Tag: accessibility

  • Accessibility Review – IRCTC Next Generation e-Ticketing System – Part 1

    IRCTC has recently launched their next generation ticketing system and we decided to post accessibility review in a two or more parts. Reason for splitting into parts is that we would want IRCTC to fix problems in phased manner and start with the main and popular section of the website – Booking a train ticket!…

  • Button Shape feature on iOS 7 – very cool!

    I wish I activated this button shape long back. This is very cool. One of the benefits I see it increases visuals for buttons across the apps and also underline text on buttons. To activate this option, go to: Settings -> General -> Accessibility -> turn ON button options. One issue Apple should fix is…

  • Techshare India and CSUN 2014

    February and March 2014 will witness two important events in the Accessibility and Assistive Technology space. Here is a quick note about Techshare India 2014 (External link) and 29th Annual International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference by CSUN (External link) where my colleagues and I from PayPal will actively participate in. Techshare India PayPal…

  • Accessibility is not just for blind, agreed… but we don’t have to blame!

    When Google announced it’s course on Introduction to Web Accessibility for developers, I keep seeing tweets saying “Hey Google! Accessibility is not just for blind” etc., and I thought I should write my opinion here Please note that this blog is my personal and views expressed here are my own and does not represent my…

  • Accessibility Round-up 1st August, 2013

    Sorry folks for long wait for this post due to some unavoidable reasons:-( Call for papers – Techshare India 2014 now open. Due 1st September, 2013 Register for Bangalore Accessibility Meet-up August 2013 Bangalore Accessibility Meet-up July 2013 WebAIM’s July News letter – a lot of interesting articles Summary of Federal Accessibility Laws in the…

  • Accessibility Round-up July 11th 2013

    We have started posting our favorites from different sources as weekly round up and these will be published both here and W3C’s Accessibility In India Community Group. Able2Fly – improving accessible travel by Disability Horizons NCPEDP – MphasiS Universal Design Awards 2013 Announced Keyboard and Interaction Accessibility Techniques – a presentation by Jared Smith of…

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    SkipTo plugin by PayPal Accessibility Team – an enhancement to SkipTo links

    Did you remember our post on Skip links – what, why and how?. In that article, we have seen how skip links would benefit users who uses screen readers or keyboard only but wouldn’t it be cool if Skip links actually helps everyone? Thanks to PayPal (External link) for introducing an enhancement to skip to…

  • Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) May 9th – let’s mark it

    Thanks to Jennison and Joe Devon, since 2012 world has marked May 9th as Global Accessibility Awareness Day and there were plenty of events took place last year across the world. This year too, there is a lot of momentum going on to mark GAAD. In India too, there are a few events taking place.…

  • Recap of International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2012

    Greetings on the auspicious occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Hope you have read my earlier post asking plans to celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities and today, I’ll be writing what I have done and some of the events I have noticed. I am quite happy that lot has been celebrated…

  • International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IPDP) 2012, what are your plans?

    I wish, I should have seen the United Nations Page on International Day of Persons with disabilities 2012 a bit earlier… Theme for this year is something very close to my heart. The theme of IPDP 2012 is “Removing barriers to create an inclusive and accessible society for all”. This is something truly meaningful and…

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