snip.. launched the accessible website in January, 2010, at a cost of Rs.20.09 lakh. wow! these guys must be kidding right?I'm someone with a disability, not stupid. GRR GRR divyanshu
On 12/12/12, Prashanth <[email protected]> wrote: > Press Information Bureau > Government of India > Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment > 11-December-2012 17:32 IST > > A number of initiatives have been taken to promote research & technology for > the benefit of Persons with Disabilities:- > > The Ministry confers National Awards for the empowerment of Persons with > Disabilities (PwDs), every year, under various categories. One of these > categories is for "Best applied research/innovation/product development > aimed at improving the life of PwDs." > > The Ministry made its website accessible to persons with disabilities and > launched the accessible website in January, 2010, at a cost of Rs.20.09 > lakh. Other Central Ministries were also requested to similarly make their > own websites, as well as of their associated organizations, accessible to > persons with disabilities. > > State Governments have also been requested to make their important websites > accessible to persons with disabilities and financial assistance has also > been offered to them for doing so. Central assistance of Rs. 31.00 lakh has > so far been released to 3 State/UT Governments for this purpose. No > proposal, in this regard, has however been received from the Government of > Andhra Pradesh. > > The Government has also, in 2010, instituted a new category of National > Awards - viz for websites with best accessibility features. Under this > category one award each is given for such websites of (i) Government > organizations, (ii) Public Sector/autonomous/local bodies, and (iii) > Non-Govt. organizations. > > An Online Braille Library, established by the National Institute for > Visually Handicapped, (NIVH) Dehradun, has been launched on 4th January, > 2012. This library has books, including in Telugu, which can be accessed in > real time from any location, including Andhra Pradesh. An amount of Rs. > 47.50 lakh has been spent on this project so far. > > > > An online catalogue of Braille books has also been hosted by NIVH which > enables visually-impaired persons to ascertain the location and availability > of a desired Braille book, without going to Braille Libraries and Braille > Presses. An amount of Rs.17.00 lakhs has been spent on this project so far. > NIVH has also launched an Online Directory of Services for the Visually > Impaired persons. Services available in Andhra Pradesh have also been > included in this Directory. > > The National Institute for Mentally Handicapped, Secunderabad, has developed > certain technology based teaching modules for training of persons with > mental retardation. Technological methods like electroencephalography (EEG) > and electromyography (EMG) are used for assessment of disability. EEG > bio-feedback is used for stimulation of electrical impulses in the brain of > children with mental retardation, and softwares are used for speech therapy. > > > The National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped, Kolkata, has > developed proto-types of myo-electric hand, multi-use wheelchair, low-cost > pediatric below-knee prosthesis, and functional electric stimulation devices > for persons with foot-drop. > > The Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India, functioning under > this Ministry, also works on developing technological aids and appliances at > a relatively low cost. > > The Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) is running a TV channel called > "Navshikhar" through which programmes on disability-related topics are > telecast for the benefit of teachers/special educators, professionals, > parents of children with disabilities, and other stakeholders. At present, > there are 472 Direct Reception Centres for this channel, of which 32 are in > Andhra Pradesh. > > This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and > Empowerment, Shri D. 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