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Microsoft India launches disabled-friendly
tools
Saturday December 03, 2011 07:08:35 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
With World Disability Day being observed Saturday, software major
Microsoft India introduced disabled-friendly tools for application
in software of common use. It also announced special certification
programmes for those with impairments.
"It is estimated that there are around 70 million people with
disabilities in India. Ensuring that their needs are met with and
that they have an equal opportunity is crucial to the process of
inclusive growth in the country," Microsoft India Chairman Bhaskar
Pramanik said.
"Our vision is to create innovative technology that is accessible
to everyone and adapts to each person's needs. User-friendly
public documents are a small but significant step to remove
barriers, physical or otherwise, that keep individuals on the
wrong side of the opportunity divide," he said.
These tools will help achieve accessibility and ensure that the
documents created are useful within the government departments as
well as for public consumption. The documents like five-year plan
papers, annual reports, acts, laws, policies, circulars, office
orders, census data, citizen charters etc, are accessible by
design for those with special needs.
"The 40 templates (tools) created and released by Microsoft India
today will enable governments and businesses to have accessibility
incorporated at the time of creating a document itself. For
example, if a template is used to create a circular, it can easily
be converted into a digital talking book or a large print-output
document for a visually impaired person," a statement from
Microsoft said.
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