#DidYouKnow Nearly half of all the plastic ever manufactured has been made since 2000.
#TuesdayThoughts How do we plan to combat the damage caused?
Starting point for our efforts towards a better environment could be AVOIDING USE of disposable PLASTIC.
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By 2020, India's #ewaste will grow up to 52 Lakh Metric Tonnes. India’s e-waste is growing at 30% per annum. What are its consequences? - https://t.co/DFzSgZWSkd | #MyEnvironmentMyKartavya#environment
Delhi High Court is concerned over the rise of #ewaste: https://t.co/8eJOinqz2A At NASSCOM Foundation, we are doing our bit by refurbishing and spreading awareness about e-waste management. How are you contributing? Let us know! Use #MyenvironmentMyKartavya|#environment#GoGreen
#DidYouKnow
E-waste represents 70% of overall toxic waste. Some of the toxic elements found in e-waste are barium, cadmium, lead, phosphorous, as well as brominated flame retardants.
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Solving the e-waste problem starts with education, and habit changes as a result of knowledge. Know how to tackle the problem of #ewaste: https://t.co/6LW18nK4Ec | #MyEnvironmentMyKartavya#environment
'Eye-D' - an #app that helps visually impaired be location-aware, explore and navigate to nearby places of interest, evaluate surroundings with their smartphone camera and read printed text | #AccessibilityAwarenessMonthMyK@NASSCOMfdn@MyKartavya#GAAD
@NASSCOMfdn@debraruh Your microsoft office and the mobile phones are loaded with accessibility features that could set you off on the path. There are a lot of Ngos #scoent and #young innovators who are working on the same. Again it is function on mindfulness
@NASSCOMfdn There are some guidelines that are available - Guidelines and space standards for Barrier free Built Environment for PWD , GIGW -Guidelines for Indian Government websites as adopted by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances and for docs
https://t.co/SOKipWtRCz
@NASSCOMfdn@debraruh@a11y Retrofitting is a task that costs a lot more than embedding . one needs to be congnizat and use the principles of universal design at the development stage and by design include #PWD in the testing and sign off. this helps with significant cost reductions and ensure better @a11y
@KasturiB25 Great point . unless one has a wholistic strategy for inclusion this will be missed. The idea is to able to negotiate with he vendor providing transport at a org level. Do check out @Mphasis and @Uber_India for their collaboration on the same.
Thank You @abramsantosh for your support towards #GAADTweetchat. Would also like to thank all participants for making this #Tweetchat so engaging. While we draw this chat to a close, let the conversations continue and may we achieve our goal of an #inclusiveIndia soon. #GAAD!! https://t.co/4N683xoGjr
Is there any portal or APP to inform local authority and protect persons with disabilities in situations of risk like armed conflicts, humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters? @debraruh@abramsantosh@NASSCOMfdn#GAADTweetchat https://t.co/Qig6X90Wym