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SC ruling on digital accessibility as part of right to life and liberty can bridge the digital divideThe Supreme Court has affirmed digital access as a basic right. This decision addresses the exclusion faced by disabled individuals in digi...
Visual disability: Delhi HC asks Swiggy, Zepto to reply to plea for making apps more accessibleThe petitioner said despite the legal mandate, apps of Swiggy and Zepto were not compatible with the screen-reader software, which made it ...
Apple Intelligence: Why you might want to disable it on iOS and macOS — How to do itApple Intelligence improves Apple devices with AI-powered features but may impact performance and storage. Enabled by default in iOS 18.3 a...
World Braille Day 2022: Screen-readers, customised apps, HR automation bring some hope to visually impairedAssistive technologies are helping those with vision impairment to equip themselves in a rapidly changing world.
AirAsia India introduces in-flight safety manual for visually impaired guests"Different types of wheelchair facilities are available to pre-book for persons with disabilities to access the ramp up to the ladder point...
PVR to make cinemas accessible for disabledThe multiplex player plans to install assistive equipment and technology across 95 cinemas by June 2019.
Election Commission to issue braille voter ID cards to visually challenged votersChief Election Commissioner O P Rawat said the commission has decided to establish auxiliary polling stations during elections for the peop...
A matchmaking app for the differently-abled highlights how marginalised the community isInclov has also been organising accessible, offline meetups, called Social Spaces, across cities, ranging from sports meetups to events at ...
How tech is making life easier for differently-abledAssistive technology designed to help people with disabilities with their daily tasks is a huge and untapped market in India largely becaus...
This app plans to hook visually impaired to Rio ParalympicsNewz Hook is the first ever mobile news application designed to provide easy access to news for the deaf and the blind. From current affair...
Innovating to help those with disabilitiesWhile most startups bypass those who are disabled, a clutch of entrepreneurs has set aside cash and raised funds to build apps and devices ...
Bringing a step closer to love: Inclov woos the differently-abled with smartappThe Inclov app launched in January earlier this year has given hope for the differently-abled souls seeking companionship.
After Swachh Bharat, Modi government to launch 'Accesible India' to help physically challenged peopleThe next initiative bearing the stamp of the Prime Minister’s Office, will introduce initiatives over the to make the country disabled-frie...
Railway infrastructure to be disabled-friendly: Suresh PrabhuRailways is planning to augment its infrastructure to cater to more people including differently-abled persons.
Accessible India: Let’s make public buildings disabled friendly says government to India IncThe Centre is roping in big corporates to adopt public buildings as part of its Sugamya Bharat or Accessible India initiative.
Restaurants introduce Braille menusFor the visually impaired, dining out can be mortifying. Now, a few eateries have introduced menus in Braille and designed interiors that c...
Goa's differently-abled use Whatsapp, Facebook to raise issuesAn NGO has come up with this concept which links members with each other and with journalists, policy-makers and tutors who teach disabled ...