New Delhi: In a major initiative, people with disabilities will be able to easily access government websites across the country as steps are being taken to enhance their features.
As many as 6,000 websites of the Centre and state governments would be covered out of which 50 per cent would be made fully accessible for differently-abled people by July next year, according Social Justice Department sources.
The Centre is planning to engage web auditors to enhance the features of these websites to make them user-friendly for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs).
"There are approximately 6,000 government web portals, which are frequented by PwDs. With people suffering from different kinds of disabilities browsing these websites, it must be accessible to each one of them. We have approached the ERNET India, which would suggest ways and means to increase its features," an official said.
The initiative, which is being carried out as part of the Accessibility India Campaign, is aimed at enhancing the proportion of accessible and usable public documents and websites that meet internationally recognised standards.
The web auditors would analyse whether the web portals are adhering to the disability standards of W3C.
ERNET India has one of the largest nationwide terrestrial and satellite networks with 15 points of presence located at the premier academic and research institutions in major cities of the country.
Meanwhile, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities is launching its own web portal shortly, official sources said.
A separate department for disability affairs was created in 2012 under the ministry of social justice and empowerment.
The department was renamed as Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in 2014.
As many as 6,000 websites of the Centre and state governments would be covered out of which 50 per cent would be made fully accessible for differently-abled people by July next year, according Social Justice Department sources.
The Centre is planning to engage web auditors to enhance the features of these websites to make them user-friendly for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs).
"There are approximately 6,000 government web portals, which are frequented by PwDs. With people suffering from different kinds of disabilities browsing these websites, it must be accessible to each one of them. We have approached the ERNET India, which would suggest ways and means to increase its features," an official said.
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The initiative, which is being carried out as part of the Accessibility India Campaign, is aimed at enhancing the proportion of accessible and usable public documents and websites that meet internationally recognised standards.
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The web auditors would analyse whether the web portals are adhering to the disability standards of W3C.
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ERNET India has one of the largest nationwide terrestrial and satellite networks with 15 points of presence located at the premier academic and research institutions in major cities of the country.
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Meanwhile, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities is launching its own web portal shortly, official sources said.
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A separate department for disability affairs was created in 2012 under the ministry of social justice and empowerment.
The department was renamed as Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in 2014.
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