Dear Avinash, Please don’t miss understand me, just sharing personal experience. Till date I have travelled many cities and it was really difficult to find quick help when I was travelling alone, whaere as in Mumbai people do help when needed. I am not trying to prove that Mumbai is best but help is available when require.
Warm Regards, Tilakprasaad. On 7/25/15, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: > When blind people themselves are off the roads and away from parks > then these researchers did the rest... > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Blind-walk-helps-see-ground-reality/articleshow/48210099.cms > GURGAON: Do people really care if a blind person is in danger? Does it > matter to anyone whether a person who cannot see gets to cross the > road safely or to be seated in public transport or in a park? Bothered > by such questions, some management students in the city decided to > conduct an experiment, both to educate themselves and the society > around them. > > Ten MBA students of the School of Inspired Leadership (SOIL) on Friday > walked with their eyes closed in Leisure Valley Park, Sector 29. The > aim was to raise awareness about the importance of making public > spaces accessible to everyone and create awareness about the > challenges faced by blind people in day-to-day life. > > One of the students, Cavery, was disheartened after her first blind > walk at the park. "I adjusted to the darkness within 5-10 minutes. > What bothered me was not the fear of tripping down, but the > insensitivity of people around me. Not many people help blind people > to cross a traffic signal and vacate seats for them in public places," > said the 25-year-old. > > While five students closed their eyes and took a round of the park > with a stick, the other five accompanied them as helpers and observed > how people around reacted to the presence of visually impaired. The > group had conducted a similar experiment at Galleria Market last week. > The walks were carried out as a social experiment by the SOIL > management students. > > Recounting the advantages of a blind walk to sensitize people towards > blind people, Vignesh Warg, 25, a student who also works with an NGO, > Esha-people for blind, said, "The experiment provided an opportunity > to experience what blindness is and how they overcome obstacles at > every step. Through the blind walks, we are trying to create empathy > towards blind people." > > A N Bhattacharya, who mentored the students, said "The students > carried out very simple activities like crossing the road and climbing > stairs. The students came to the conclusion that not many people are > sensitive towards blind people." > -- > Avinash Shahi > Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU > > > > 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.. > 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..
