Hey Avinash, Welcome to the finantial capital of the country!
I guess we as Mumbaikars are so use to all that you pointed out, it hardly matters anymore. Challenges are everywhere; whether you travel by train, bus, cab or rickshaw, only the nature of difficulty varies. Tactile paths are rare; so much to be done there. Do take a ride in the Metro though, Reliance Mumbai Metro has made travel fairly accessable for the physically challenged. As a visually challenged Mumbaikar girl, I have learnt to move beyond a protected environment of being driven around by family in car to commuting by cabs, rickshaws, busses and trains with a toddler by my side, from Boriwali to Kalyan and Belapur to Andheri in all directions. Wouldn't say the challenges get lesser if a choice is made to board busses or hier cabs. The advantage of train travel is that one can seldom expect to be lost; for even if you get off at the wrong station, its not tough to find your way back whereas while travel by road, one must be confident of the routes or it is likely one might be misled or taken for a royal ride! The ease in commuting we have today is a result of joint efforts put in by our visually challenged activists, NGOs pushing for rights and achieving results in as many ways as possible. The best way to minimise discomfort is to take advantage of accessable travel wherever possible and seek help from fellow Mumbaikars whenever need be! Most people are very warm and helpful if requested curtously. I have had pleasant as well as unpleasant experiences of interactions with people on railway platforms, trains, busses as well as rickshaw drivers with the former types of incidents outnumbering the latter. Looking forward to have you show the way around when I visit Delhi next! Thanks for sharing Cheers! Payal Jethra Phone: 7303448295 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..
