Hello Umesha, Legal provisions are there. these are very efficacious. so, as always, issue comes down of their implementation.
On 4/7/12, Umesha Economics <umesha....@gmail.com> wrote: > I think there should be a legislation for such provisions. since it is a > public place, government can make rules regarding providing accessibility or > perhaps technically called barrier free environment. > > Umesha > . > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Prashant Ranjan Verma" <pr_ve...@hotmail.com> > To: "accessindia@accessindia. org. in " <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Thursday, 05 April, 2012 5:13 PM > Subject: [AI] FW: Where is right to enjoy for people with disabilities? > > >> >> >> >> >> From: Sonu Golkar [mailto:sonug.m...@gmail.com] >> Sent: 05 April 2012 17:06 >> To: invi...@yahoogroups.com; youngvoicesin...@googlegroups.com; >> young-vo...@googlegroups.com; red-india-disabil...@googlegroups.com; >> red-india-developm...@googlegroups.com; >> red-india-corpor...@googlegroups.com >> Cc: Victor John Cordeiro; Sridhar LCD SARO; Shivaram LCD SARO; Shivaram >> Deshpande; Rajendra LCD SARO; Gopal Mitra; Divya S Wajapey; Devi LCD; >> Barkha >> LCD SARO; Swati Kaithwas; Sunitha K; Sunita dutta; Saurabh Kumar; Sarika >> Sinha; Raghavendra BP; Raghavendra ActionAid; Raghavendra; narendra >> sharma; >> Nandini BK; meena artwani; manish.bh...@actionaidindia.org.in; jigyasa; >> jayant; Dinesh Joshi; Anamika Roy; Vinay Ohdar; Vipin Rathore; Tharanum >> Bano-UPVM; tenik mahato; surender surender; Sonu Golkar; Sonali Pal JVM; >> shiv shankar; Sharada Yadav Puri; Shakthi CBR; sarita; ravi shastry needs; >> Ranjit Varma UPVM; rajesh nimole; Prashanth Varma NAB; Pranab OVM; pranab >> Kumar Sahu; PK Pincha; dadhich_prak...@yahoo.co.in; Niranjan Behera; >> Narendra Modi JVM; IshwarPrasad Chata CVM; Hemanth Subuddi-OVM; hemanta >> ddf; >> bihar.viklang.adhikar.ma...@gmail.com; bali Bhosale MVM; arun Kumar singh; >> Arun JVM; Anjum Taj; Anjum Chandru; anand malakar; suman09....@gmail.com; >> Omprakash RJVm; Sanjay Mungi; Sherly; PM John; ASHA CBR >> Subject: Where is right to enjoy for people with disabilities? >> >> >> >> Dear Friends, >> >> >> >> What is the level of awareness about disability issues in amusement >> parks? Do they care about accessibility & safety of people with >> disabilities? Do they take steps to provide an equally enjoyable >> experience >> to their customers with disabilities? These are questions which are seldom >> asked but they need to be answered to ensure full participation of people >> with disabilities in the social life. A group of disabled youngsters faced >> hard realities in their recent trip to an amusement park in New Delhi >> India. >> >> >> >> The Young Voice Delhi group chose an amusement park named >> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Adventure-Island-Rohini/132854526738969?sk=ap >> p_2309869772> Adventure Island as the venue for its monthly meeting this >> time. The objective behind this decision was to give an otherwise rare >> opportunity to enjoy some of the thrilling rides to the members as well as >> to contribute to sensitization of the park management and society in >> general >> by making a public presence of a group consisting of persons with >> disabilities. >> >> >> >> <http://youngvoices.lcdisability.org/learn/> Young Voices is a global >> campaign network which brings together young people with disabilities >> between ages 16-25. These are the rallying cries of young people with >> disabilities in 19 countries in Africa, Asia and the Americas. Together >> they >> form Young Voices, Leonard Cheshire Disability's global project that >> campaigns for full human rights for disabled people. >> >> >> >> The group of 22 persons which visited Adventure Island on 1 April 2012 >> consisted of persons with blindness & low vision, a person with blindness >> & >> additional impairments of dwarfism & a few non-disabled friends & family >> members. The mobility impaired members of the group chose not to go to the >> park since they would have had to walk for long distances and as it is >> they >> would not have been able to enjoy any of the rides due to accessibility >> and >> safety considerations. >> >> >> >> The group representatives had clearly mentioned to the park authorities at >> the time of ticket booking several weeks in advance that most members of >> their group will be persons with disabilities. The park authorities after >> initial hesitation accepted the booking with certain conditions. They said >> that the group will not be provided any support staff and that they >> reserve >> the right to deny entry to some of the rides on grounds of safety. >> However, >> despite repeated reminders they never provided any information in writing >> and all communication happened on telephone & SMS. >> >> >> >> On the day of the visit the park management seemed nervous when the group >> gathered at the entry gates. They said that a representative & a security >> guard will accompany the group inside the park. But since the group >> members >> divided themselves into four smaller groups the park representatives ended >> up escorting only one small group while