Bangalore, 21st November, 2007: In an initiative that could bring a large community of people with various disabilities on to the Internet bandwagon, Yahoo! India Research & Development has made its new Yahoo! Mail “fully accessible”. With this, visually impaired users too can use Yahoo! Mail Classic with similar ease as other users, making it one of the biggest web mail applications on earth with support for accessibility.

The simplicity of design in the new Yahoo! Mail classic with accessibility feature is such that it will work on all standard screen reader software.

Assisted by Yahoo! Accessibility Guru Victor Tsaran, the Yahoo! India R&D team in Bangalore has played pivotal role to make the new Yahoo! Mail “fully accessible”. Yahoo! has a dedicated team of accessibility experts who ensure that Yahoo! products benefit all users with disabilities. It is only important that users familiarize themselves with the screen reader and screen magnifier software before using Yahoo! products with Accessibility features. With basic Internet connectivity, any user with physical disabilities can now experience the new Yahoo! Mail.

About Yahoo! India Research and Development

Yahoo! India R&D (http://bangalore.yahoo.com) was established with a mission to deliver software solutions based on product and technology innovation to create a significant business impact for Yahoo! Inc. globally. The company’s operations are divided into Yahoo! R&D India and Yahoo! Engineering Services India. The R&D group creates technologies and products that cater to our everyday needs on the Internet and help achieve sustained visible impact on a global scale. The Engineering Services group provides quality assurance services, monitors and supports all the Yahoo! applications deployed worldwide.

For more details contact

Aparna Grover

Ogilvy Public Relations, Bangalore

Phone: +91-9916138437

Email: aparna.grover {at} ogilvy(.)com