Dear all, Sometimes, all it takes is one case—or one conversation—to shift how we think about rights.
What started as a legal challenge to an inaccessible website has opened up a deeper question: Is digital accessibility a constitutional right? What happens when persons with disabilities are systematically left out of the digital public sphere—not because they lack skill or interest, but because the design itself excludes them? We’re hosting a conversation on exactly that, and I’d really love for you to join us. We will be discussing Pragya Prasun v. Union of India and Amar Jain v. Union of India, wherein the Supreme Court recognised access to digital services, as intrinsic to the right to life and liberty under Article 21. 🗓 Date: Monday, 21st July 2025 🕕 Time: 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (High tea at 5:45 PM) 📍 Venue: Conference Room 2, India International Centre, New Delhi Speakers: – 1. Justice (Retd.) A.K. Sikri 2. Sidharth Luthra, Senior Advocate 3. Ila Sheel, advocate for the petitioner 4. Yamina Rizvi, Legal Officer, iProbono 5. Pragya Prasun, Petitioner 6. Amar Jain, Petitioner and co-founder, mission Accessibility Moderated by: Anchal Bhateja, Research Fellow (Disability Inclusion & Access), Vidhi The conversation will bring together perspectives from the judiciary, legal practice, activism, and lived experience to ask: what does equal access mean in a digital age—and how can the Constitution help us get there? Would love to see you all there. Please register below. https://lnkd.in/gPXayn-a Warmly, Anchal Research Fellow (Disability Inclusion & Access) Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy Anchal Bhatheja, Research Fellow at Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, BA. LLB. (Hons.), Batch of 2023, National Law School of India University, Bangalore -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CA%2BPVonGXP8iLMaHSG%3D8MfZ%3Dk6k%3DncMTbzbmxyRQjW9kkyxF0uA%40mail.gmail.com.
