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Global Accessibility Awareness Day: beyond digital accessibility
It’s true that most of the events being planned to observe Global Accessibility Awareness Day are focused on digital accessibility. This is not because someone doesn’t like about other aspects. It is happening just due to most people who are involved or hosting GAAD are from technology background. There is no restriction to observe GAAD only in…
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Big Bazar launches comfortable shopping experiences to people with disabilities: My experience
Big Bazar has launched an initiative to provide wonderful shopping experience to people with disabilities and we have just visited to its store in Koramangala, Bangalore. It was an awesome experience and definitely a good beginning to their journey of inclusive shopping experience. Here is our experience. Their assistance program web page has a form where customer…
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Overview – The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016
During the winter session of Rajya Sabha and Loksabha (houses in Indian parliament) has passed long pending Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill and named it as The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 [PDF]. This Act of the parliament received assent of the President on The 27th December, 2016. This is an Act…
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities – what's happening in India?
We recently posted about Theme for this year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities. As we are gearing up to mark the occasion tomorrow, here is a quick list of a few events that are happening in India. Mr. Narendra Modi, The Prime Minister of India will be officially launching Accessible India Campaign and giving…
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Break barriers and open doors: for an inclusive society & development of all
The United nations (External link) has set the theme for 2014’s International Day of Persons With Disabilities as Break barriers and open doors: for an inclusive society and development for all. As we are aware today there is so much of advancement in technology and people with disabilities could take up several jobs. There are…
