Dinesh, I doubt if it's easy to keep decision in his own hands considering the mindset of government departments. If results are not good, they would say that such a board has kept only based on his request.
Regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula - Twitter: http://twitter.com/CSrinivasu/ Website: http://www.srinivasu.org | http://serveominclusion.com Let's create an inclusive web! Lead Accessibility Consultant, Informatica Hon. Joint Secretary, The National Association for the Blind, Karnataka Branch On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 12:29 PM, Dinesh Kaushal <dineshkaus...@hotmail.com> wrote: > We would all have different opinions. In general I would not like to put > such a board, but your situation is different. > > So I would suggest putting up the board as an experiment and see if that > makes the difference. Also let your manager know in advance that if you > don't like the results due to any reason you would remove it. Important > thing is to keep the decision in your hand. > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > Behalf Of Kanchan Pamnani > Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 12:09 PM > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > concerning the disabled.' <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Subject: Re: [AI] how to educate railway [passengers? > > Just think about it a little more sazid. I don't like the thought of the > signboard. You could ask one of your sighted friends to observe you and > make > suggestions on how to tackle the situation. Eye contact is easier if you > can > follow the voice of the other person and also you should measure the hole > through which you have to speak in the window. > Your situation I know is different but > I lost sight late in life. Lots of old friends did not realise that I had > become blind because for one reason or another I had not met them during > the > transition from sight to blindness. Some of them would suddenly come up to > me and I would look through them. Only when I heard their voice, would I > react. I lost one friend but others stayed with me. When this one > individual > came up to me and said hi I ignored him because I could not recognise his > voice, he was very upset and actually told his friend that he knew me and > he wasn't trying to make a new acquaintance and was surprised that I had > given him such a cold reception. Before I could explain he walked off. > That's when I thought to myself- do I require to wear a signboard on my > back > to tell the world I have become blind? > Kanchan > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > Behalf > Of sazid shaik > Sent: 31 January 2017 11:38 > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled. > Subject: Re: [AI] how to educate railway [passengers? > > dear friend, as there will be no time to ask and to respond with them. > another thing is that the tendency of passenger will be in complaint nature > this is universal. i am not talking about all passengers but few will > argue > why blind was posted here. in my counter actually platform ticket has to > be > issued but i was exempted from this duty. > people will stand infront of me they think that they are watching by me but > i cannot see them i will be silent after a while he/she will ask platform > ticket when i tell them that the tickets will be issued on next counter > they > will get angry and shout on me. they do not listen a single word. to > avoid > this type of bitter taste i think so that sign boards are essential. > please > correct me dear friends. > > sazid > > On 1/31/17, Srinivasu Chakravarthula <li...@srinivasu.org> wrote: > > Sazid, > > Me being a person with low vision, I may not be perfect to talk from > > prospective of person with total blindness. But I believe, you may be > > able to develop eye contact (if not accurately) to passenger from their > voice. > > One reason I discourage about sign boards etc., is that it's general > > tenancy that when they see such a signage, they may try to avoid and > > use another counter. Also, as long as you are able to provide them > > information, they may not really care about your eye contact; but yes, > > eye contact would be essential as there would be many passengers and > > they would want to know who are you addressing. Other way would be > > quickly ask for their name while you are looking up for information > > that they needed, this way you can respond with their name as Mr. > > Srinivasu etc., > > > > This would be one way to raise awareness too. > > > > Good luck, > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Srinivasu Chakravarthula - Twitter: http://twitter.com/CSrinivasu/ > > Website: http://www.srinivasu.org | http://serveominclusion.com > > > > Let's create an inclusive web! > > > > Lead Accessibility Consultant, Informatica Hon. Joint Secretary, The > > National Association for the Blind, Karnataka Branch > > > > On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 10:44 AM, sazid shaik > > <ashwaqahmed....@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Dear list, > >> As you know that I am working in railway enquiry counter in which i > >> has to interact with many passengerss. Yesterday as my routine work > >> is contiuned one of our headwaters officer observed me and told to > >> my section supervisor that i am not making eye contact with the > >> passenger. After my supervisor told him that I am a visually > >> challenged person he asked to keep any sign board stating that this > >> counter is unning by a blind. In my view he is correct many of times > >> many passengers complaint the same with me when i told the fact they > >> regretted. hence i request you how should i keep a sign board and > >> what should it should be written? without hurting our dignity. 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