Application to MSJE on web accessibility measures

To

Shri K.S. Sawhney,

Director - Ministry of Social

Justice and Empowerment

Shastri Bhawan,

Dr Rajendra Prasad Road,
New Delhi - 110 001
Tel: (011) 23387690.

Dear Sir

Sub:   Application for information required under the Right to Information Act, 2005 regarding the steps taken by the Government to make web sites of the government as well as public and private sector organizations accessible to persons with disabilities.

Name of the Applicant: Nirmita Narasimhan

Address: D-2, 3rd floor, Sheriff Chambers, No.14 Cunningham road, Bengaluru - 560052.

 Information Sought:

1.    What steps has the Government taken to fulfill its commitments under the United Nation Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability (UNCRPD) and provision 39 of the National Policy to make web sites of government as well as public and private sector organizations accessible for persons with disabilities? If no such steps have been taken by the Government then kindly furnish reasons and explanation for the same and the time frame within which such steps will be taken.

2.    What are the surveys which have been conducted by your department to check accessibility of various government web sites? If no such surveys have been conducted, kindly furnish reasons and explanation for the same. If such surveys have been conducted, kindly provide me with a copy of the same.

3.    Please furnish me with details of the standards or criteria used for measuring accessibility to persons with disabilities?

4.    Please provide me with the details of circulars issued to various departments for making their web site accessible to persons with disabilities. Kindly provide me with a copy of the same as well.   

5.    Please provide me with information about any other applications under the Right to Information Act, 2005, which have been filed with the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment requesting similar/related information and the consequent replies given and action taken by the departments in those instances.

6.    If the required documents or information are unavailable, please furnish reasons and explanations for the same.

 
I request you to kindly supply the documents, wherever possible in English.

Further as provided under Section 6 (3) of the Right to Information Act, in case this application does not fall under your authority, I request you to transfer the same in the designated time (5 days) to the concerned authority and inform me of the same immediately.

To the best of my knowledge the information sought does not fall within the restrictions contained in Section 8 and 9 of the Act and it pertains to your office.

This to certify that I, Nirmita Narasimhan, d/o late Shri.B.Narasimhan, am a citizen of India.

A fee of Rs. 10 (Rupees Ten Only) has been deposited through ____________________                 Dated: ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_________________

Place:

Date:

 Sd/- Nirmita Narsimhan

(Nirmita Narasimhan)

E-mail: [email protected]

Mobile No: 098458 68078

Address: D2, 3rd Floor, Sheriff Chambers, No.14 Cunningham Road, Bengaluru: 560052.