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- User Experiences of Digital Financial Risks and Harms — by Amrita Sengupta, Chiara Furtado, Garima Agrawal, Nishkala Sekhar, Puthiya Purayil Sneha, and Yesha Tshering Paul — last modified Dec 22, 2023 04:05 PM
- The reach and use of digital financial services has risen in recent years without a commensurate increase in digital literacy and access. Through this project, supported by a grant from Google(.)org, we will examine the landscape of potential risks and harms posed by digital financial services, and the disproportionate risk that information asymmetry and barriers to access pose for users, especially certain marginalised communities.
- Making Voices Heard — by Shweta Mohandas — last modified Jun 27, 2022 04:18 PM
- We are happy to announce the launch of our final report on the study ‘Making Voices Heard: Privacy, Inclusivity, and Accessibility of Voice Interfaces in India. The study was undertaken with support from the Mozilla Corporation.
- Making Voices Heard: Privacy, Inclusivity, and Accessibility of Voice Interfaces in India — by Shweta Mohandas — last modified Dec 18, 2019 12:10 PM
- We believe that voice interfaces have the potential to democratise the use of internet by addressing barriers such as accessibility concerns, lack of abilities of reading and writing on digital text interfaces, and lack of options for people to interact with digital devices in their own languages. Through the Making Voice Heard Project supported by Mozilla Corporation, we will examine the current landscape of voice interfaces in India.
- Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2017 May 18, 2017 from 02:00 PM to 07:30 PM — NIMHANS Convention Centre, — by Prasad Krishna
- The Centre for Internet & Society along with Prakat Solutions and Mitra Jyothi is co-hosting the Global Accessibility Awareness Day in Bengaluru on May 18, 2017.
- National Compendium of Laws, Policies, Programmes for Persons with Disabilities — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Feb 05, 2016 02:16 AM
- This compendium was compiled by the Centre for Internet & Society in collaboration with the Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Department of Disability Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India. Prasanna Kumar Pincha, Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, has written the Foreword.
- Open Letter to PM Modi on Intellectual Property Rights issues on His Visit to the United States of America in September, 2015 — by Pranesh Prakash and Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Sep 25, 2015 06:43 AM
- This is an open letter by CIS to the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi in light of his impending visit to the USA. This letter asks the Prime Minister to urge the USA to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty; and asks that India not be a party to TPP negotiations, in light of recent reports on a study encouraging India to join the TPP.
- Inclusive Financial Services - Global Trends in Accessibility Requirements — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified May 03, 2015 06:55 AM
- Inclusive Financial Services is a G3ict White Paper researched in cooperation with the Centre for Internet and Society. The research paper comprises a Foreword and Introduction, four chapters — Barriers to Access for Persons with Disabilities and Diverse Abilities, International Framework, Integrating Accessibility into the System, and State of Practice - Impact of the Convention on Inclusive Finance and Accessibility Efforts around the Globe.
- Availability and Accessibility of Government Information in Public Domain — by Sunil Abraham — last modified Dec 30, 2014 01:25 AM
- The information provided on most Government websites such as Acts, notifications, rules, orders, minutes of meetings and consultations, etc. is usually in the form of electronic documents. However, these lack authenticity and accessibility and cannot be (text) searched., This policy brief identifies the problem areas with the current work flow being used to publish documents and proposes suitable modifications to make them easy to locate, authentic and accessible.
- India's Ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty Celebrated; Accessible Books Consortium Launched — by Nehaa Chaudhari — last modified Jul 01, 2014 11:09 AM
- On Day 1 of the 28th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (“SCCR”), the WIPO organized an event to mark India’s ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled, 2013 (“Marrakesh Treaty”), and to launch the Accessible Books Consortium (“ABC”).
- Enabling Elections — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified May 10, 2014 12:12 AM
- For making the 2014 General Elections in India participatory and accessible for voters with disabilities the Centre for Law and Policy Research and the Centre for Internet and Society have come up with a report. The report addresses the barriers that people with disabilities face during elections and recommends solutions for the same.
