Over 5,000 Mumbaikars will run for a cause on December 14 By Hassan M Kamal |Posted 05-Nov-2014 Mumbaikars, from seasoned athletes to school children, defence veterans, senior citizens and the differently abled will hit Bandra's roads, as part of a special marathon, MustRun2014, to push for disabled-friendly infrastructure in the city. Run Pic/Sayed Sameer Abedi
Organised by H/West Federation, Must Run 2014, in its fourth year, will have athletes as well as first-timers in categories like full marathon (21 Km), half marathon (10 km), a 5-km dream run to create awareness on oral hygiene and shorter runs like a 2-km run for senior citizens, 2-km run for municipal school children and a 1-km run for people with disabilities. Neenu Kewlani, an activist who's been fighting for the rights of the differently abled shares, "Though, we have a law that makes it compulsory to have public spaces accessible to persons with disabilities, we still have not been able to provide an infrastructure that can support the movement of persons with disability. Be it public parks, toilets, buses and trains or government buildings, Mumbai is not accessible to persons with disabilities." According to Kewlani, the Census India 2011 reported nearly 3.5 lakh persons with disabilities in Mumbai, but she feels the actual numbers could be higher. "The government to consider the needs of people with disability, before starting projects -- including toilets that are to be built under the Swachch India Campaign. We want every facility to be built under the scheme, to have at least one disabled-friendly toilet," she adds. Kewlani and her team of experts recently surveyed the Monorail for accessibility for persons with disability, and is now planning to do the same with the Mumbai Metro. On: December 14 At: St Stanislaus High School Grounds, Hill Road, Bandra (W). Log on to: www.mustrun.in To register Log on to: www.mustrun.in or collect and submit forms at At: Kamalabai Nimbikar Library, Madhu Park, Khar. Last date to register: November 24 Last date of submission: November 25 Entry: Rs 750 (for 21 km and 10-km run), Rs 500 (for 5-km dream run), Rs 150 (for senior citizens), free (for 2-km municipal school children run, 1-km run for persons with disabilities, and Army, Navy, Air Force, Police, BMC and Fire Brigade personnel) source http://www.mid-day.com/articles/over-5000-mumbaikars-will-run-for-a-cause-on-december-15/15739159 -- m. sivakumar. P.hd. International Institute of Tamil Studies CIT Campus, 2nd Main Road, Tharamani, Chennai, 600113 We're conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments. But great moments often catch us unaware-beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one. Clean India Campaign: Let us also chip in! Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
