed under: Accessibility, NVDA
The NVDA team conducted an eSpeak training in Bangla on December 19 and 20, 2014 at Blind Empowerment Foundation (BEA) in Kolkata.
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Report on training workshop at NAB Delhi R K Puram: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Dec 19, 2014 — last modified Jul 20, 2015 02:53 PM — filed under: Accessibility
The workshop was held at the National Association for the Blind, Sector 5 R. K. Puram, New Delhi on December 17, 2014. The objective of the workshop was to help the staff members understand NVDA and its functioning with the Indian languages so that they efficiently attend to the queries of the visitors and the callers at helpdesk.
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When technology is able but the mindset is not: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 19, 2014 — filed under: Accessibility
There are enough digital products and services to help people with disabilities. But widespread ignorance stands between them and digital inclusion reports Geetanjali Minhas.
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When technology is able but the mindset is not: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 14, 2014 — filed under: Accessibility
There are enough digital products and services to help people with disabilities. Widespread ignorance stands between them and digital inclusion.
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Availability and Accessibility of Government Information in Public Domain: by Sunil Abraham — published Dec 09, 2014 — last modified Dec 30, 2014 01:25 AM — filed under: Government Information, Accessibility, Featured, Digitisation, Homepage
The information provided on most Government websites such as Acts, notifications, rules, orders, minutes of meetings and consultations, etc. is usually in the form of electronic documents. However, these lack authenticity and accessibility and cannot be (text) searched., This policy brief identifies the problem areas with the current work flow being used to publish documents and proposes suitable modifications to make them easy to locate, authentic and accessible.
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Telugu eSpeak Training with NVDA: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Dec 02, 2014 — last modified Jul 20, 2015 02:59 PM — filed under: Accessibility, NVDA
NVDA team conducted a two-day workshop at the Hyderabad Central University (HCU) for lecturers and students for reading and writing in Telugu using eSpeak with NVDA on December 1 and 2, 2014.
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Report on Training in Basic Computing with use of NVDA at NAB, Delhi: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Nov 30, 2014 — last modified Jun 04, 2015 01:19 AM — filed under: Accessibility
The objective of the workshop was to help the staff members understand NVDA and its functioning with the Indian languages so that they efficiently attend to the queries of the visitors and the callers at help desk.
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November 2014 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2014 — last modified Dec 15, 2014 01:27 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Accessibility, Access to Knowledge, Digital Humanities
We at the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) welcome you to the eleventh issue of the newsletter (November 2014).
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