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EqualsCPSJ in fact has been a partner of CBGA for ages, and wrote the chapter on disability this year for the budget report. I was hoping this would have been fixed by now considering she had flagged the issue at the start itself, but happy it is happening . On 09-Jun-2017 12:09 AM, "Gaurav Godhwani" <gggodhw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Vaishnavi, > > Thanks a ton for pointing this out. We have created a Github issue for the > same: https://github.com/cbgaindia/ckanext-openbudgetsin_theme/issues/37 > and hope to fix it in coming weeks. > > We are a community led open initiative(in BETA phase) and we welcome such > crucial feedback, suggestions, and contributions. Please feel free to reach > us at i...@openbudgetsindia.org. > > Regards, > Gaurav > > > On Wednesday, 7 June 2017 20:12:03 UTC+5:30, Vaishnavi Jayakumar wrote: >> >> Dear Datameeters, >> >> Nisha thought this as off-topic and wanted me to add a few lines to >> explain how this was of relevance to DataMeet so here goes... >> >> DataMeet partnered with CBGA and others to bring out the Open Budgets >> website this year: openbudgetsindia.org >> >> Here's what the 5 minute feedback on accessibility revealed : >> >> ---------- >> From: Meenakshi B. <meenak...@equalscpsj.org> >> Date: Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 2:12 PM >> >> MEENAKSHI >> >> Hi, >> >> I Have already made a representation to CBGA. It isn't accessible. >> >> Thanks & Regards >> Meenakshi >> ---------- >> RAGHU >> >> The Site is good and is accessible to navigate, but the charts, formats, >> provided as examples are in jpeg, png or image formats all of them should >> be in accessible word documents So that it would enable the Screen Reader >> user to understand easily. >> >> SHANKAR >> >> A good resource with all information in one place. Unfortunately, many of >> the sections like Budget documents (PDF) are not giving the last mile >> accessibility. Able to navigate using screen reader. >> >> Let us request them to check each page after development to check with >> WAVE (Web Accessibility Evaluation tool) from webaim.org. It's a free >> tool. >> >> http://wave.webaim.org/ >> >> I tested two pages after finding the screen reader not able to move >> further. >> >> http://wave.webaim.org/report#/https://openbudgetsindia.org/ >> >> http://wave.webaim.org/report#/https://openbudgetsindia.org/ >> dataset?res_format=PDF >> >> >> >> So in effect, there's no point in making data *open* unless it's first >> *accessible* to print disabled. >> >> Now read on! >> *------* >> *Only 38 of 7,000 govt websites disabled-friendly, says petitioner *PIL >> 29214/2015 <https://indiankanoon.org/doc/179818968/> >> >> 6/24/2016 >> >> *Chennai: *Of the 7000 such websites, only 38 of them have made the >> cut. This unfortunately leaves an estimated 70 million disabled people out >> ‘Digital India’ initiative, aimed at simplifying governance. The disconnect >> in enabling web services came to light after a physically challenged >> petitioner, A Syed Ansari from Avadi, moved the Madras High Court in 2015. >> He had missed out applying for the civil services exams because the site >> meant for it was not disabled friendly. He had sought the court to direct >> the government to maintain its websites as per National Informatics Centre >> (NIC) standards. >> >> The disabled use various assistive technologies to browse the Web. >> However, if a website is not constructed as per the Web Content >> Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), the assistive technology fails to help >> those it is meant for. The NIC’s Guidelines for Indian Government Websites >> (GIGW), makes it mandatory for all government websites to conform to the >> international accessibility standards, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) >> and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0. >> >> The government’s failure to respond to the High Court’s notice prompted >> it to rap the agencies concerned, with a threat of imposing costs. When the >> counters were filed the first bench led by Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan >> Kaul, said, “We are not satisfied with the response from the Central >> Government as to what the time period is or who is monitoring the whole >> issue.” The NIC then initiated the ‘Development of Common Minimum Framework >> for Government websites’ to convert 100 sites as feature rich and GIGW >> compliant websites. >> >> Only a fraction of them been are disabled friendly. When the case came up >> for hearing recently, the first bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay >> Kishan Kaul and Justice R Mahadevan wondered if government agency intends >> to complete the task only by the next century, and granted a year’s time to >> finish the process. >> >> dtnext.in/News/City/2016/06/24002012/Only-38-of-7000-govt-we >> bsites-disabledfriendly-says.vpf >> >> --- >> >>> From: Vaishnavi Jayakumar <jayakumar.vaishn...