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File Accessibility of Government Websites in India
by Nirmita Narasimhan published Sep 25, 2012 last modified Sep 25, 2012 05:54 AM — filed under:
This report summarises the key findings of a test conducted to measure the accessibility of 7800 websites of the Government of India and its affiliated agencies against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, which is the universally accepted standard for web accessibility.
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Blog Entry Accessibility of Government Websites in India — Test Results
by Nirmita Narasimhan published Jul 13, 2012 last modified Aug 02, 2012 12:56 PM — filed under:
The Centre for Internet & Society conducted a survey of the accessibility of the government websites in India. A total of 7800 websites listed on the Government of India directory were researched upon.
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Blog Entry Accessibility of Political Parties Websites in India
by Nirmita Narasimhan published Mar 24, 2014 — filed under:
Given the impending elections in India across April and May 2014, a test was conducted to determine the accessibility of websites of the Election Commission of India, the Parliament and some key political parties in India. This report summarises the results of the test.
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Accessibility Test Results: Government and Other Popular Websites
by Nirmita Narasimhan published Nov 27, 2008 last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:50 AM — filed under:
The CIS conducted some automated accessibility tests on a few Government web sites, including that of the National Informatics Centre, and on the web sites of some banks, medical and educational institutions. This is a report of the results.
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An Overview of Accessibility Work (2008 - 2016)
by Nirmita Narasimhan published Sep 24, 2016 last modified Sep 24, 2016 04:09 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. CIS campaigns for change in this area.
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Applications to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment under the Right to Information Act
by Nirmita Narasimhan published Mar 06, 2009 last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:50 AM — filed under:
The Centre for Internet and Society filed two applications to the MSJE under the Right to Information Act seeking certain information relating to the implementation of the National Policy for Electronic Accessibility and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).
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File August 2015 NVDA Report
by Nirmita Narasimhan published Sep 03, 2015
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Blog Entry Bangla eSpeak training with NVDA
by Nirmita Narasimhan published Dec 28, 2014 last modified Jul 20, 2015 03:02 PM — filed under: ,
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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Blog Entry Banking and Accessibility in India: A Report by CIS
by Nirmita Narasimhan published Aug 12, 2013 last modified Aug 13, 2013 04:00 AM — filed under: , ,
The report gives an analysis of banking accessibility for persons with disabilities in India. Besides a detailed look at the legal provisions and guidelines on banking and technology, the report also provides a view on different disabilities in relation to banking and accessibility in India and contains case studies and guidelines from countries such as New Zealand, Australia, the United States of America, Canada and the Netherlands. The report sums up the analysis with suggestions and recommendations to improve banking accessibility for persons with disabilities in India.
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Blog Entry Barriers to Access in a Connected World
by Nirmita Narasimhan published Oct 24, 2011 last modified Nov 08, 2011 05:30 AM
Accessibility is an imperative to achieve a truly inclusive and participatory society writes and every individual, corporation, organization and government has a crucial role to play in nurturing it, writes Nirmita Narasimhan in this article which was published by Hans Foundation in their Annual Review 2011.
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