i also face these problams. when i walk on delhi univercity footpaath . there is many pil , tree or tree branches on textile row. whitch can scrach your face, injurd your's legs and hit your hed . in this case you can not manage with your white cain and when i move on road there are park so many cars, moter bikes with moveing heavy trafick. they should make textile as a helping row but they make it's a ded tile for us. it's frestating.
On 06/01/2012, Pankaj Kwatra <pankaj.kwa...@tecnovate.co.in> wrote: > Hello All, > > Digging in dirt is age old passion of civic authorities. The buck is > passed on and on till somebody falls prey to open manholes or any > unfinished task of various government department. These concrete jungles > poses many such risks and people have been fighting endlessly with > local authorities. Media is responsive, powerful and effective medium. > > Cheers, > > Pankaj Kwatra > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in > [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of George > Abraham > Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 12:12 PM > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: [AI] A Colleague's wife falls into a pit! > > Friends, > > The day before yesterday, a colleague of ours along with his wife had > gone > to a market near their house in North Delhi. Both are visually impaired > and > the lighting on the road was poor and the wife slipped and fell into a > pit > on the way and was badly hurt. > > Now pits, open man holes and all kinds of such obstacles are not very > uncommon in a country like ours where the civic administration is > totally > inefficient, corrupt and insensitive. All of us who are visually > impaired > in this country have to thank God that we have not fallen into any of > these > traps as yet that are waiting for us in our cities while going about our > > daily lives. > > We are called upon to be independent and mobile. I wonder how this is > possible when the environment around us is unsafe and inaccessible. > > This apart, a few years ago I was visiting an old building in Central > Delhi > and while climbing the stairs, I found uncovered electric wires hanging > loosely on the sides of the staircase. A blind person could easily > touched > these wires. Wonder what the city authorities would have said then. I > have > encountered such staircases in Mumbai too. > > Another safety hazard for us blind people are the stray dogs and monkeys > > that boldly roam the streets these days. Shouldn't we do something about > > this? > > I think it is time we raised our voices against this. People have to > realize > that open man holes uncovered pits, untidy footpaths, uncovered electric > > wires, stray animals and the like are unsafe for all concerned. 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