@gmail.com> >>> Subject: [WeThePwd:1939] Re: Accessible version of Niti Ayog >>> Action Plan document >>> >>> >> >>> NITI AAYOG Draft Three Year Action Agenda, 2017-18 to 2019-20 >>> >> >> >>> This is NOT entirely accessible, graphs and bookmarks need work, >>> It IS however readable as text. >>> It's in book format, so facing pages, But it's been checked with a >>> screen reader, and it is reading top down correctly. >>> NO thanks to NITI Aayog for this. To get to this has taken many days, >>> wasted too much of time and necessitated much jettisoning of ego.. >>> >> >> >>> Inaccessible Source : Gibberish text version at >>> *http://niti.gov.in/writereaddata/files/coop/ActionPlan.pdf* >>> <http://niti.gov.in/writereaddata/files/coop/ActionPlan.pdf> >>> >>> This is thanks to a person at NIC who pointed me to the social media >>> private party who pointed me to the design agency. >>> *All of that should have taken a sum total of 15 minutes and 1-3 phone >>> calls. Instead this maddening paper chase.* >>> , >>> 1. We need to not only get GIGW 2.0 to mandate document >>> accessibility but ideally get National Informatics Centre to create a >>> tool which will check document accessibility before it's uploaded. >>> >>> 2. AND strip the compliance certificates from the likes of Ministry >>> of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India and Department >>> of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, MSJE who are amongst the >>> worst offenders on the document accessibility front. >>> >>> 3. AND mandate passing an online learning course on >>> accessibility to whoever lands tenders / contracts of ANYTHING to do with >>> communication. >>> >>> ----- >> >>> Subject: Accessible version of Niti Ayog Action Plan document >>> To: Alok Kumar >>> Cc: bibek debroy, "A.K. Chakrabarti" >>> >>> >>> Dear Mr. Alok Kumar, >>> >>> Recently Mr. Ankit Rajiv Jindal, a visually impaired colleague from the >>> disability sector sent a letter to Dr. Debroy regarding his inability to >>> read the much anticipated *3 year action plan document* >>> <http://niti.gov.in/writereaddata/files/coop/ActionPlan.pdf> by Niti >>> Aayog which was sadly out of bounds for the blind. >>> >>> The details are available in the letter from Mr. Ankit Jindal to Dr >>> Debroy as attached and linked in the articles below. >>> >>> >>> *Disability Activists Say Niti Aayog’s Action Agenda Is Inaccessible to >>> the Visually Impaired** [WIRE]* >>> <https://thewire.in/132659/disability-activists-claim-niti-aayogs-action-agenda-inaccessible-visually-impaired/> >>> >>> >>> *NITI Aayog document inaccessible to blind** [HINDU]* >>> <http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/niti-aayog-document-inaccessible-to-blind/article18411567.ece> >>> >>> A *visual representation* of what Niti Aayog's document reads to a >>> blind citizen using a screenreader is below : >>> >>> >>> >>> Please do let us know when a screen reader friendly document of the Niti >>> Aayog action plan will be available for blind citizens, as we have been >>> unable to access it for over a week now despite Niti Aayog's response to >>> Ankit promising a 'priority' fix. >>> >>> Ankit has already elaborated what needs to be done to make a document >>> accessible. As of now the web delivery service of Niti Aayog is >>> *non-compliant >>> with the GIGW* <http://www.guidelines.gov.in/> for Indian government >>> websites. >>> >>> After analysing the puzzling nature of the file text converting to >>> gibberish when copied and pasted, I am convinced the problem is as follows >>> : >>> 1. Either the *fonts have not been embedded* >>> <https://forums.adobe.com/thread/427945> or have been wrongly encoded >>> with too many types when exporting the document as PDF *(Screenshot 1 & >>> 2 below)* or >>> 2. This is a *pre-press impostion* >>> <https://workflowhelp.kodak.com/display/EVO61/Imposition+plan+rules+and+assumptions> >>> version (Creo - Preps) which is meant for printing press plates usage >>> alone, and is unnecessary/unsuitable to print to PDF. *(Screenshot 3 >>> below)* >>> *Screenshot 1* >>> >>> >>> *Screenshot 2* >>> >>> >>> *Screenshot 3* >>> >>> >>> The disability community has faced similar issues with the erstwhile >>> Planning Commission with the 12th plan sub-portal for citizen engagement. >>> Sadly, unlike the Planning Commission experience, 5 messages and 4 phone >>> calls chasing this problem have not been met with a favourable response, >>> leave alone speedy action. >>> >>> *Global Accessibility Awareness Day* >>> <http://cis-india.org/accessibility/events/global-accessibility-awareness-day-2017> >>> is coming up on 18 May. While an uploaded fix should take your web manager >>> 10 minutes to accomplish, we hope that by then, the government's currently >>> *patchy* >>> <https://thewire.in/131661/government-agencies-making-a-mockery-of-modis-accessibility-promises-say-rights-activists/> >>> track >>> record in walking the talk on *Sugamya Bharat Abhiyaan* >>> <http://cis-india.org/accessibility/accessibility-of-govt-websites.pdf> >>> and *Digital India* >>> <http://cis-india.org/accessibility/files/mobile-accessibility-practices.pdf> >>> is >>> transformed into the following for a start : >>> >>> A) A fully accessible Action Plan document (as highlighted by Ankit). >>> B) SOP for *creating accessible documents* >>> <https://www.section508.gov/content/build/create-accessible-documents> >>> to be included in the GIGW with NIC-wide training and >>> C) *Procurement GPAT template* >>> <http://guides.cuny.edu/c.php?g=393890&p=2676187> for vendors to comply >>> with for digital accessibility. >>> >>> >>> I look forward to your intervention in addressing these concerns. >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> Vaishnavi Jayakumar >>> >> -- > Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. 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