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The Business Case for Web Accessibility: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Dec 07, 2011 — last modified Dec 07, 2011 09:56 AM — filed under: Accessibility
NASSCOM Foundation has published a handbook on web accessibility titled "Understanding WebAccessibility — A Guide to create Accessible Work Environments". Nirmita Narasimhan authored a chapter "The Business Case for Web Accessibility".
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An Interview of Nirmita Narasimhan on ITU Portal: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 28, 2011 — filed under: Accessibility
ITU Girls in ICT is now online! ITU interviewed Nirmita and published her profile on their website.
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The Case for Accessible Banking: by Dinesh Kaushal — published Nov 23, 2011 — last modified Jan 03, 2012 04:54 AM — filed under: Accessibility
Dinesh Kaushal examines the state of accessibility of banking services in India. By giving concrete examples of shortcomings in existing ATMs and net banking facilities which make it difficult for persons with disabilities to do electronic transactions, Dinesh urges banks to make a move to upgrade their ATMs and make their web services accessible.
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e-Accessibility Policy Handbook for Persons with Disabilities (Russian Version): by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 04, 2011 — last modified Apr 26, 2012 10:04 AM — filed under: Featured, Books, Accessibility, Publications
The e-Accessibility Policy Handbook for Persons with Disabilities is based upon the online ITU-G3ict e-Accessibility Policy Toolkit for Persons with Disabilities (www.e-accessibilitytoolkit.org) which was released in February 2010. This is the Russian translation of the same.
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Indian Government Websites Not Accessible Enough for the Disabled: by Srinivasu Chakravarthula — published Oct 17, 2011 — last modified Nov 08, 2011 05:50 AM — filed under: Accessibility
Innumerable websites! All are citizen centric. But are they accessible to you? Srinivasu Chakravarthula examines this and stresses that website owners need to follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 to enable persons with disabilities and the elderly to surf portals more effectively.
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CIS-TWN Analysis of WIPO Treaty for the Print Disabled (SCCR/22/15): by Pranesh Prakash — published Oct 04, 2011 — last modified Oct 12, 2011 08:29 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights, Accessibility, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
CIS and the Third World Network (TWN) conducted a quick analysis of the "Consensus document on an international instrument on limitations and exceptions for persons with print disabilities presented by Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, and the United States of America" presented as WIPO document numbered SCCR/22/15.
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September 2011 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 26, 2011 — last modified Jul 30, 2012 06:34 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, CISRAW
Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society! In this issue we are pleased to present you the latest updates about our research, upcoming events, and news and media coverage that happened in the month of September 2011.
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Stakeholders Meeting of the USOF on Facilitating ICT Access to Persons with Disabilities in Rural Areas: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 13, 2011 — last modified Nov 08, 2011 05:55 AM — filed under: Meeting, Accessibility
The Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), a fund set up to provide universal access to telegraph services to rural and remote areas in India organized a stakeholders meeting on 7th September in New Delhi to launch a new scheme for supporting pilot projects for facilitating access to persons with disabilities in rural areas. Nirmita Narasimhan participated in this meeting and made a presentation.
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DFI-Cambridge University Press2: by Radha Rao — last modified Nov 27, 2009 08:01 AM — filed under: Accessibility
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DFI-Cambridge University Press1: by Radha Rao — last modified Nov 27, 2009 08:00 AM — filed under: Accessibility
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