Hi, It intirely depends on us if we want to see it half empty or half full.
On 12/5/16, Shyam M. Sayanekar <sayane...@gmail.com> wrote: > A very good and factbased article. In fact a lot of discussion on this issue > should be unddertaken. Further, the risk factor involved in cashless > transactions with regard to the VI also has to be taken into account. > Non-availability of network, the phones getting out of range are also other > issues. Professor Shyam M. Sayanekar > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sruti disAbility Rights Centre" <sruti.d...@gmail.com> > To: "Dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile > phones and Tabs." <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Monday, December 05, 2016 3:49 PM > Subject: [AI] For Millions of Indians with Disabilities making online > payments is tough call > > >> *http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2016/11/23/for-millions-of-indians-with-disabilities-making-payments-online-is-tough-call/ >> <http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2016/11/23/for-millions-of-indians-with-disabilities-making-payments-online-is-tough-call/>* >> >> *BANGALORE, INDIA:* Booking cabs, buying food and making payments online >> seem like they’re just a swipe and a tap away, but for millions of Indians >> with disabilities, these apps are not designed for them to use. >> >> >> According to a study conducted by Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) >> last month, many of the most-commonly used mobile apps for food delivery, >> online payments, grocery shopping and transportation were not accessible >> to >> people with vision disabilities. The study covered 22 apps. >> >> The 2011 census puts the number of people with disabilities 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, EPathshala 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. >> >> When it came to food delivery, Zomato was the best at replicating the user >> experience for people with disabilities. Swiggy and Foodpanda were >> difficult for new users, and Freshmenu 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 people with disabilities 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 people with disabilities >> 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, cofounder 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 people with disabilities 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. It’ll be a while before we reach their >> level,” >> he said. >> >> Source: Times of India >> >> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of >> >> mobile phones / Tabs on: >> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> Disclaimer: >> 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of >> the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its >> veracity; >> >> 2. 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