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National Conference on ICTs for the differently- abled/under privileged communities in Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship 2009 - (NCIDEEE 2009)
by Radha Rao published Oct 13, 2009 last modified Aug 31, 2011 10:48 AM — filed under: ,
A national level conference on the use of Information and Communication Technology for the differently abled / under privileged community in education, employment and entrepreneurship.
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Right to Read Campaign - Delhi
by Prasad Krishna published Jan 18, 2010 last modified Aug 31, 2011 10:43 AM — filed under: ,
The Centre for Internet and Society is organizing a Right to Read Campaign on January 30th 2010, at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
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Right to Read Campaign - Kolkata
by Radha Rao published Oct 22, 2009 last modified Feb 04, 2013 06:47 AM — filed under: ,
The nationwide Right to Read campaign which began with its first road show at Loyola College, Chennai is now having its second road show at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. There will be half day events with publicity. Events shall comprise presentations, debates and demonstrations, book reading sessions and stalls where various accessibility tools will be demonstrated.
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The Right to Read Campaign - Chennai
by Radha Rao published Oct 22, 2009 last modified Aug 31, 2011 10:45 AM — filed under: ,
A nationwide Right to Read campaign began with road shows in the four metro cities of India and was then carried on in other cities. The events comprised of presentations, debates and demonstrations, book reading sessions and setting up of stalls where various accessibility tools were demonstrated. The first road show was held in Loyola College, Chennai on 26th September, 2009.
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Web Sites Accessibility Evaluation Methodologies: A New Imperative for State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 21, 2011 last modified Aug 31, 2011 10:40 AM — filed under: , ,
W3C-WAI, G3ict and CIS are joining hands to organise the 20th International World Wide Web Conference in Hyderabad, India on March 30, 2011 at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Room H-01.
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Workshop for Web Developers on Web Accessibility
by Sanchia de Souza published Jan 23, 2009 last modified Aug 31, 2011 10:51 AM — filed under: ,
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Accessibility
by kaeru published Jul 21, 2011 last modified Jun 04, 2016 12:32 PM — filed under:
India has an estimated 70 million disabled persons who are unable to read printed materials due to some form of physical, sensory, cognitive or other disability. The disabled need accessible content, devices and interfaces facilitated via copyright law and accessibility policies. We have organised Right to Read campaigns in the four metro cities of Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai, made a submission to amend the Indian Copyright to the Ministry of Human Resource Development, researched on accessible mobile handsets in India, analysed the Working Draft of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, and published a policy handbook on e-accessibility and a book on universal service for persons with disabilities.
Blog Entry ICT Accessibility in Sri Lanka
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 13, 2011 last modified Nov 08, 2011 10:32 AM — filed under:
During a recent visit to Lirne Asia in Colombo, thanks to the efforts of the Lirne Asia team, I had an opportunity to meet the Sri Lankan regulator-TRC, the ICT Agency-ICTA and the Jinnasena Trust to discuss their initiatives for providing ICT and Telecommunications access for persons with disabilities in Sri Lanka.
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Blog Entry Copyright v. Exercise of Fundamental rights
by Rahul Cherian published Aug 06, 2009 last modified Feb 20, 2013 11:07 AM — filed under:
In this article, Rahul Cherian analyzes the legal and ethical framework around the issue of copyright in relation to converting materials into accessible formats for the print impaired.
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National Policy on Universal Electronic Accessibility
by Radha Rao published Sep 30, 2009 last modified Aug 24, 2011 06:02 AM — filed under: ,
Minutes of the meeting on draft National Policy on Universal Electronic Accessibility held on August 17, 2009 in E-Governance Hall, 1st Floor, Electronics Niketan, CGO Complex, New Delhi.
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