Persons with Disabilities

Commemorating the International Day of Persons With Disabilities
Online Thursday 03 December 2020 – Thursday 03 December 2020

Commemorating the International Day of Persons With Disabilities

On Thursday 3 December 2020 at 2 PM – 3 PM EST our Accessibility Special Interest Group hosted a...

Are Your Virtual Meetings Accessible for People with Disabilities? Start with This Checklist
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Growing the Internet 15 July 2020

Are Your Virtual Meetings Accessible for People with Disabilities? Start with This Checklist

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way humans interact with one another. With an emphasis on less physical interaction...

A Step Further in Making Pakistan Digitally Accessible
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Growing the Internet 6 November 2019

A Step Further in Making Pakistan Digitally Accessible

In a bid to improve digital accessibility in Pakistan – a country with about 30 million persons with disability...

Reducing Barriers: A Recap of the Webinar on Digital Accessibility
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Growing the Internet 31 May 2019

Reducing Barriers: A Recap of the Webinar on Digital Accessibility

Accessibility for persons with disabilities isn’t just for people who are disabled. It benefits everyone – and there’s even...

Introducing The Internet Society Accessibility Special Interest Group
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About Internet Society 10 May 2019

Introducing The Internet Society Accessibility Special Interest Group

An ordinary day on 9th April 2019 was turned in to an extraordinary one, as our efforts bore fruit...

Digital Accessibility Guidelines – Building an Accessible Internet
Growing the Internet 27 August 2018

Digital Accessibility Guidelines – Building an Accessible Internet

Introduction The United Nations estimates that one in six people live with disability – that is a total of...

Visually Impaired Students in Rwanda Get a New Chance
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Community 27 April 2018

Visually Impaired Students in Rwanda Get a New Chance

Jacqueline is attending S4 secondary school HVP Gatagara. She used to read well, but when she reached primary five...

Muhammad Shabbbir Awan: Reflections on the WTDC17
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Growing the Internet 6 April 2018

Muhammad Shabbbir Awan: Reflections on the WTDC17

It’s been 5 months since WTDC17 concluded and I had time to reflect on the outcomes of the conference...

Together We Can Reduce Barriers
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Growing the Internet 14 December 2017

Together We Can Reduce Barriers

Accessibility is a human right. People with disabilities want and need to use the Internet just like everyone else,...

Building a World Free of Barriers: Vashkar Bhattacharjee’s Story
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Growing the Internet 11 December 2017

Building a World Free of Barriers: Vashkar Bhattacharjee’s Story

We recently shared Part One and Part Two of Vashkar Bhattacharjee’s story. Vashkar is the National Consultant, Accessibility, A2i, Prime Minister’s Office...

Making Education Accessible for All: Vashkar Bhattacharjee’s Story
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Growing the Internet 7 December 2017

Making Education Accessible for All: Vashkar Bhattacharjee’s Story

We recently shared the first part of Vashkar Bhattacharjee’s story. Vashkar is the National Consultant, Accessibility, A2i, Prime Minister’s Office of...

Technology with Purpose: Vashkar Bhattacharjee’s Story
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Growing the Internet 3 December 2017

Technology with Purpose: Vashkar Bhattacharjee’s Story

In honor of today’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we are sharing Part One of Vashkar Bhattacharjee’s story. He...