Re: [AI] Amrit Udyan: A common name ensures no access to the common (wo)man

2023-03-02 Thread Avichal Bhatnagar
Hi Shruti, While I do second you on the point that accessibility needs to be a universal phenomenon, yet we must also understand the pragmatic challenges which we as disabled individuals may encounter. Going to a popular tourist place on a week day makes much more sense for us as weekends see

Re: [AI] Amrit Udyan: A common name ensures no access to the common (wo)man

2023-03-01 Thread shruti pushkarna
Hi Avichal, Thanks for sharing your point of view and experience, I appreciate it. Accessibility shouldn't be compromised based on week days or weekends and not everyone is lucky to have a volunteer around. The idea is to make the system robust and accessible for each and everyone, disabled or

Re: [AI] Amrit Udyan: A common name ensures no access to the common (wo)man

2023-03-01 Thread Avichal Bhatnagar
Hi Shruti, After reading your article, I must say that it is highly misleading. On Tuesday, the 14th of February, I took the disabled students of my college for a visit to Amrit Udyan, and they all had a very wonderful time. There were around 8 students, out of which 7 were visually challenged and

[AI] Amrit Udyan: A common name ensures no access to the common (wo)man

2023-02-23 Thread shruti pushkarna
Hi all, Sharing my latest piece on the lack of access at the famous Mughal Garden or Amrit Udyan as it has been renamed recently. https://www.mxmindia.com/2023/02/amrit-udyan-a-common-name-ensures-no-access-to-the-common-woman/ *Best,* *Shruti* -- Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails,