Hi! This email is for all of them who are directly or indirectly related to law field. As most of you related to law field must be aware about the dominance of Manupatra (legal database of legislations, rules, orders, case laws and other related information). It is easily found in all the major and minor law firms, NGOs, colleges etc, this indicates that wherever you go and for any research related work you'll inevitably need to turn to Manupatra. By now, you must have realised the power which it holds over us. Now, you obviously be thinking, what's wrong in what Manupatra is doing or what it has achieved. Well, the answer is simple; It is inaccessible for us and it is not possible to use this website completely without any sighted assistance. About the same, me and my friend Amar have already written many emails to make them aware of this short-coming,to which we have recieved no response. Next question you will ask me is, even if it's inaccessible, it's not the first one to be so and neither will it be the last one to be so, then what's the need of this hue and cry suddenly. It's because of the large market share it holds which makes it impossible to escape from it and that we need to start from somewhere to make these private unaware, unsensetized moneymakers to start giving equal weitage to us, that I decided to go ahead and set them right.
For this I need your support. We're going to send them a representation with names of all of us and even after doing this, if they don't respond, then I'm going to file a case against them. Remember, this fight is not just against Manupatra and is going to set a landmark which will force other privately owned websites to follow web accessibility guidelines. If there was ever a time where your support could have made a difference, it's now. So, don't shy away, send me or Amar your details which should include your name, designation, occupation & contact details. With gratitude Arpit Jain Interning in Human Rights Law Network New Delhi Mob: +917503459469 To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
