Hon’ble Chief Minister, Odisha, Sj. Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the
official website of the State Commission for Persons with Disabilities,
Odisha on dt-27.04.2013 at 3rd Floor Conference Hall, Odisha Secretariat
in a meeting organized by Women and Child Development Department, Govt.
of Odisha.
Honourable CM, Odisha inaugurating the Website
Ministers, Secretariaes & NIC Officials present in the occasion
While inaugurating the website, CM highlighted that the State
Commission for Persons with Disabilities portal is accessible to all
users, irrespective of the device and technology in use or ability. It
will provide maximum accessibility and usability to its visitors like
Persons with Disabilities (PwD). A user with visual disability can
access this website using assistive technologies, such as screen readers
and screen magnifiers. It will make them able to access information on
various developmental programmes of Government for PwDs online.
Commissioner cum Secretary, Women and Child Development (WCD)
Department, Mrs. Arati Ahuja, I.A.S., briefed about various
developmental activities and plans for Disable persons and extended all
support for this accessible website.
The website, first of its kind in Odisha and one of the unique sites in
eastern region, has been developed by National Informatics Centre with
the active involvement of Odisha Disability Commissioner Mrs. Kasturi
Mohapatra. She spoke about the website, and explained that medical
officers can upload disability certificate through this portal which can
be cross verified by the Commissioner. Now persons with disabilities
can file complaints online to the Commission through this portal. The
web site was demonstrated by Dr. R.N. Behera, Sr. Technical Director,
NIC. Shri S. K. Panda, Dy. Director General, NIC explained that the
website is accessible to differently abled persons and file online
complaints.
The website complies with web standards and follows principles of
usability and universal design to meet Guidelines for Indian Government
Websites. The website adheres to level AA of the Web Content
Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 laid down by the World Wide Web
Consortium (W3C). It satisfies Indian Government Web Guidelines (GIGW)
and complies with Cyber Security norms.
The portal contains vital information on various programs & schemes
meant for Persons with Disabilities, Acts, Rules, Forms, employment
& education, which are the main focus areas of the web information.
Apart from these, Person with Disabilities can file a complaint online
and can check further status online. Medical Officers can upload
Disability certificate online to this portal which can be accessible to
Disability Commissioner and District Collectors. Any fake certificate
issued can be cross checked through this system.
Among the dignitaries present on the occasion include Hon’ble Minister,
Women and Child development Department, Development Commissioner,
Odisha, Secretaries of Home, Urban, WCD and concerned departments who
lauded the effort by Disability Commission and NIC.
Source : Informatics.Nic.In , 29th April 2013
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