I respectfully disagree. There are many organisations who have enough time. Funding can be generated if knowledge and willingness is there.
Regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula | @csrinivasu Sent from my iPhone > On 23-Nov-2016, at 10:59, bhawani shankar verma <bsvermad...@gmail.com> wrote: > > most of them have no time and money for the purpose sir! > > > -----Original Message----- From: li...@srinivasu.org > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 10:14 AM > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled. > Subject: Re: [AI] Most apps inaccessible for disabled > > I completely agree. Right stakeholders should take up as part of their > advocacy initiatives. > > Regards, > Srinivasu Chakravarthula | @csrinivasu > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 23-Nov-2016, at 00:56, Ajay Minocha <ajayminoc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Its on you if you see it half empty or half full. Though I agree few >> of the apps are really unmanageable but situation is certainly getting >> better. If the world has to accommodate us then we should also deal >> with it with pacience, Bashing isn't the only solution. >> Regards, >> Ajay >> >>> On 11/21/16, Mahendra Galani <gal...@chello.at> wrote: >>> here in Austria, or in Europe, government apps are disabled friendly, >>> however private ones are almost 95 % not. >>> >>> At 07:05 AM 11/21/2016 +0000, you wrote: >>>> Most popular apps inaccessible to millions of disabled, says study >>>> Arpita Raj >>>> | TNN | Nov 21, 2016, 06.25 AM IST >>>> (Representative image) >>>> (Representative image) >>>> BENGALURU: Booking cabs, buying food and making >>>> payments online seem like they're just a swipe >>>> and a tap away, but for millions of disabled Indians, these >>>> apps are not designed for them to use. >>>> >>>> According to a study conducted by >>>> Centre for Internet and Society >>>> last month, many of the most-commonly used >>>> mobile apps for food delivery, online payments, >>>> grocery shopping and transportation were not accessible to >>>> the visually challenged. The study covered 22 apps. >>>> >>>> The 2011 census puts the number of disabled in >>>> the country at 26 million, while advocacy groups >>>> say the real figure is closer to 150 million.Last year, >>>> India recorded nearly nine billion downloads of >>>> mobile-based applications last year. >>>> >>>> "The national policy for universal electronic >>>> accessibility says that all IT products and >>>> services should be accessible. However, the government is still >>>> unable to implement it. Several government apps are inaccessible," said >>>> Nirmita Narasimhan, >>>> policy director at CIS. CIS's survey of some key >>>> government mobile based applications like My >>>> Gov, E Pathshala and Prime Minister >>>> Narendra Modi >>>> 's official app found them to be severely >>>> lacking. The illiterate, aged and those not >>>> proficient in English would also struggle with the apps, the study >>>> found. The guidelines for government websites >>>> laid out accessibility standards in 2009. The >>>> 2013 national policy on universal electronic accessibility >>>> clearly upholds equal rights "ensuring that >>>> accessibility standards and guidelines and >>>> universal design concepts are adopted and adhered to." >>>> >>>> However, most commonly-used apps fail to follow >>>> this. All 22 of the apps studied were privately >>>> owned but not all were fully compliant with universal standards. >>>> Of taxi-hailing apps Meru, Ola and Uber, only >>>> Uber was completely accessible to the disabled. >>>> The others had mis-labelled or unlabeled buttons and graphics. >>>> >>>> list of 2 items >>>> Travel at peace with ICICI's travel insuranceICICI Lombard >>>> New Fiat Punto - Get benefits up to ₹ 40,000*Fiat Punto >>>> list end >>>> Recommended By Colombia >>>> >>>> When it came to food delivery, Zomato was the >>>> best at replicating the user experience for >>>> disabled people. Swiggy and Foodpanda were difficult for new >>>> users, and Fresh menu was completely inaccessible. >>>> >>>> Of the marketplace apps, Amazon and >>>> Snapdeal >>>> were the only accessible ones. Myntra and >>>> Flipkart >>>> had incorrectly labelled buttons and >>>> misleading graphic tags, which made them >>>> impossible for the disabled to use. For instance, customers would be able >>>> to select the product they wanted to buy but had >>>> no way of choosing the quantity, the study said. >>>> Online grocery delivery apps Grofers and Zop Now were >>>> hard for the disabled to use, while Big Basket >>>> was relatively better though pages change during >>>> orders. Online payment portals Paytm, Oxigen and FreeCharge >>>> were relatively accessible, the study found. >>>> >>>> "Designers, developers and industries need to >>>> realize that there are more people out there who >>>> use this technology .The market is much bigger and they >>>> should work towards being inclusive," said Narasimhan of CIS. >>>> >>>> Albinder Dhinda, co founder of grocery delivery >>>> service Grofers, said their app meets all >>>> accessibility requirements. "However, the disability tools provided >>>> by Google Play Store or the App Store often >>>> don't benefit the user and are hard for them to >>>> use. We are trying to make it better. Things like online payments >>>> won't be accessible to the disabled as those >>>> apps are supported by third party sites, and >>>> don't fall within our settings. We're trying to make it better.We're >>>> three years behind the US, in the playground >>>> they made. 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