Dear Rahul, You should try to convince people to upload and circulate documents in text format and not as scanned images. I think this has benefits for all, people will be able to search for text in documents and use parts of it in other documents if needed. And it will eliminate the main barrier for print disabled.
I believe they want to circulate scanned documents to indicate that it has been signed by authorities and that they are genuine. In this digital age, presence of signature on screen alone is not a guarantee, if someone wants they can forge it easily. So, courts can rely more on the source of documents and resort to some other methods of validation like digital signature, QR code etc. Asking for implementing accessibility guidelines within the documents such as use of heading styles and image descriptions is probably beyond the scope for now. Even if text based PDF/Word/HTML files are made available, I think it will make life easier for many. Thanks. Prashant -----Original Message----- From: accessindia@accessindia.org.in <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> On Behalf Of Rahul Bajaj Sent: Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:28 AM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: [AI] Two questions about the modalities of making documents accessible > Hi, Everyone, > > I recently started clerking on the Indian Supreme Court. One > accessibility issue that I am struggling with is this. My > understanding is that lawyers prepare their PDF filings by printing > out their work product and then scanning it. As opposed to simply > converting their filings from word to PDF. As a result, a lot of text > is difficult to decipher. Illustratively, one counter affidavit, in > pertinent part, reads as follows: > "starkly perceptible signs of influence with regard to allocation of > cases to dffirent benches selectively, lo select judges who were > perceived to be politically biased." . > Such a disclosure creates an obligation ror every citizen to defend > the independence of the Supreme Court. > A copy of the Times of India report, "We felt then CJI was being > remote controlled; Justice Kttrian Joseph", dated 3'd December 2018 is > annexed as Annexu ,, C+ (lll't?7)." > > As you can see, some words are muffed up. The annexure number > containing the Times of India report is also unclear. My sense is > because they did not convert this document from word to PDF while > filing and instead printed and scanned it. Is that right? > > Second, some scans are also in pixelated form, making their quality > poor. Illustratively, part of an annexure reads as follows: > "AND WHEREAS the Govemmc~nl of India has daclded to provide certain > rela>:atlons for industnal ar.\’.! commercial acl1\·if1es from 20th > Aprfl. 2020." > > Would asking for the filing of a typed copy of annexures of this > nature be the best solution? > > Note that these are documents in the public domain. I am going to talk > to the Justice I am working for and propose some solutions. And want to do > my homework before I do this. > Thank you. > > Rahul > > > > > > -- > -- > Rahul Bajaj > Candidate for the MPhil in Law > Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018) University of Oxford -- 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. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to accessindia+unsubscr...@accessindia.org.in. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/3D687954-2300-4DD3-91C7-3C810DAA553E%40gmail.com. -- 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. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to accessindia+unsubscr...@accessindia.org.in. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/1bfa01d66df7%24395f87c0%24ac1e9740%24%40gmail.com.
