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The Delhi High Court has launched several new digital initiatives to mark this year's Independence Day including cause lists that are meant to be accessible to visually impaired litigants, lawyers and others.

India can legitimately cherish the good progress in accessibility that it has achieved in the past 12 months. But these are but a step in the direction of enabling persons with disabilities to enjoy the rights and freedoms that those who are able-bodied routinely take for granted.

WhatsApp emerged as the only app that was rated as ‘highly accessible’ based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

Tourism minister Usha Thakur received the awards on the behalf of the state from vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar.

Last year, Apple released new accessibility features such as assistive touch to Watches. It allowed people with upper body limb differences to enjoy the benefits of the Apple Watch without ever having to touch the display or controls. Now, the Cupertino-based company has announced bringing new features including Door Detection, Live Captions, Apple Watch mirroring, Quick

A battery-operated buggy has been introduced to ferry people with disabilities, elderly, women and children, within the premises of Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS), in Hyderabad, said Varaprasad, Regional Manager, Ranga Reddy, Telangana State Road Transport Corp on Thursday.