Blogs
Right to Read Campaign, Chennai
- September 29, 2009
A report on the first road show of the nationwide Right to Read Campaign which was launched at Loyola college, Chennai, on 26th September, 2009.
Read more →Reading options for persons with print disabilities
- September 24, 2009
An article by Mr.Dipendra Manocha (Regional co-ordinator for developing countries of the Daisy Consortium and president DFI) on the reading options which are available for the blind.
Read more →The Right to Read Campaign
- October 22, 2009
The nationwide Right to Read campaign will begin with road shows in four metros and will then be taken up in different cities. There will be half day events with publicity. Events shall comprise presentations, debates and demonstrations, book reading sessions and stalls where various accessibility tools will be demonstrated. The first roadshow is to be held at Loyola College on 26th September.
Read more →Copyright v. Exercise of Fundamental rights
- August 06, 2009
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.
Read more →Copyright Challenges for Print Impaired Persons in India
- August 04, 2009
Print impaired persons in India face several hurdles in accessing reading materials- the biggest one being the Indian Copyright Act 1957
Read more →Response to the Call from Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry for Review of the Copyright Act
- July 30, 2009
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.
Read more →Report on Second National Workshop on Web Accessibility, 5-7 June 2009
- June 26, 2009
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.
Read more →Follow-up Letter in Support of WIPO Treaty for Reading Disabled
- June 12, 2009
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.
Read more →Seminar on Exceptions and Limitations in Copyright
- May 19, 2009
This is a report on a seminar organised by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, and Government of India on 14 and 15 May 2009, in Kochi, Kerala, to look at exceptions and limitations in copyright. Programme Manager Nirmita Narsimhan, of the Centre for Internet and Society, attended the seminar.
Read more →Access India Meet-Up, 16 May 2009
- May 18, 2009
We reproduce a brief report on the meeting of the Access India mailing list hosted at the office of the Centre for Internet and Society on 16 May 2009, between 2.00 pm and 5.00 pm.
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