Thanks for this info & offer Konark! A fresh run would be very useful at this juncture as we anticipate a major shakeup on the accessibility front with compliance looming.
--------------------------------------- *VAISHNAVI JAYAKUMAR* http://about.me/vjayakumar On Mon, 25 Mar 2019 at 15:38, konark modi <modi.kon...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Vaishnavi, > > I did some similar collection of names, you can access the data at: > https://github.com/konarkmodi/DigitalIndia - primarily for the purpose of > doing analysis about adoption of security practices for government sites. > Feel free to use the data if you find it relevant. > > It was done in 2017, I can try and run the jobs again to collect a more > recent list. > > -Konark > > On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 10:54 AM Vaishnavi Jayakumar < > jayakumar.vaishn...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> At a PIL compliance hearing >> <https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YkPoYZrqnf8rYd2LWfypGHl7_Yn9ASBf>, a >> list was requested by Madras High Court judges. We have provided 105 as >> lawyer had requested in the hope that through this engagement, we can push >> through more sustainable change. >> >> I remember Sumandro and Srinivas Kodali working on collating the Govt >> websites. Could I access that please? What I've attempted primarily from >> goidirectory.nic.in is 11000+, with root domains at ~7k. >> >> Relevant extracts from the correspondence with lawyer are pasted below. >> Please note the date for compliance with India's disability act is fast >> approaching - 14th June 2019. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Vaishnavi Jayakumar <jayakumar.vaishn...@gmail.com> >> Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 at 15:03 >> Subject: Re: Re website accessibility >> >> Here are 105 websites that would be a good mix to get started. Please >> note that root domains have been provided, therefore both 'prefixes and >> suffixes' >> <https://moz.com/blog/understanding-root-domains-subdomains-vs-subfolders-microsites>would >> need to be made accessible as per GIGW 2nd edition of 2018 >> <http://dot.gov.in/sites/default/files/2018_06_21%20Endorsement%20GIGW%20Ed2%20to%20DoT%20Units.pdf> >> . >> >> These are 3 entries where a root domain alone has not been provided - >> that is because there are key services / apps on the URL linked which would >> also need to be accessified : >> >> 1. digitalindia.gov.in/di-initiatives >> 2. meity.gov.in/content/important-links >> 3. mohua.gov.in/cms/schemes-or-programmes.php >> >> Two other entries have been highlighted. >> >> 1. MyGov.in >> 2. PIB.gov.in >> >> MyGov.in and PIB.gov.in both need to be used as channels by the >> remaining 10000+ websites >> <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1leK799OxFSWOguYU31Ya_nfQYJ9tgG1TIlOxuA-uykI/edit?usp=sharing> >> as it is humanly impossible to keep track of the various notices and public >> consultations issued by different departments and ministries. C*onsultation >> interfaces are best managed via mygov.in <http://mygov.in> ; and any type >> of notice would benefit from media exposure and ensuing free publicity*. >> As these 2 websites will be made compliant in the first tranche, it should >> ensure that key information is being transmitted accessibly. >> >> *BACKGROUND TO PROBLEM* >> >> Currently the inaccessibility of websites and apps is a concern which is >> growing day by day. Under the new law, the websites and apps have to be >> made accessible by June 14, 2019. And the responsibility of making it sure >> is upon the regulator / ministry. >> >> *VERIFIED IDENTITY & STANDARDISED OFFICIAL NAMING CONVENTIONS * >> >> There are over 10000 Govt websites in India, whether centre or state - no >> list is available with government or any other body. Not all websites are >> easily identifiable or verifiable as government websites because they are >> not on the .gov.in domain or even on the .nic.in domain. It is therefore >> difficult to distinguish between a phishing fake site and a government >> site. This is also the case with social media identities of government >> bodies where despite availability of official verification by service >> providers like Facebook and Twitter, it is difficult to distinguish >> between an actual government entity and a fake account whether on social >> media or app store. >> >> Using a Gmail or a personal email id is growing - official email id >> <http://mail.gov.in> could always be accessed with NIC's equivalent >> <https://eoffice.gov.in/> of a convenient, quick office suite. Earlier >> versions of websites cam be made part of the archives >> <http://nationalarchives.nic.in/>. Additionally, if 3rd party software >> needs to be used, preference should be given to Indian government >> equivalents or FOSS - free open source software / formats / fonts. ( >> Bhuvan <https://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/> / OpenStreetMap instead of Google >> Maps), EPUB instead of PDFs (which cannot render regional fonts correctly); >> CDAC's Sakal Bharathi font /any OpenType Unicode >> <http://egovstandards.gov.in/sites/default/files/Fonts-%20Standard%20Ver.1.0.pdfvs> >> font vs Vanavil commercial proprietary font >> <https://www.elcot.in/tamilfonts_download.php>. >> >> *ACCESSIBILITY IS DYNAMIC, CERTIFICATION IS STATIC* >> >> This certification exercise >> <http://www.stqc.gov.in/content/website-quality-certification> could go >> on endlessly because accessibility is not a one off. A day after receiving >> certification a website update could result in a document upload of a >> scanned PDF as an image file. To the sighted reader there will be nothing >> externally wrong with the document. The blind reader using a screen reader >> will not be able to read anything because what appears as text is actually >> an image. >> >> With the Government's thrust on internet transactions, and in some >> cases, internet-only transactions, accessibility becomes a non-negotiable >> issue. When combined with the fad of having an app for any and every >> service, a great deal of money is being spent on what is essentially false >> prestige! >> >> To save everybody's time and money, this is what needs to be done : >> >> *WAY AHEAD* >> >> 1) *Scrap the mobile apps for RESPONSIVE, LOCALIZED, OPEN web apps* - >> the rate at which updates make apps incompatible require almost continuous >> development which is financially not sustainable. Also, even the initial >> releases of these apps are inaccessible - for eg. something as crucial as >> the BHIM app. >> >> The growing trend of website access via ubiquitous ‘always-on’ economical >> mobile devices has led towards increasing appification of the government - >> public service interface has taken place resulting in a dated, distributed, >> incomplete, unresponsive, monolingual inaccessible website + mobile app >> ecosystem. >> Instead as the UK government has decided - focus on a *responsive* >> website which can be viewed on all devices and can be equally usable >> whether a basic phone or a dialup connection. >> >> 2) NIC to create and offer in collaboration with IGNOU / Skill India - a >> *certified >> course in website accessibility *(it could be on the lines of DEQUE's >> offering for example) >> <https://dequeuniversity.com/curriculum/online-classes/> as a >> pre-requirement for agencies to get trained, tested and empanelled as >> website developers. Only certified agencies to be allowed to bid for >> tenders during the procurement process. >> >> 3) A free online tool to be created by NIC to check *GIGW compliance in >> addition to WCAG 2AA accessibility standards, multimedia and document >> accessibility*. This will help the average website manager to ensure >> that updates do not affect the accessibility. >> >> 4) Every website to have *1 stop point content* that is now increasingly >> being shared over diverse channels like social media with the result that >> there is no one place where one is assured of an accessible, usable >> experience. Content is outdated with citizen's charters and proactive >> information disclosure remaining frozen in time for close to a decade. Date >> last updated and content review date need to be provided as a rule. >> >> 5) An entire revamp would be required with a* single point of contact >> *displayed >> prominently to escalate issues and track complaint resolution >> <http://bit.ly/want2report-form> when a citizen is unable to use a >> government web-enabled service due to lack of accessibility. This would >> require some *accountability* as an experience with Niti Aayog brought >> to light - it could not be escalated as the appellate officer was the >> primary offender in unhelpfulness in making a public document usable >> despite assurances in the media. >> >> 6) Future procurement to be standardised for bilingual integrated >> responsive website with regional language incorporation (and other >> localisation including official ready-to-go- tools >> <http://localization.gov.in> as an interim measure) and GIGWv2, 2018 >> compliance. Eg CAG.gov.in recent tender >> <https://cag.gov.in/sites/default/files/tenders/RFP_CAG_WEB.pdf> can be >> referred. All designed-for-publication soft copies must be accompanied with >> a plain text, bookmarked alternative. >> >> 7) All laws and policies to be accompanied by regional, plain language >> accessible versions. Process of information retrieval needs to acknowledge >> lay person as lowest common denominator and document / policy change >> tracking needs to include soft copy technology to hard copy print methods. >> >>> -- >> Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. 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