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Schedule a call to get started with Digital Accessibility
Now-a-days, there is a positive momentum about accessibility and businesses would want to make their products accessible. But challenge for many is that they do not know where to start and how to go about. To mark 6th edition of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, I have decided to spend sometime with people who would like…
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2017 – Let's raise awareness about accessibility
6th edition of Global Accessibility Awareness Day will be observed on 18th May, 2017. As always, this is one such event that success of the event does not get measured by it’s size or format but by impact that event could create. Thanks to Prakat Solutions Inc.,, here is a quick video of my opening…
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Accessibility Review: Paytm web interface
Paytm is one of the largest digital wallets being used today. Paytm is one thing that gets accepted almost everywhere including small businesses like grocery stores, vegetable vendors etc., Also, Paytm enable users to purchase wide range of merchandise, book tickets for bus, train, fight etc., make utility payments such as electricity, DTH, mobile, landline,…
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Accessibility Review: Unique Disability Identity Card (UDID) Portal of Government of India
A while ago, Department of Empowerment of People with Disabilities has launched Swavlamban Card portal to provide disability certificate and Unique Disability ID to persons with disabilities. I have pleased to see there has been a lot of care taken towards ensuring accessibility of the portal. Some of the positive things done on this portal:…
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Digital Accessibility – what Non-profit, Corporate and Education sector can do?
This is a presentation I have made at a panel discussion held on 19th December, 2016 at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. Slides Full Text Thank you for having me here. Good to see many of my old friends! Firstly, let’s celebrate the passage of The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill; although it’s not…
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Idea to spread awareness about Accessibility to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities
As you all know 3rd December is marked as International Day of Persons with Disabilities and a lot of activities around the world. Here are some ideas to raise awareness about disability and accessibility. Mini Accessibility Showcase : We can create mini accessibility showcase absolutely at no cost but will have a great impact. Here…
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Impact of Inclusive Design
This is full text of presentation made at UX India on 21st October, 2016. Thank you for having me here and I’m delighted to talk about inclusive design. Thank you UX India organizers for including this topic as part of this conference. To begin with, let me quickly introduce myself. I’m an accessibility evangelist, currently…
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Accessibility related events in October
Here are a few accessibility events that I have / going to participate during October. Accessibility Week at Intuit India: Thanks to leadership, team of Special Needs and Abilities Network (SNAN) of Intuit and of course our good friend Ted Drake for having invited me to be part of a panel discussing about “Journey and…
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Summary of Accessibility Summit 2016 – PM Led Accessibility
Thanks to Joseph O’Connor, I have attended recent Accessibility Summit – a virtual conference on Accessibility that was held on 7th and 8th Septmber, 2016. It was amazing to see that summit organizers took as much care as they could to make the event accessible. Speakers have described everything that they have shown visually and…
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Announcing Bangalore Accessibility Meetup for September, 2016 – a bit unique this time
When? 24th September, 2016 at 14:30 Hrs to 16:30 Hrs (IST) Where? 613, 2nd & 3rd floor, 12th Main Road, Indiranagar, HAL 2nd stage, Bangalore – 560038 Landmark: Above Watch World (Same lane of State Bank of India). Host: Sincere thanks to the team of Bang The Table for histing September 2016’s Bangalore Accessibility Meetup.…
