Harish has given a good list of recommendations. to add a few,
1. while announcing the train shortly arriving into the station, they should
announce the position of disabled coach.
2. instead of Braille labels, making audio announcement of coach number
putting speakers at the doors of coaches facing outwards. this is very much
advantageous. one can listen from distance and no need of touching the train
to read coach number which is risky. flexibility to change numbers since it
is through computerized speech output. numbers can be announced before the
train stops completely so that visually impaired persons can prepare
themselves to board the coach within time.
3. similar to talking ATMs, a talking I V R S based machine to give the
train schedule and train running information to VI with headphone.
4. reservation charts be made available in Braille and other accessible
formats.
5. separate ticket counters for disabled including visually challenged
persons in major stations and exemption from the queue in small stations.
(once I visited such a counter in Bangalore city junction many years ago to
buy a ticket with my escort. the operator told me that only wheelchair users
are given tickets in that counter.)
6. issue of identity cards to VIs with unique number and make the database
available while issuing tickets at the counter for verification instead of
asking the Xerox of concession certificate. as you know, we face lot of
problems in getting tickets as they want to vary every part of our
certificate like seal, signature, name of the doctor, his/her register
number, etc. many times they ask us the name and register number when the
writing of doctors is illegible. in some places, they take several minutes
to finish it.
Umesha
----- Original Message -----
From: "Srinivasu Chakravarthula" <li...@srinivasu.org>
To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in>
Sent: Tuesday, 22 January, 2013 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] Braille stickers in trains for visually-challenged
Dear Harish,
Certainly, this is a great list. I have captured them in a word document
and soon put up on my website so that it will be add further notes. Soon I
get the contact info, I shall email them and copy you on it.
Regards,
-Srini
On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Kotian, H P <hpkot...@rbi.org.in> wrote:
* Gap between train and platform to be reduced to avoid fatal
accidents
* Floor of the platform and coach to be on the same level.
Especially usefully for wheel chair users
* Gap between 2 compartments to be filled up to avoid fatal
accidents especially to the blind
* Tactile skirting along the edge of the platform to avoid falling
of visually impaired on the railway track.
* Tactile markings on the platform should lead from compartment for
disabled to bridges, escalators, wash-rooms and exits.
* Inside the train, in addition to the station announcement, it
should announce the direction of the platform, give a steady tone when it
is on the platform and make a rising tone when the train is about to
start.
* Display of Train information and announcements should be
prominently displayed so as to enable hearing impaired to get access.
* Auditory and Visual announcement of upcoming stations in the
train
* There should be a separate help-desk for the disabled on all
stations for providing assistance to the disabled including wheel chair
and
escort to the blind. There should be a centralized toll free telephone
number which would also be coordinating with these help-desks.
* Lift to be accessible for all including wheelchair users to use
the cross over bridges and move to platforms
* Automated ticket facility should be accessible to all kinds of
PWD
including visually impaired
Online ticketing should also be available while availing concessions
provided.
* Information Kiosks at Stations should be accessible to all as per
Accessibility Guidelines
* Provide Sign Language support at help-desk for hearing impaired
users
* Train schedule available in alternate formats
* Accessible Toilets for PWDs
* Accessible Tactile Maps
* Berth Number in Accessible format
* All waiting rooms, cafeterias, night stay accommodation and other
facilities provided at the station must be accessible to wheelchair users
swell.
* have a boarding device such as a portable ramp or a hydraulic
lift
available on each platform to be used by wheelchair users wanting to
board
the train. Coolies must be trained in using it
* Coolies must be sensitized in assisting disabled passengers
Stations should designate reserved parking place for disabled persons.
--
Regards,
Srinivasu Chakravarthula - Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/VasuTweets
Website: http://www.srinivasu.org | http://www.learnaccessibility.org
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