Hmm. Earlier people used to advocate for text only site and now talking about audio and large fonts:-( we need to educate them that by doing so they are creating more barriers....
Regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula | @csrinivasu Sent from my iPhone 5C > On 16-Sep-2015, at 14:15, George Abraham <geo...@eyeway.org> wrote: > > Vow! Accessibility of websites by using large faunts and audio! They surely > know what they are doing? Ask Amar Jain about it. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf > Of Asudani, Rajesh > Sent: 16 September 2015 11:55 > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled. > Subject: [AI] Brainstorming in Ahmedabad to make India disabled-friendly > > Brainstorming in Ahmedabad to make India disabled-friendly > TNN | Sep 16, 2015, 12.09 AM IST > > AHMEDABAD: Central government officials and over 250 representatives of > state-based advocacy NGOs gathered at Ahmedabad Management Association on > Tuesday > to discuss Accessible India campaign for persons with disabilities (PwD). The > campaign will be launched on International Day of Persons with Disabilities > on December 3. > > Mukesh Jain - joint secretary of department of empowerment of PwD, ministry > of social justice and empowerment - who interacted with NGO representatives, > told TOI that the campaign has three major aspects: built environment, > transportation facilities and information and communication technology. > > "Our aim is to implement the framework which is already in place. This > requires all public buildings to be disability-friendly complete with Braille > signs, > ramps and lifts. Second aspect is to standardize transport such as buses, > trains and even airplanes. Third and most important aspect is the use of > information > and communication technology where government websites should have facilities > like audio options and bigger fonts," said Jain, who is visiting various > states to disseminate information and invite suggestions for the campaign. > > He said the purpose of his visit was to include NGOs in the process. "Gujarat > has some excellent organizations such as BPA (Blind People's Association) > that is working in the field for decades. Experience of such organizations > would help us immensely in forming the framework," said Jain. > > The event was organized by the BPA and CBM Germany. > > Welcoming the move, Geeta Sharma, programme coordinator with Unnati > Organization for Development Education, said that when they started advocacy > for accessibility > a decade ago, a few people had idea about it. "Today the scenario has > changed. 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