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20 Years of Accessibility Journey: BarrierBreak – the beginning
In 2005, I was working at The Manik Public School as a Computer Teacher. One of those evenings, I got a message on then popular instant messaging platform MSN Messenger from Shilpi Kapoor, CEO of BarrierBreak (then Net Systems Informatics IIndia) Pvt Ltd) asking if I am interested to join their company as an Accessibility…
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20 Years of Accessibility Journey: How I got started?
For me, 2005 marks my 20 years of Accessibility Journey. I have started my accessibility profession officially in the year 2005. But thought process has began in the year 2002 and 2003 during my stint at The National Association for the Blind, Karnataka Branch (NAB-K). Back then I was working at NAB K as Braille…
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Transforming Accessibility: Insights from the Inclusive India Conference
3rd edition of Inclusive India: Digital First has made it to books! About 6 months ago, Shilpi Kapoor, Founder of BarrierBreak hasasked if I would want to be the Program Chair for this conference and I have accepted without any second thought; why did I do? I knew that it is the only conference of…
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2024 – what you can do?
It’s that time of the year when people in the accessibility community start thinking about how we can mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) on 3rd Thursday of May every year. This momentum has started around 13 years ago by Jennison (currently Head of Accessibility Engineering at LinkedIn) and Joe Devon (a developer with accessibility…
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Accessibility findings of the week starting 25th February, 2024
Both for professional and personal reasons, I use several websites and applications on daily basis. This is an attempt to capture accessibility findings as I use them on a weekly basis. I would be covering both what I’m impressed about and where respective website / application owners has to work upon. The Hindu Business Line…
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Thank you Watermark for recognizing Accessibility
One of the best things about working in the field of accessibility is that one doesn’t have to seek recognition. Just do the work to your best and recognition comes automatically. I’m honored to be one of the recepients of 2021 Award of Excellence at Watermark Insights LLC. This is one of the highest and…
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#GAAD2021 – 10th Global Accessibility Awareness Day
If it was pre-covid time, it’s a moment for a grand celebration across the world. This year marks 10th anniversary for Global Accessibility Awareness Day founded by Jennison and Joe Devon. GAAD came into existence to promote accessibility in simple ways to people around the world. Idea of Jennison and Joe has been quickly adopted…
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Accessibility Check: updated website – Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Government of India
We have noticed Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Government of India has re-designed their website and we took a quick look from accessibility prospective. Compare to the earlier website, new website has a better look, more usable. However, considering department itself work in the area of people with disabilities, it’s important, their website…
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1 year at Watermark
November 4th, 2020 marks my first work anniversary as a Senior Accessibility Program Manager at Watermark Insights. This is one of those places I thoroughly enjoying my work in the area of accessibility. At Watermark, accessibility is not seen just as a check list item or legal requirement; for us, accessibility is a way to…
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Upcoming live talk: Career in the area of Accessibility – getting started!
While whole world is experiencing unprecedented situation, it has also grown the use of technology to a great extent specially in the area of education. All learnings are now gone digital. Even schools are sending pre-recorded videos for primary class children; live virtual classes are being organiszed for grown-up children. Several training programs and events…
