Another fundamental shortcoming is that toilets do not take into account the needs of differently abled people. At the CTCs studied, there were cubicles for persons with disability, but they were invariably impossible to use.
Non-availability of toilets and/or limited access to them makes women visit fields (or nearby open spaces) for defecation. At all four sites, the weather plays an important role in determining their access to open fields. Insects and dogs are a major cause of trouble, and during the monsoon the ground becomes marshy. In summers, if trees and plants dry up, the problem is insufficient cover. As our informants said, this is a justifiable cause of worry because it increases their vulnerability. Read the full article: http://www.epw.in/notes/understanding-issues-involved-toilet-access-women.html -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
