Rama Krishnamachari and Ruchira Sarin receiving the 'NCPEDP-Mphasis Javed Abidi Public Policy Award 2018' from Hardeep Singh Puri, current Union Minister of State with Independent Charge in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief of The Print.

Why hire the DEOC inclusion and accessibility consulting services?

creating an inclusive world

DEOC’s core strengths

  • Knowledge and skills
  • Cross disability representation
  • Multi-sectoral experience
  • Tailored consulting services
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Accessibility Matters

The video highlights the frustration of a person with visual disabilty using an inaccessible app and the joy of using an accessible app. The video highlights the business case for making apps accessible as per accessibility standards. There is a huge customer base of more than one billion people with disabilities worldwide and control over 8 trillion dollars of disposable income as per an international study.

A Values Route to Business Success: The Why & How of Employing Persons with Disability

COVID-19

People with disabilities may face additional barriers during the lockdown period, like access to information and services; they may need certain reasonable accommodation for remote working. We wanted to ensure that employees with disabilities are not discriminated against in any way. Hence, these guidelines for employers have been developed by Wipro with the support of DEOC entitled 'COVID-19 Disability Inclusive Response at WorkplacePDf 

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Many educational institutions have been have started imparting online education. However, students with disabilities are facing challenges in accessing online education due to several barriers because of lack of access to technology, books, etc. Even after the lockdown, educational institutions may have to adapt to the "new normal", such as remote learning, physical distancing, etc. This "new normal" should be non-discriminating and inclusive to people with disabilities. Hence DEOC and Javed Abdi Foundation have developed the Guidelines for Educational institutions, entitled COVID-19 Recommendations for Educational Institutions PDf File