Persons with Disabilities
Commemorating the International Day of Persons With Disabilities
On Thursday 3 December 2020 at 2 PM – 3 PM EST our Accessibility Special Interest Group hosted a...
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Are Your Virtual Meetings Accessible for People with Disabilities? Start with This Checklist
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way humans interact with one another. With an emphasis on less physical interaction...
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A Step Further in Making Pakistan Digitally Accessible
In a bid to improve digital accessibility in Pakistan – a country with about 30 million persons with disability...
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Reducing Barriers: A Recap of the Webinar on Digital Accessibility
Accessibility for persons with disabilities isn’t just for people who are disabled. It benefits everyone – and there’s even...
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Introducing The Internet Society Accessibility Special Interest Group
An ordinary day on 9th April 2019 was turned in to an extraordinary one, as our efforts bore fruit...
Digital Accessibility Guidelines – Building an Accessible Internet
Introduction The United Nations estimates that one in six people live with disability – that is a total of...
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Visually Impaired Students in Rwanda Get a New Chance
Jacqueline is attending S4 secondary school HVP Gatagara. She used to read well, but when she reached primary five...
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Muhammad Shabbbir Awan: Reflections on the WTDC17
It’s been 5 months since WTDC17 concluded and I had time to reflect on the outcomes of the conference...
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Together We Can Reduce Barriers
Accessibility is a human right. People with disabilities want and need to use the Internet just like everyone else,...
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Building a World Free of Barriers: Vashkar Bhattacharjee’s Story
We recently shared Part One and Part Two of Vashkar Bhattacharjee’s story. Vashkar is the National Consultant, Accessibility, A2i, Prime Minister’s Office...
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Making Education Accessible for All: Vashkar Bhattacharjee’s Story
We recently shared the first part of Vashkar Bhattacharjee’s story. Vashkar is the National Consultant, Accessibility, A2i, Prime Minister’s Office of...
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Technology with Purpose: Vashkar Bhattacharjee’s Story
In honor of today’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we are sharing Part One of Vashkar Bhattacharjee’s story. He...