Compliance Guidelines for Digital Accessibility Circular ‘Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and rules made thereunder- mandatory compliance by all Regulated Entities’ dated July 31, 2025 (Circular No. SEBI/HO/ITD-1/ITD_VIAP/P/CIR/2025/111)

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....visory body-IAASB) BSE Limited (Research Analysts Administration and supervisory body-RAASB) Sir/Madam, Subject: Compliance Guidelines for Digital Accessibility Circular 'Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and rules made thereunder- mandatory compliance by all Regulated Entities' dated July 31, 2025 (Circular No. SEBI/HO/ITD-1/ITD_VIAP/P/CIR/2025/111) 1. SEBI issued circular on 'Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and rules made thereunder-mandatory compliance by all Regulated Entities' on July 31, 2025. 2. The Compliance Guidelines are enclosed at Annexure-A of this circular. 3. This circular is being issued in exercise of powers conferred under Section 11 (1) of the Securities and Exchange of India A....

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....nce is to be submitted within 30 days of each Financial Year, effective April 30, 2027 Part B: Mechanism of Submission of Compliance (latest updated as per SEBI circular no. SEBI/HO/ITD-1/ITD_VIAP/P/CIR/2025/121 dated August 29, 2025) Table B S/N Regulated Entity Reporting Authority 1 Stock Brokers/ Depository Participants Stock Exchanges/Depositories 2 Investment Advisor ("IAs") and Research Analysts ("RAs") BSE Ltd. 3 MIIs and rest of the REs SEBI This mechanism of compliance is applicable for all REs mentioned in row 3 of the table immediately above. It may be noted that the submission to SEBI in this regards shall be through email on [email protected] in the formats specified....

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....itor for digital platforms for REs. Email Body: Name of RE           Category for which submission is made (from the list provided in Part D)   Table C2 Sl. No. Particulars Details to be filled by RE 1 Name of IAAP Certified Accessibility Professional   2 Certification Details (IAAP ID/Certificate No.)   3 Date of Appointment   4 Scope of Audit (Websites, Mobile Apps, Portals, etc.) Note: Make sure to cover details of all digital platforms as applicable   5 Is the SEBI circular notified to the appointed auditor for compliance verification (Yes/No)   6 Contact Details of Auditor   3. Format for Su....

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....D)   Table C4 Sl. No. Particulars Details to be filled by RE 1 Name of IAAP Certified Accessibility Professional / Firm   2 Date of Completion of Final Audit   3 Digital Platforms Covered (Websites, Mobile Apps, Portals, etc.) Terms of reference and Scope of audit to be attached 4 Key Findings / Observations from Final Audit Consolidated PDF copy of the report(s) to be attached. The consolidated audit report is to be attached under the file name [Department]_Table-C4_[SEBI Reg No.] _DDMMYYYY.pdf* 5 Remediation Measures Undertaken   6 Status of Compliance (Fully Complied / Partially Complied / Pending)   7 Supporting Evidence (Screenshots, URL....