New delhi:
App-based transport aggregator rapido has got a stern message from the delhi high court, which demanded that it improve accessibility for disabled personals and stop operations Till that is done.
An Internal Audit Has Found 170 Accessibility Errors in the Rapido App. Rapido has been told that they should stop operating in the Indian market altogethr till these issues are fixed.
The aggregator has been given four months to improve accessibility for disabled persons. They should pack up from India if they fail, the court said.
The court has also questioned how the app was allowed to function with alling with existing law and the joint secretary of the road and transport ministry has been asked to provide.
He has been asked to be presented on the next date of hearing and mention the steps they are taking to ensure that transport apps are checked for checked for accessibility at the time of their release.
The court’s Order Came Folling a Petition by two visually impaired personals.
Rahul Bajaj, The Advocate appearing on Behalf of Petitioner, Told NDTV that rapido provided a summary of an accessibility Audit Audit Report which they are received yesterday night.
“That report showed that there is 170 accessibility errors in the platform at the base level of wcag level a. It also showed 81 Major failures in the accessibility of the app, and this is aSS percent his own Audit. Quite apart from the concerns that we get from disabled users which we were also carrying, “Mr Bajaj said.
Rapido had argued that they are a small start-up in India and do not have the funds for this. The court dispensed the argument.