Hi, Please count me also as part of this campaign. We should unite and bring the change. Please let me know how can I help? There are several online tools available for accessibility testing. I personally feel that every website should be accessible with NVDA and other affordable screen reader. Nvda is my primary screen reader.
On 1/3/22, turab chimthanawala <turab...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, I am also part of the team. My number is 8087813609 > > Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> > ________________________________ > From: accessindia@accessindia.org.in <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> on > behalf of KONGALETI SATYANARAYANA <kongaletisatyanaray...@gmail.com> > Sent: Monday, January 3, 2022 3:30:38 PM > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled. <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Subject: Re: [AI] Email template for flagging up accessibility barriers to > service providers > > > I would like to contact you regarding this. > Pleas, give phone number > > On Mon, Dec 27, 2021, 1:55 AM Rahul Bajaj > <rahul.bajaj10...@gmail.com<mailto:rahul.bajaj10...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Hi All, > > > Some of you will recall that I had discussed a few days ago the idea of > starting a well-organized campaign to constructively engage with service > providers to address accessibility barriers on their platforms. To that end, > I am sharing below a template that Mission Accessibility has prepared. > Mission Accessibility is the name of the group that Amar, Turab and I are > spearheading. The template below should be sent to any service provider > whose platform has accessibility barriers. Please be sure to fill in the > placeholders in this template. > > > Further, the attached document contains a proposed timetable for such > engagement. We have complete confidence that following this timetable will > help us attain a satisfactory solution. The template is below: > > > "Dear _, > > > > I am ___, a blind ___ working as a ____. I am deeply passionate about > channeling my lived experience as a person with a disability to push for > constructive change to help the disabled lead more dignified lives. > > > > I and several other individuals with visual impairment use screen-reader > software for assistance in navigating apps/websites on a daily basis. This > technology enables us to obtain audible descriptions of what is on the > screen and also helps in accessing all facets of an app or website. In > accessing your platform, I face several difficulties in using relevant > features because the platform is not screen reader friendly. > > > > I would be happy to provide you specific inputs on what you can precisely do > to make your platform more disability inclusive. I would request you to > evaluate this request in light of three considerations. > > > > First, several studies indicate that India has the largest population of > blind people in the world, comprising around 20% of the world’s blind > population. For far too long, this community has been left behind. Doing > right by the disabled is a moral imperative. > > > > Second, making your platform usable by the disabled will enable you to > access an untapped user base, thus expanding your footprint. It will not > only give you a competitive edge but also position you as a real > practitioner of equity for customer diversity and a disability inclusive > business leader. > > > > Finally, given that accessibility of platforms for the disabled is now a > regulatory requirement, taking these measures will help you discharge that > regulatory obligation as well. > > > > I hope to receive a response to this letter soon, following which we can > work together to arrive at a constructive resolution to this problem. > > > > Looking forward to hearing from you and pursuing a meaningful > collaboration! > > > > Warm Regards, > > __" > > -- > 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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