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Blog Entry User Experiences of Digital Financial Risks and Harms
by Amrita Sengupta, Chiara Furtado, Garima Agrawal, Nishkala Sekhar, Puthiya Purayil Sneha, and Yesha Tshering Paul published Dec 15, 2023 last modified Dec 22, 2023 04:05 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , ,
The reach and use of digital financial services has risen in recent years without a commensurate increase in digital literacy and access. Through this project, supported by a grant from Google(.)org, we will examine the landscape of potential risks and harms posed by digital financial services, and the disproportionate risk that information asymmetry and barriers to access pose for users, especially certain marginalised communities.
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Blog Entry Making Voices Heard
by Shweta Mohandas published Jun 27, 2022 — filed under: , , , , , ,
We are happy to announce the launch of our final report on the study ‘Making Voices Heard: Privacy, Inclusivity, and Accessibility of Voice Interfaces in India. The study was undertaken with support from the Mozilla Corporation.
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Blog Entry Making Voices Heard: Privacy, Inclusivity, and Accessibility of Voice Interfaces in India
by Shweta Mohandas published Dec 05, 2019 last modified Dec 18, 2019 12:10 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , ,
We believe that voice interfaces have the potential to democratise the use of internet by addressing barriers such as accessibility concerns, lack of abilities of reading and writing on digital text interfaces, and lack of options for people to interact with digital devices in their own languages. Through the Making Voice Heard Project supported by Mozilla Corporation, we will examine the current landscape of voice interfaces in India.
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Blog Entry Groundbreaking disability rights activist Javed Abidi dies at 53
by Ambika Tandon published Mar 06, 2018 — filed under:
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) expresses profound regret at the demise of Mr. Javed Abidi, a groundbreaking disability rights activist.
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January 2018 Newsletter
by Prasad Krishna published Jan 31, 2018 last modified Mar 01, 2018 01:35 AM — filed under: , , , ,
January 2018 Newsletter
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December 2017 Newsletter
by Prasad Krishna published Dec 31, 2017 last modified Mar 17, 2018 11:12 AM — filed under: , , , ,
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Bengalureans to receive Helen Keller award
by Admin published Nov 30, 2017 last modified Jan 01, 2018 04:24 PM — filed under:
Three Bengalureans and two organisations from the city have been selected this year for the Helen Keller awards, given by the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) and Mindtree.
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November 2017 Newsletter
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 30, 2017 last modified Jan 10, 2018 01:57 AM — filed under: , , , ,
November 2017 Newsletter
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Five from Bengaluru get Helen Keller awards
by Admin published Nov 27, 2017 — filed under:
Those from the city continue to dominate the 18th Helen Keller Awards 2017 with five Bengaluru-based individuals and organisations being honoured for their work towards empowerment of the differently-abled.
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IDAP Interview Series: Interview with Nirmita Narasimhan
by Nirmita Narasimhan published Nov 26, 2017 — filed under:
IDIA Disability Access Programme did an interview with Nirmita Narasimhan. This interview was conducted by Madhavi Singh and Anusha Reddy. The interview was transcribed by Veda Singh, IDIA intern and student at Jindal Global Law School.
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