Bengaluru, Yahoo! India R&D has been awarded NCPEDP (National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People) - Mphasis Universal Design Award for all their work towards the cause of Accessibility. This honor showcases the dedicated efforts of Yahoo! in making their products and services accessible for people with disabilities.
Shouvick Mukherjee, Vice President & Head, Yahoo! India Research & Development, said Yahoo! is committed to making modifications across the Yahoo! Network to ensure that people with disabilities can access our properties and enjoy the same kind of relevant, wow experiences that we offer to everyone. This Award truly recognizes our commitment to Accessibility.
Yahoo! India R&D is one of the very few companies to have a state-of-the-art Accessibility Lab in Bangalore, which evaluates all Yahoo! products for Accessibility. This lab works closely with the global Accessibility team in Sunnyvale and is fully equipped with different assistive technologies such as screen readers, screen magnifiers, track ball, switch, speech recognition software and screen reader for mobile, giving employees the opportunity to try different technologies and incorporate these considerations into their daily work. The Accessibility team at Yahoo! works with hundreds of Yahoo!s designers, developers, engineers, and product managers across the globe to make sure all products developed across regions meet Accessibility requirements.
Recently, Yahoo! also launched its global Yahoo! Accessibility Blog
Srinivasu Chakravarthula who manages the Accessibility Lab at Yahoo! India R&D is also a member of the National Advisory Committee of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) India and the Disability Working Committee of NASSCOM. The company endeavors to create awareness about Accessibility by supporting and participating in accessibility-related events.
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About Yahoo! India Research & Development
Yahoo! India R&D was established with a mission to deliver product and technology innovation to create a significant business impact globally. The organization has invested in specialist talent in key areas like product managers, user experience designers, architects, developers, program managers, quality engineers, service engineers and researchers, to build a world-class team in India.
Yahoo! India R&D engages in end-to-end product development from concept through launch. The research arm, called Yahoo! Labs, focuses on basic and applied research in the areas of next-generation search, advertising and large-scale computing systems.
Yahoo! India R&D has built out best-in-class consumer experiences and online advertising products for both global and emerging markets. Some of its well-known products include Yahoo! Hot Jobs, Yahoo! Maps and Yahoo! Cricket.
About Yahoo!
Yahoo!s vision is to be the center of peoples online lives by delivering personally relevant, meaningful Internet experiences. Yahoo! attracts hundreds of millions of users every month through its engaging content and services and innovative technology, making it one of the most visited Internet destinations and a world-class online media company. Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information, visit pressroom.yahoo.com or the companys blog, Yodel Anecdotal (yodel.yahoo.com)
