Blogs
Hindi Translation of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0
- March 25, 2009
A Hindi translation of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 was commissioned by the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) and is now available for download.
Read more →Report on National Workshop on Web Accessibility
- March 16, 2009
This entry contains links to download a report on a workshop on web accessibility organised by CIS for web developers (16-18 February 2009).
Read more →First Meeting of the Core Group on Communication and Information Technology
- March 06, 2009
This is a report on the first meeting of the Core Group on Communication and Information Technology, which was held in New Delhi on 5 March 2009.
Read more →Applications to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment under the Right to Information Act
- March 06, 2009
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).
Read more →Report on the Internet Governance Forum
- December 11, 2008
CIS attended the UN Internet Governance Forum in Hyderabad, December 3-7, 2008.
Read more →Accessibility Test Results: Government and Other Popular Websites
- November 27, 2008
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.
Read more →The Accessibility Campaign--Intervention Where and How?
- November 25, 2008
As a follow up to our first meeting on a national policy for accessibility, this blog entry looks at some of the important international and national provisions that deal specifically with accessibility over the internet.
Read more →First Meeting on a National Policy for Web Accessibility
- November 07, 2008
The first meeting to discuss having a national policy for web accessibility to ensure universal and inclusive participation was held at the Centre for Internet and Society's office on 7 November 2008. It was aimed at formulating an action plan to work with the government and other private and public bodies to ensure conformity to accessibility standards for web sites.
Read more →Meeting on National Policy for e-Access for All
- October 31, 2008
The world over, there is a move towards making the internet more accessible for persons with visual and print disabilities and for elderly persons. Many countries like the USA and UK have adopted legislation to make adherence to web accessibility standards mandatory. In India we are still relatively unaware of the importance of web accessibility. On Nov 7, 2008 at 11:00 am, the Centre for Internet and Society will host a meeting at the CIS office to discuss strategies and a plan of action to launch a campaign for making web content accessibility standards mandatory in India.
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