Following are the 4 significant updates from MA's side: 1. DEPwD and Rehabilitation Council of India in coordination with MA organised a 3-day workshop on web accessibility from 21 March with the aim to equip web designers of government know-how of disability related issues and there were a range of speakers including Rahul Bajaj, Sh. Dhananjay Bhole, Srinivasu Chakravarthula and Shri. Dipendra Manocha. (Link: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1910198)
2. On 21 March Mission Accessibility began its collaboration with Rhodes trust for making their online offerings more disable friendly. We delivered a workshop on why accessibility matters among other relevant issues. It was well attended by 78 members of Rhodes trust. 3. Chief Comm for PwD began sending Notice to around 70 inaccessible platforms for which MA submitted a list on September 19. It is an achievement gained after a persistent work of over 6 months on our part. The Commissioner has given 6 months to the entities to make their platforms accessible and submit status report. 4. On 23 March, MA had organised a workshop for all research fellows at Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy for making Vidhi’s output accessible. We are working with 3 teams on a pilot basis and the workshop was well attendant. -- Regards, Mission Accessibility Email <[email protected]> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/MissionAccess_> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/mission-accessibility/> -- Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CAMPTOHOBUpOaP29weJpGag%2BUHFc0NbOi-QzvVqBGJANyTELsaA%40mail.gmail.com.
