How do you know exactly where the symbol is, especially for platform without
help or groping all over the place? Moreover, I want Braille everywhere,
first it should be on text books.
With best regards,
Amiyo Biswas
Cel: 9433464329
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From: "sanjay" <sanjaylpra...@yahoo.co.in>
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traveleasierforvisually-challenged
What's the problem? there are multiple indicators and terminals for
sighted folks in most of the stations and other public places.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Amiyo Biswas" <amiyo.bis...@gmail.com>
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thedisabled." <accessindia@accessindia.org.in>
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 7:27 AM
Subject: [Bulk] Re: [AI] Mysuru to be the first to make rail travel
easierforvisually-challenged
Another publicity stunt! should we grope for Braille symbols all over the
station? Why the government is trying to prpmote education in Braille?
They are concentrating on publicity like this because it costs less, but
pays more.
With best regards,
Amiyo Biswas
Cel: 9433464329
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From: "avinash shahi" <shahi88avin...@gmail.com>
To: "jnuvision" <jnuvis...@yahoogroups.com>; "accessindia"
<accessindia@accessindia.org.in>
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] Mysuru to be the first to make rail travel easier
forvisually-challenged
"Along with tactile maps of station describing the location and
distance of entrance, platforms, counters, washrooms etc, schedule of
trains, showing their arrival and departure time, the authorities have
also put up 400 metal signages in Braille along the railings of the
staircases leading various platforms"
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/mysuru-becomes-first-blindfriendly-railway-station/article7837144.ece
On 10/28/15, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote:
Its a good move in the offing! blind people in the city need to follow
it
up!
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/mysuru-to-be-the-first-to-make-rail-travel-easier-for-visuallychallenged/article7811446.ece
Tactile layout maps and platform numbers in Braille will help the
visually challenged at the Mysuru station.— Photo: M.A. Sriram The
Mysuru railway station is set to become the first visually
challenged-friendly station in the country.
Rajkumar Lal, Divisional Railway Manager of South Western Railway,
Mysuru, said here on Tuesday that navigation maps in Braille would
soon be put up at various points on the railway station premises.
The tactile layout maps of the station, with distances in paces to
utilities such as toilets, platforms, staircases and washrooms, will
be displayed. The platform numbers in Braille will be written on the
railings of staircases, a railway official said.
The menu cards at the canteen and the schedule of trains will be made
available in Braille, the official said.
A private company sponsoring the project is taking suggestions from
representatives of a visually challenged association to implement the
facility. The sponsor is considering a proposal to engage
non-governmental organisations and volunteers to help the visually
challenged, the official said.
These facilities for the visually challenged at the railway station,
an official said, are aimed at seamlessly integrating with the
Braille-embedded signage being made available in the coaches.
With non-AC conventional coaches manufactured after 2013 coming with
Braille-embedded metal signage on berths, toilets, washroom and doors,
the introduction of tactile maps of the railway station’s layout will
help make the station accessible to the blind, the official added.
While the Braille signage in coaches were announced in the 2013-14
Railway Budget, no railway station has made available tactile maps on
the platform, the official added.
--
Avinash Shahi
Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU
--
Avinash Shahi
Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU
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