the other three groups went >> unescorted. Trouble began when the park escorts started denying entry to >> several rides. The other three groups which were moving on their own had >> done those rides by that time and therefore the members felt that the park >> should not deny those rides to other people with similar disabilities. >> Moreover, the park management was not able to quantify the conditions >> which >> according to them made these rides dangerous for some of the group >> members. >> They did not have any written instructions based on parameters such as >> age, >> body weight etc. for eligibility to various rides. There decisions were >> arbitrary and were based on physical appearance of the guests. >> >> >> >> When the group members opposed the decision of the park staff they tricked >> the group and said that after lunch the group could enjoy more rides. >> After >> lunch which was part of the package paid for by the group the park >> security >> staff denied entry to the group inside the amusement area. The group >> coordinators and mentors demanded explanation and they were told in clear >> words that the group will not accept such humiliation and will take all >> logical steps to safeguard their dignity. None of the senior staff of the >> park came forward to give any explanation for denying entry into the park >> and the group was left arguing with the security guards who said that they >> were just following orders and could not take decisions themselves. After >> the group did not give up and stuck to their positions inform of the entry >> gate the park authorities finally allowed entry into the park. As a part >> of >> the package the group had to be given access to a shaded area with seating >> arrangement for holding their meeting. Since much time was lost in >> arguments >> the group went to the meeting venue and held its discussions. In the >> meeting >> it was decided that the group would try to explore if there were any >> guidelines or best practices for handling people with disabilities in such >> amusement parks and will try to bring this incident to the notice of the >> larger community through blogs & emails. >> >> >> >> >> >> This Incident occurs even after India signed and ratified UN Convention on >> the rights of persons with disabilities. The appropriate article of the >> convention is reproduced below for the public awareness: >> >> ARTICLE 9 - ACCESSIBILITY >> >> >> >> 1. To enable Persons With Disabilities to live independently and >> participate >> fully in all aspects of life, States Parties shall take appropriate >> measures >> to ensure to Persons With Disabilities access, on an equal basis with >> others, to the physical environment, to transportation, to information and >> communications, including information and communications technologies and >> systems, and to other facilities and services open or provided to the >> public, both in urban and in rural areas. These measures, which shall >> include the identification and elimination of obstacles and barriers to >> accessibility, shall apply to, inter alia: >> >> >> >> (a) Buildings, roads, transportation and other indoor and outdoor >> facilities, including schools, housing, medical facilities and workplaces; >> >> >> >> (b) Information, communications and other services, including electronic >> services and emergency services. >> >> >> >> 2. States Parties shall also take appropriate measures to: >> >> >> >> (a) Develop, promulgate and monitor the implementation of minimum >> standards >> and guidelines for the accessibility of facilities and services open or >> provided to the public; >> >> >> >> (b) Ensure that private entities that offer facilities and services which >> are open or provided to the public take into account all aspects of >> accessibility for Persons With Disabilities; >> >> >> >> (c) Provide training for stakeholders on accessibility issues facing >> Persons >> With Disabilities; >> >> >> >> (d) Provide in buildings and other facilities open to the public signage >> in >> Braille and in easy to read and understand forms; >> >> >> >> (e) Provide forms of live assistance and intermediaries, including guides, >> readers and professional sign language interpreters, to facilitate >> accessibility to buildings and other facilities open to the public; >> >> >> >> (f) Promote other appropriate forms of assistance and support to Persons >> With Disabilities to ensure their access to information; >> >> >> >> (g) Promote access for Persons With Disabilities to new information and >> communication technologies and systems, including the Internet; >> >> >> >> (h) Promote the design, development, production and distribution of >> accessible information and communications technologies and systems at an >> early stage, so that these technologies and systems become accessible at >> minimum cost. >> >> >> >> Regards >> >> >> >> Sonu >> >> >> >> National Facilitator-Young Voices >> >> Web: www.lcdisability.org/youngvoices >> >> >> 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 >> > > > > 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 > > -- Akhilesh Kumar Dahiya, Advocate. 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