- Institute for Internet & Society 2014, Pune — by Samantha Cassar — last modified Apr 07, 2014 11:31 AM
- Last month, activists, journalists, researchers, and members of civil society came together at the 2014 Institute for Internet & Society in Pune, which was hosted by CIS and funded by the Ford Foundation. The Institute was a week long, in which participants heard from speakers from various backgrounds on issues arising out of the intersection of internet and society, such as intellectual property, freedom of expression, and accessibility, to name a few. Below is an official reporting summarizing sessions that took place.
- The Right of Persons with Disabilities Bill 2013 and the Lack of Access to Accessibility Rights — by Amba Salelkar — last modified Feb 03, 2014 02:21 AM
- The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2013 (The RPD Bill) went through three avatars since its commissioning in 2009 under the Sudha Kaul Committee. This blog post brings you a summary of the three stages since it was initially commissioned.
- Banking and Accessibility in India: A Report by CIS — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Aug 13, 2013 04:00 AM
- The report gives an analysis of banking accessibility for persons with disabilities in India. Besides a detailed look at the legal provisions and guidelines on banking and technology, the report also provides a view on different disabilities in relation to banking and accessibility in India and contains case studies and guidelines from countries such as New Zealand, Australia, the United States of America, Canada and the Netherlands. The report sums up the analysis with suggestions and recommendations to improve banking accessibility for persons with disabilities in India.
- National Resource Kit: The Lakshadweep Chapter (Call for Comments) — by Anandhi Viswanathan — last modified Feb 20, 2014 10:00 AM
- The National Resource Kit team is pleased to bring you its research on the state of laws, policies and programmes for persons with disabilities in the state of Lakshadweep.
- National Resource Kit : The West Bengal Chapter (Call for Comments) — by Anandhi Viswanathan — last modified Nov 07, 2013 06:19 AM
- The National Resource Kit team is pleased to bring you its research on the state of laws, policies and programmes for persons with disabilities in the state of West Bengal.
- Making Public Libraries Accessible to People with Disabilities — by Rahul Cherian — last modified Jan 24, 2013 11:10 AM
- The Centre for Internet & Society was one of the 20 disability rights groups that wrote to the Ministry of Culture on January 23, 2013 seeking remedial action on the barriers faced by persons with disabilities in accessing public libraries in India.
- Accessible Broadcasting in India — by Srividya Vaidyanathan — last modified Jan 28, 2013 05:28 AM
- The abridged version of International Telecommunication Union's "Making Television Accessible" Report which we published last year has been broadened in scope and is now called "Accessible Broadcasting in India" report.
- National Resource Kit : The Kerala Chapter (Call for Comments) — by Anandhi Viswanathan — last modified Nov 07, 2013 06:20 AM
- The National Resource Kit team is pleased to bring you its research on the state of laws, policies and programmes for persons with disabilities in the state of Kerala.
- Web Accessibility Policy Making: An International Perspective — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Sep 25, 2012 05:33 AM
- G3ict and CIS are pleased to announce the publication of a new, improved edition of the Web Accessibility Policy Making: An International Perspective. The report published in cooperation with the Hans Foundation provides an updated synopsis of the many policies that governments have implemented around the world to ensure that the Internet and websites are accessible to persons with disabilities.
- Universal Service for Persons with Disabilities: A Global Survey of Policy Interventions and Good Practices — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Oct 08, 2012 05:43 AM
- The Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies and the Centre for Internet and Societies in cooperation with the Hans Foundation have published the Universal Service for Persons with Disabilities: A Global Survey of Policy Interventions and Good Practices. The book consists of a Foreword by Axel Leblois, an Introduction and four chapters. Deepti Bharthur, Axel Leblois and Nirmita Narasimhan have contributed to the chapters.
