Nasscom (National Association of Software and Services Companies) of India is
working to build a job portal for aspirants with disability. The planned portal
will help challenged persons find appropriate job by putting online database of
applicants, their skills and potential recruiters.
Nasscom has recently constituted its Disability Advisory Group comprising
Nasscom, industry members and civil society groups. This group has proposed the
creation of job portal.
The group also decided that informative kits, prepared by the National Centre
for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP), would be circulated
among Nasscom members to create awareness on existing initiatives. Following the
recommendation of the group, Nasscom decided to issue advisories to its member
companies.
These advisories would be on physical accessibility (in accordance with
guidelines submitted by NCPEDP on facilities such as ramps or lifts) and
software or technical accessibility.
Disability rights activists have welcomed the formation of the group and its
proposal for the job portal.
