Re: Policies Update - INDIA

Sure Eric, thanks for your update.

Regards
Sujasree

On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 12:56 PM, Eric Eggert <ee@w3.org> wrote:

> 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
>
> --
>
> 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
>       <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/
>    <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/>
>
>
>


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Thanks & Regards
Sujasree Kurapati
Managing Director
Deque India, Hyderabad
Phone:91-9908210133
Deque  <http://www.deque.com/>| Deque University
<http://www.dequeuniversity.com/>