<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body ><div>Thanks for sharing these. Please connect with Arun Mehta (skid.org.in and bapsi.org) if you haven't already. </div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:100%">--srs</div></div><br><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Catherine Roy <ecrire@catherine-roy.net> <br>Date: 07/23/2013 6:14 AM (GMT+05:30) <br>To: governance@lists.igcaucus.org <br>Subject: [governance] Blind Community Fights for a More Accessible Web <br> <br><br>Hello all,<br><br>In an effort to create more awareness and discourse on tis list <br>regarding accessibility issues for people with disabilities with ICTs, I <br>will occasionally be sending out links to articles or resources on this <br>subject. I hope members will take an interest and think about how they <br>can further integrate this important dimension of the digital divide <br>into their work.<br><br>The following article is from mashable.com and while it speaks to issues <br>that people with visually impairments face on the Web, I would add that <br>other types of disabilities (auditory, mobility, cognitive, learning) <br>all face challenges in this regard.<br><br>It is always surprising to me that in ths day and age, all this still <br>needs saying.<br><br><http://mashable.com/2013/07/18/blind-internet/><br><br>I am always available for questions or to point to resources, whether on <br>list or off.<br><br>Best regards,<br><br><br>Catherine<br><br><br>-- <br>Catherine Roy<br>http://www.catherine-roy.net<br><br><br><br></body>