- Launch Details:
- Re-introduced at Purple Fest, Goa.
- Holding at Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
- Purpose:
- Make digital services more accessible to the disabled.
- Acts as a single point centre where government programs, scholarships, employment opportunities, grievance redressal and government accessibility are made.
- Key Features:
- Design style: Accessibility-first: The design is accessible to a screen reader, voice navigation and is available in a variety of Indian languages.
- Android and iOS works with assistive technology.
- Accessibility mapping: find, evaluate, and enhance the public spaces.
- Listings of education, employment and government benefits consolidated.
- Reporting inaccessible infrastructure module through the grievance redressal module.
- Collaborative Development:
- Created alongside SBI foundation, NAB Delhi, ISTERM, and Mission Accessibility.
- Integrates government, non-profit, and private sector experience towards comprehensive technology.
- Impact:
- Enhances the digital inclusion, responsibility, and empowerment of people with disabilities.
- Promotes involvement of communities in enhancing access.
Month: Current Affairs - October 13, 2025
Category: Current Affairs