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Access to Hindi Digital Content: An Urgent Accessibility Imperative

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Mission Accessibility, in collaboration with a team of researchers and accessibility rights activists, conducted a multi-year, three-country research-in-action project titled “Accessibility, Language, and Tech for the People (ALT).” The project, supported by Whose Knowledge? a global campaign working to centre the knowledge of marginalised communities online broadly aimed to understand the collective experiences and challenges […]

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A Landmark for SLD Rights in India’s Civil Services: The CAT’s Judgment in Molshree Aggarwal & Anr. v. UPSC & Ors.

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In September 2025, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) quietly delivered what may become one of the most important judgments for persons with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) in India’s civil services. The case of Molshree Aggarwal & Sonalika Aggarwal v. UPSC & Ors., is more than just another legal battle over reservation. It’s a story of

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Delhi HC Pushes for Inclusive OTT Platforms: Accessibility as a Legal Imperative

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Introduction The Delhi High Court, through its order dated 1st September 2025, directed the Central Government to speed up the process of issuing guidelines to the Over-The-Top (hereinafter referred to as the “OTT”) to incorporate accessibility features on their respective platforms for persons with disabilities. The order was passed when Justice Sachin Datta was hearing

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Medical Negligence and Disability Rights – The Lady Hardinge MBBS Certification Scandal

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The recent revelation that Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) wrongly disqualified disabled NEET-qualified candidates from the MBBS reservation quota signals a troubling failure within India’s medical certification system. The intervention by AIIMS experts followed by a Delhi High Court order and subsequent exposure of the flaws in LHMC’s certification process throws light on grave issues

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An Analysis of N. Biju v. State of Kerala & Ors.: When the clash is amongst persons with disabilities themselves

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Sometimes, the conflict in disability rights is not between persons with and without disabilities, but within different groups of persons with disabilities themselves. The Kerala High Court’s judgment dated 27.08.2025 in N. Biju v. State of Kerala present case illustrates this tension vividly. Facts By Government Orders, persons with disabilities were permitted to operate coffee

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Weekly Newsletter for the week of 17th of Feb

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Disability rights On Monday 17th February, we attended a mediation session on behalf of Shri Deepak Rai against Iit Bombay concerning his case that they denied him certain reasonable accommodations that he needed as a visually disabled student pursuing a course in biotechnology at the masters level. After some discussion, Iit Bombay agreed to all

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Improving access to entertainment content

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As a cricket fan, I was eager to “watch” the film 83. I am blind since birth. When the movie became available on a streaming platform, I was disappointed to learn that it did not have audio description, thus making the movie inaccessible to me. As a blind Indian citizen, I have often been shut out from many life activities, including consuming entertainment content. Going to the movies helps us de-stress. But what happens when entertainment content is not designed with the needs of the disabled in mind?

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Weekly Newsletter for the Week of 28th of April

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On Tuesday 29th April, we had 5 hearings. First, Kabir Paharia’s matter was listed in the Supreme Court. On this date, we informed the Court that the latest medical assessment was in Kabir’s favour and therefore prayed that he may be accommodated in the next academic year at AIIMS Delhi by blocking a seat for

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