Re: Policies Update - INDIA

Hi Sujasree,

Thanks for your email. We are currently updating the whole resource, 
including look, functionality, and content, so it might take a short 
while until you see your comments there.

There might also be some other data points that we’d need from you 
when we’re nearing completion. (For example if the legislation refers 
to WCAG 2.0 directly.)

I have CC’d Mary Jo Mueller who is leading the update effort for the 
Education and Outreach Working Group.

Eric

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Eric Eggert
Web Accessibility Specialist
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) at World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

On 31 Jan 2017, at 5:30, Sujasree Kurapati wrote:

> Dear WAI editors,
>
> I am writing this to request you to update Indian accessibility 
> policies
> related data on the page https://www.w3.org/WAI/Policy/Overview#India
>
> * <https://www.w3.org/WAI/Policy/Overview#India>Details:*
>
>    - Country: INDIA
>
>
>    - Legislation: Rights of Persons with Disabilities ACT, 2016
>
>
>    - This is an amendment to old Persons with Disabilities ACT, 1995
>       - Link to the ACT:
>       http://www.disabilityaffairs.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/RPWD%20ACT%202016.pdf
>
>       - Indian Parliament has passed this legislation in December, 
> 2016
>
>
>    - Ministry responsible: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment 
> (
>    http://www.disabilityaffairs.gov.in/content/)
>
>
>    - Department: Department of Empowerment of Persons with 
> Disabilities
>
>
>    - This ACT ensures the following about information technology:
>       -
>
>       42. The appropriate Government shall take measures to ensure 
> that,—
>
>       (i) all contents available in audio, print and electronic media 
> are
>       in accessible format;
>
>       (ii) persons with disabilities have access to electronic media 
> by
>       providing audio description, sign language interpretation and 
> close
>       captioning;
>
>       (iii) electronic goods and equipment which are meant for every 
> day
>       use are available in universal design.
>
> Let me know in case of any questions. Looking forward to see the 
> details on
> the page.
>
> Thanks & Regards
> Sujasree Kurapati
> Managing Director
> Deque India, Hyderabad
> Phone:91-9908210133
> Deque  <http://www.deque.com/>| Deque University
> <http://www.dequeuniversity.com/>