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Archives: June 2011

Why is accessibility testing with persons with disabilities critical to accessibility?

June 21, 2011
by Shilpi Kapoor @ 10:55 am 1 Comment
Filed under: Accessibility,Acecssibility Testing,AT,Blind,Disability,Employment,Inclusive Education,Independent Living,Libraries,Low Vision,Web

For all the web development and software development companies in India who are working on accessibility, I would like to invite you’ll to remove some time from your schedule and visit the BarrierBreak Accessibility Lab. Often, when people come to our office in Mumbai and see a demo of their own website or then of....

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Rehabilitation – Low Vision Centers in India.

June 20, 2011
by Shilpi Kapoor @ 12:26 pm 1 Comment
Filed under: AT,Blind,Low Vision

As a part of rehabilitation and empowerment of the visually impaired, we need to see more low vision centers setup across India. Over the past 6 months, my team has been visiting numerous Optometrist and Opthalmologists and one of the things that has become evident, is that very few of them are working with assistive....

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Online Shopping – Increase your target audience and revenue by including persons with disabilities.

June 6, 2011
by Shilpi Kapoor @ 9:17 am No Comments
Filed under: Accessibility,Acecssibility Testing,Web

How difficult is it to go to the corner bookstore for a person on a wheelchair or then a visually impaired person? In a country like India where barrier free infrastructure is a struggle, how do people with disabilities shop for books, movies, etc. Online Shopping websites like Ebay and Flipkart can ease the lives of....

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