Parul GhoshIts ALT good : Making Alt — text a habitEvery year on December 3, we celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Every year we talk about the importance of…Dec 3, 2018Dec 3, 2018
Parul GhoshInternational Sign Language Day — Have We Minimized It To Just Another Special Day?September 23rd marked the International Day of Sign Language, a day India got together to celebrate the power of gestures and communication…Oct 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
Parul GhoshThe EU directive on digital accessibilityThese are such interesting times.Sep 25, 2018Sep 25, 2018
Parul GhoshThe Indian diaspora and it’s perception of the Swedish 2018 electionOnly three days after I moved to Sweden in 2017, my husband came back home limping from a severe cricket injury. Not knowing anything about…Sep 9, 2018Sep 9, 2018
Parul GhoshHow We Can Make Twitter More Accessible For Everyone!I’ve been working in the area of disability rights and inclusion for a few years now, often calling out the Government (of India) for…Apr 25, 2018Apr 25, 2018
Parul GhoshI Am Not A Robot : CAPTCHAs And Their Inaccessibility!The other day I spent at least five minutes trying to decipher a CAPTCHA code. Was it zero or the letter O? When I finally got it, I am not…Feb 22, 20181Feb 22, 20181
Parul GhoshWhy Does Disability Make Us So Uncomfortable?“Later that night I held an atlas in my lap ran my fingers across the whole world and whispered where does it hurt? It answered everywhere…Nov 15, 2017Nov 15, 2017
Parul GhoshThe UN Is Taking A Big Step For Human Rights, But Ignoring These 1 Billion PeopleThere are 1 billion people living with disability in the world. The United Nations recognizes only 9 Major Groups. Disability is not one of…Nov 15, 2017Nov 15, 2017
Parul GhoshNot so accessible after allThe Government’s own documents are not accessible to persons with disabilities.Nov 15, 2017Nov 15, 2017
Parul GhoshWe’re not all superhumansThe Rio 2016 Paralympics trailer is heart-wrenching but presents disability as “inspiration porn”Mar 9, 2017Mar 9, 2017