Brij Kothari

Brij Kothari is the Founder of PlanetRead and co-leads the Billion Readers (BIRD) initiative

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Films that are accessible to persons with disabilities? It’s possibleSubscriber Only

March 07,2025 19:13:44 PM

WAVE is India’s opportunity to take global lead in production of accessible entertainment content. All new content in films, on TV, and Over-The-Top (OTT) must be ‘born’ accessible and not retrofitted for accessibility as an afterthought

Sat, Mar 08, 2025

From YRF’s alacrity and response to a citizen email, we know a tectonic shift has taken place in the Indian film industry. This stems from four legislative policy and judicial interventions in 2016, 2019 and 2023. One, the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 enshrines every person’s right to entertainment. (Representational Image)

Everyone should be able to watch TV — including those with disabilities

February 27,2024 08:10:11 AM

Notifying accessibility standards for TV can pave way for similar policy in film

Tue, Feb 27, 2024

Under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016, Bajaj is battling the entertainment ecosystem to make reasonable accommodations. (Representational Image)

Making films accessible to the disabled can serve everyoneSubscriber Only

October 21,2023 07:00:30 AM

There is compelling global evidence that media accessibility features are useful for all, including the hearing and the sighted, albeit in different ways. The Billion Readers initiative has shown that features like Same Language Subtitles or Captions will advance the reading literacy and language skills of one billion TV viewers

Sat, Oct 21, 2023