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Be it cutting edge techniques that helped reduce epileptic fits in a young child or state of the art neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the…

Struggles of a wheelchair user are many. Most of them are unable to go out and enjoy or explore things due to lack of accessibility.…

Popular body wash ThinkSkin is now available in Braille packaging. Taking its accessibility measures a step further, Future Group launched Braille packs of ThinkSkin on…

The passage of the RPWD Act 2016 was meant to advance and safeguard the rights of people with disabilities in India. However, many states are…

Scattered on technology specialist Amit Bagwe’s desk beside his laptop are a Sam sung tablet and an iPhone7.

Nirmita Narasimhan been selected for the 18th NCPEDP – Mindtree Helen Keller Awards 2017. The Award will be given away on Saturday, 2 December 2017 at the India International Centre (IIC) in New Delhi.

MindTree, a global digital transformation and technology services company, on Monday announced the winners of the second edition of the “NCPEDP-Mindtree Helen Keller Awards” that honours individuals and organisations doing exemplary work to bring employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.

The ‘Guidelines for Indian Government Websites’ (GIGW) was formulated by National Informatics Centre to make Indian Government Websites usable, user centric and universally accessible.

It has been eight years since Mansoor Ahmed changed his caliper. The one he owns was bought for Rs 20,000. Now, they cost more than double. “It is a challenge to buy a caliper when the cost of living has gone up so much. I know really poor people who haven’t changed calipers in 15-20 years. After a point, it could cause the disability to worsen,“ says Ahmed, a senior manager with a Bengaluru-based non-profit.

On June 17, 2017, Rakesh Paladugula, a web accessibility trainer and Nirmita Narasimhan made a presentation to scientists of the National Informatics Centre in their office in Bengaluru.