Within next two years, the Modi Government hopes to make around 3,000 Central and State Government websites friendly for people with all types of disabilities as per the international accessibility standards.
“Although no clear cut timeframe has been given but we expect that in next two years about 3,000 websites of central and state governments will be made disable friendly for people with all types of disabilities,” said Vinod Aggarwal, Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
He was speaking at a conference on ‘Empowering Disabled Persons with Accessible & Assistive Technology,’ organised by ASSOCHAM.
“Secondly, we are going to make about 5,000 public buildings where people have to go much more accessible to people with all types of disabilities,” he added.
The move is part of the Government’s nationwide Accessible India Campaign launched last year on World Disability Day on December 3 with the vision to achieve universal accessibility that will enable persons with all types of disabilities to gain access and live independently in line with the UN Convention on the rights of people with disabilities.
“The three verticals of the campaign — built environment (hospitals, schools, colleges, office buildings, parks), public transportation and information and communication technology cannot be looked in isolation,” said Aggarwal.