The Supreme Court e-Committee introduced text/audio captchas on the websites of all High Courts to improve accessibility for people who are blind or have low vision.
These captchas will serve as entry points to access essential information on high court websites such as judgments/orders, cause-lists and checking the status of cases.
“Many High Court websites were hitherto exclusively using
visual captchas inaccessible to people with vision disabilities, making it impossible for them to access such content independently.” according to the press released by the e-Committee, Supreme court of India.
“In coordination with all High Courts, the e-Committee has now ensured that visual captchas are accompanied by text/ audio captchas making the website content accessible to the visually challenged,”
“These captchas serve as entry points to access several essential facets of a court website, such as judgments/orders, cause-lists and checking the status of cases.”
“These measures, cumulatively viewed, have furthered access to justice for persons with disabilities and served as a powerful affirmation of their dignity allowing them to participate in our justice system on equal terms” according to the statement.
The website of the e-Committee (https://ecommitteesci.gov.in/) and the e-Courts website (https://ecourts.gov.in/ecourts_home/) are also accessible to persons with disabilities.
