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World Wide Web Consortium for All
Indian web designers have long ignored needs of people with different disabilities but a new dedicated wiki aspires to change that, writes Malvika Tegta by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:08 PM — Filed under:
Your Signature Could Help 70 Million Read
A humble signature campaign in the city intends to take on a law that prevents the print-impaired from reading. You too can join in and support the cause. by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:10 PM — Filed under:
Youth light up lives, one book at a time
Chennaiites join a campaign to aid the visually challenged in accessing popular works of English literature THERE ARE MILLIONS OF BOOKS THAT THE VISUALLY ... by Radha Rao last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:42 PM — Filed under:
Access India Meet-Up, May 2009
Meet-up of members of Access India mailing list (open to invitees only) by Sanchia de Souza last modified Aug 31, 2011 10:50 AM — Filed under: ,
National Workshop on Web Accessibility
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and Society for Promotion of Alternative Computing and Employment (SPACE) are organizing a workshop on web ... by Radha Rao last modified Aug 31, 2011 10:46 AM — Filed under: ,
Campaigners for Inclusion to Organise Awareness Raising Event at Kolkata International Book Fair on February 6
Campaigners for Inclusion is organising an awareness raising event on Right to Read at the Kolkata International Book Fair on February 6, 2010. by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 31, 2011 10:43 AM — Filed under: ,
Bookshare.org Seminar
A demonstration of Bookshare.org, an online digital library for people with print disabilities by Sanchia de Souza last modified Aug 31, 2011 10:49 AM — Filed under: ,
Enabling Access to Education through ICT
ICT workshop in Delhi...starts from Wednesday, 27 October 2010...ends on Friday, 29 October 2010. by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 31, 2011 10:41 AM — Filed under: ,
ICT, transaction cost and development: The flip side
A presentation by Prof. Pradoshnath at CIS, Bangalore on Nov 25th, 2009 from 3.30pm to 5pm by Radha Rao last modified Feb 05, 2013 08:56 AM — Filed under: ,
National Workshop on Web Accessibility, June 2009
A workshop on web accessibility (for web developers only) in Bangalore by Sanchia de Souza last modified Aug 31, 2011 10:51 AM — Filed under: ,
National Conference on ICTs for the differently- abled/under privileged communities in Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship 2009 - (NCIDEEE 2009)
A national level conference on the use of Information and Communication Technology for the differently abled / under privileged community in education, ... by Radha Rao last modified Aug 31, 2011 10:48 AM — Filed under: ,
Right to Read Campaign - Delhi
The Centre for Internet and Society is organizing a Right to Read Campaign on January 30th 2010, at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 31, 2011 10:43 AM — Filed under: ,
Right to Read Campaign - Kolkata
The nationwide Right to Read campaign which began with its first road show at Loyola College, Chennai is now having its second road show at the West Bengal ... by Radha Rao last modified Feb 04, 2013 06:47 AM — Filed under: ,
The Right to Read Campaign - Chennai
A nationwide Right to Read campaign began with road shows in the four metro cities of India and was then carried on in other cities. The events comprised of ... by Radha Rao last modified Aug 31, 2011 10:45 AM — Filed under: ,
Web Sites Accessibility Evaluation Methodologies: A New Imperative for State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
W3C-WAI, G3ict and CIS are joining hands to organise the 20th International World Wide Web Conference in Hyderabad, India on March 30, 2011 at the Hyderabad ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 31, 2011 10:40 AM — Filed under: , ,
Workshop for Web Developers on Web Accessibility
by Sanchia de Souza last modified Aug 31, 2011 10:51 AM — Filed under: ,
Accessibility
India has an estimated 70 million disabled persons who are unable to read printed materials due to some form of physical, sensory, cognitive or other ... by kaeru last modified Jun 04, 2016 12:32 PM — Filed under:
ICT Accessibility in Sri Lanka
During a recent visit to Lirne Asia in Colombo, thanks to the efforts of the Lirne Asia team, I had an opportunity to meet the Sri Lankan regulator-TRC, the ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 08, 2011 10:32 AM — Filed under:
Copyright v. Exercise of Fundamental rights
In this article, Rahul Cherian analyzes the legal and ethical framework around the issue of copyright in relation to converting materials into accessible ... by Rahul Cherian last modified Feb 20, 2013 11:07 AM — Filed under:
National Policy on Universal Electronic Accessibility
Minutes of the meeting on draft National Policy on Universal Electronic Accessibility held on August 17, 2009 in E-Governance Hall, 1st Floor, Electronics ... by Radha Rao last modified Aug 24, 2011 06:02 AM — Filed under: ,
Right to Read Campaign, Chennai
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. by Radha Rao last modified Feb 04, 2013 06:19 AM — Filed under: ,
G3ict and CIS in collboration
The G3ict and Centre for Internet and Society, India (www.cis-india.org) are collaborating on a white paper comparing internet accessibility policies and ... by Radha Rao last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:44 AM — Filed under:
The Right to Read Campaign
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 ... by Radha Rao last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:45 AM — Filed under:
Right to read for the print impaired and copyright challenges
The National Institute for the Visually Handicapped (NIVH), Daisy Forum of India (DFI) and Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) together organised an event ... by Radha Rao last modified Nov 08, 2011 03:56 PM — Filed under:
Right to Read Campaign - Kolkata
A report on the nationwide Right to Read campaign which had its second road show at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata on 7th ... by Radha Rao last modified Nov 08, 2011 03:39 PM — Filed under:
DFI and Cambridge University Press join hands for getting print access to the "print impaired"
Cambridge University Press has given permission for books published in India by them to be converted into other accessible formats such as in DAISY, says Dr. ... by Radha Rao last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:45 AM — Filed under:
Right to Knowledge for Persons with Print Impairment: A Proposal to Amend the Indian Copyright Regime
This research paper argues the need for amending Indian Copyright provisions for enabling the print impaired to gain access to published works. The paper was ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 26, 2013 06:09 AM — Filed under:
Web Accessibility Policy Making: An International Perspective – A G3ict White Paper
G3ict Publishes International Survey of Web Accessibility Policies White Paper by the Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore, India by Radha Rao last modified Oct 19, 2011 10:37 AM — Filed under: ,
Statement of CIS on the Matter of the Treaty for the Blind
Presented by Nirmita Narasimhan at the 19th WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights in Geneva on 18th December 2009. by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Jan 28, 2013 11:14 AM — Filed under:
CIS comments on WIPO Treaty
Nirmita Narasimhan of CIS has given her reply comments to the US Copyright Office's call for comments on the proposed WIPO draft proposal to facilitate access ... by Nirmita Narasimhan last modified Jan 28, 2013 11:16 AM — Filed under: ,