Digital Accessibility A Must for inclusion
Publication details: New Delhi Cyber Media 2023Description: Vol XL No 10 Pg 37-39Subject(s): In: Data QuestSummary: Digital access is crucial for inclusive, equitable, and sustainable growth, as emphasized by G20, UN, Digital India Programme, and state-level policies, transforming various sectors like healthcare, education, and commerce India's 2011 census revealed 2.21% of the population was disabled, with one out of every 45 Indians disabled, but this data likely excludes temporary disabilities caused by fractures, hospitalizations, or post-surgery. Digital access may be inaccessible for individuals with physical, neurological, or developmental disabilities, such as vision, speech, hearing, dyslexia, autism, and cerebral palsy, which can impact motor movement, mental faculties, and intellectual perception. Despite constitutional rights, inequalities persist in gender, income, caste, education, and disability, despite affirmative action and positive discrimination through laws, programs, and schemes. Section 46 of the RPwD Act mandates accessibility within two years of rules publication. Bureau of Indian Standards approved IS-17802 in 2021 and 2022.Stakeholders must commit to universal design and accessibility compliance by 2024, implementing relevant standards across digital products, services, websites, contents, and applications. The goal is to ensure equal opportunity, protection of rights, and full participation of Persons with Disabilities (PwD) through Universal Design assistive devices and services.Item type | Current library | Status | Barcode | |
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Digital access is crucial for inclusive, equitable, and sustainable growth, as emphasized by G20, UN, Digital India Programme, and state-level policies, transforming various sectors like healthcare, education, and commerce India's 2011 census revealed 2.21% of the population was disabled, with one out of every 45 Indians disabled, but this data likely excludes temporary disabilities caused by fractures, hospitalizations, or post-surgery. Digital access may be inaccessible for individuals with physical, neurological, or developmental disabilities, such as vision, speech, hearing, dyslexia, autism, and cerebral palsy, which can impact motor movement, mental faculties, and intellectual perception. Despite constitutional rights, inequalities persist in gender, income, caste, education, and disability, despite affirmative action and positive discrimination through laws, programs, and schemes. Section 46 of the RPwD Act mandates accessibility within two years of rules publication. Bureau of Indian Standards approved IS-17802 in 2021 and 2022.Stakeholders must commit to universal design and accessibility compliance by 2024, implementing relevant standards across digital products, services, websites, contents, and applications. The goal is to ensure equal opportunity, protection of rights, and full participation of Persons with Disabilities (PwD) through Universal Design assistive devices and services.
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