Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud recently interacted with the participants of the first-ever digital accessibility ICT training for visually challenged judicial officers and court staff. Â
The CJI has encouraged all high courts to make their digital infrastructure accessible to all in conformity with the constitutional and statutory entitlements of people with disabilities. Â
"Digital accessibility training for the Differently Abled is part of the e-Committee's ICT capacity-building exercise. The digital accessibility training will be spread to all categories of Disability among Judges and Court staff in a phased manner," the top court said in a release.
Headed by the CJI, the e-committee was formed in 2013 to formulate a national policy to enable the Indian judiciary to prepare itself for the digital age. Â
The two-day digital accessibility training was held in two separate batches on April 17 and 18 for six visually challenged judicial officers and 14 visually challenged court staff. Â
It was held as hands-on training covering various assistive technologies like the accessible reading of court documents with a screen reader and instant reading device, accessible documentation and note-making in a digital work environment etc.
-With PTI Input
