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Now, online books for disabled persons
by Radha Rao published Sep 15, 2009 last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:58 PM — filed under:
An article by L Subramani – Deccan Herald (6th Sept, 2009)
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Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Mainstreaming ICT Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities
by Radha Rao published Aug 21, 2009 last modified Apr 02, 2011 03:16 PM — filed under:
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) jointly with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and in partnerships with the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs (G3ict), the National Telecommunications Commission of Thailand (NTC), the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE), Australian Government, and National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) Thailand are organising the "Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Mainstreaming ICT Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities" to be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 25 to 27 August 2009. The Forum is hosted by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) Thailand, Government of Kingdom of Thailand. Ms. Nirmita Narasimhan, Programme Manager, Centre for Internet and Society, India will be giving a presentation on Policy Formulation for Internet and Electronic Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities.
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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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Copyright Challenges for Print Impaired Persons in India
by Nirmita Narasimhan published Aug 04, 2009 last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:51 AM — filed under:
Print impaired persons in India face several hurdles in accessing reading materials- the biggest one being the Indian Copyright Act 1957
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Response to the Call from Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry for Review of the Copyright Act
by Sanchia de Souza published Jul 30, 2009 last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:51 AM — filed under: ,
This blog entry contains a letter sent by Rahul Cherian of Indojuris and Nirmita Narsimhan of the Centre for Internet and Society in response to a call from the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry for review of the Copyright Act.
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N.C.P.E.D.P. and BarrierBreak Technologies put forward National Policy on Electronic Accessibility
by Sanchia de Souza published Jul 22, 2009 last modified Apr 02, 2011 03:43 PM — filed under:
Article in Disability News and Information Service, 15 July 2009
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Bookshare.org Seminar
by Sanchia de Souza published Jun 23, 2009 last modified Aug 31, 2011 10:49 AM — filed under: ,
A demonstration of Bookshare.org, an online digital library for people with print disabilities
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Blog Entry Report on Second National Workshop on Web Accessibility, 5-7 June 2009
by Sanchia de Souza published Jun 14, 2009 last modified Feb 04, 2013 05:52 AM — filed under: ,
Nirmita Narsimhan reports on the second National Workshop on Web Accessibility for web developers, hosted by CIS in Bangalore from 5 to 7 June 2009, and attended by 15 participants.
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Follow-up Letter in Support of WIPO Treaty for Reading Disabled
by Sanchia de Souza published Jun 12, 2009 last modified Aug 25, 2011 08:43 AM — filed under:
CIS has sent another letter to the Department of Higher Education, Ministry for Human Resource Development, petitioning it to support the WIPO Treaty for the reading disabled.
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National Workshop on Web Accessibility, June 2009
by Sanchia de Souza published May 21, 2009 last modified Aug 31, 2011 10:51 AM — filed under: ,
A workshop on web accessibility (for web developers only) in Bangalore
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