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International Accessibility Summit of Shaastra 2017: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 18, 2016 — filed under: Accessibility, Event
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is partnering with IIT, Madras for a summit on international accessibility. The summit will be held at IIT in Chennai from December 31, 2016 to January 3, 2017. Nirmita Narasimhan will be the panel moderator this event.
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Best Practices in Digital Accessibility: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 16, 2016 — filed under: Accessibility
Nirmita Narasimhan will be part of a discussion on the best practices in digital accessibility to be organized by the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB) on 19 December 2016 in Bengaluru.
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Most popular smartphone apps inaccessible to disabled: Study: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 10, 2016 — filed under: Accessibility
Booking cabs, buying food and making payments online seem like they're just a swipe and a tap away, but for millions of disabled Indians, these apps are not designed for them to use.
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English gottila,job illa: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 10, 2016 — filed under: Accessibility
Quoted as the ‘golden boy of Karnataka’, after winning two gold medals for India in Special Olympics in 2003 in Dublin, once Aslam Pasha quit his last job as a night watchman a week back.
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A world apart: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 01, 2016 — filed under: Accessibility
On the eve of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we look at their legal rights relating to financial matters.
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No country for the disabled: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 01, 2016 — filed under: Accessibility
A 26-year-old electrical engineer is forced to hide his disability, for fear of losing his job. His current employer is unaware that he uses an artificial limb.
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Popular apps are inaccessible to millions of disabled: Study: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2016 — filed under: Accessibility
According to a study conducted by Centre for Internet and Society last month, many of the most-commonly used mobile apps for food delivery, online payments, grocery shopping and transportation were not accessible to the visually challenged.
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The Quest for Education – Persons with Disabilities, Severely Challenged: by Nirmita Narasimhan — published Nov 30, 2016 — filed under: Accessibility
Education is the fundamental building block of development; it leads to an improved quality of life, employment, social acceptance and inclusion, national development and intellectual growth.
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Disabled kid? sorry, no admission!: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2016 — filed under: Accessibility
Mita Sarkar, a mother of a six-year-old girl who has cerebral palsy (CP) had to approach around ten private schools for her daughter's admission. She heard the same response from every school she approached: “Education is for all and we accept all children, but we are not equipped to school your child”.
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Most popular apps inaccessible to millions of disabled, says study: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 21, 2016 — last modified Nov 21, 2016 02:47 AM — filed under: Accessibility
Booking cabs, buying food and making payments online seem like they're just a swipe and a tap away, but for millions of disabled Indians, these apps are not designed for them to use.
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