There are rules under the Airport Authority to provide assistance for
the disabled. It is true that some airline ground staff even know how to
take walk-disabled using a wheel chair to the aircraft. The problem is
the recent opening up of the sector coupled with the arrival of newer
airlines that has brought in staffs who have no idea how to help a
disabled person.

Incidentally, I must bring to the attention of the group that recently,
CNN-IBN brought out a story in which airline staffs disallowed a
mentally retarded boy into the aircraft (in Bangalore) and the father of
the boy, who is a Tamil actor, filmed the insensitive attitude and the
unacceptable language the staffs used and sent it to the TV channel,
which was broadcast to the whole nation.

In that clipping a senior ground staff called the 11-year-old boy "Mad"
and asked the parent how he can be allowed in?

So, the insensitive and undignified treatment of the disabled is
becoming alarmingly frequent in Indian airports and we must surely do
something about it.

Subramani

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vetrivel
Murugan Adhimoolam
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 5:56 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AI] another case of discriminatory practice by the
airlines

Perhaps it could be valid. But the crucial factor is that the air-lines
are 
suppose to provide assistance from the beginning of your journey up to
the 
port of entry irrespective of someone's mobility status. So any such 
discriminatory attitude of the air-lines employs cannot and should not
be 
tolerated.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Taraprakash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: [AI] another case of discriminatory practice by the
airlines


> How do you define layers?  It can start another interesting discussion
> thread if you define the basis of hierarchy.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "P. Subramani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 7:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [AI] another case of discriminatory practice by the
airlines
>
>
>> This a ill-treatment cannot be accepted in any manner. But I would
like 
>> to
>> stress  and point out that  most if not all,  of the top layer of the
>> community of blind persons, are very poor in mobility. Many never
move
>> without assistance. During AI conference last year, I found very few
>> persons
>> using canes and totally blinds in particular were quite immobile. 
>> Whereas,
>> at the lower end of the society, most of the blind persons are 
>> exceptional
>> in mobility and orientation. Many move about quite independently  on 
>> roads
>> and public transport which is lacking  at the other end of the
community.
>> I
>> am sorry to say the above. But it is an undeniable fact. If anybody 
>> doubts
>> my observations, please ask O&M instructors.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Subramani L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: "srmittal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 3:28 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AI] another case of discriminatory practice by the
airlines
>>
>>
>>>I shall certainly let you know the details and would also ask Ms
Madhu
>>> to write a complaint. The problem with airlines is that most of them
>>> spend large sums of money advertising in the media and so, media
houses
>>> are not really able to put them to shame. In fact, they get away
with
>>> blood in their hands like this.
>>>
>>> Subramani
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
srmittal
>>> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 3:13 PM
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: Re: [AI] another case of discriminatory practice by the
>>> airlines
>>>
>>> Dear Shri Subrimani.
>>> Please do let me know if I can do some thing from Delhi. This matter
>>> should
>>> be taken very serriously and after obtaining the details from Madhu
>>> Singal,
>>> I will personally meet Shri Manoj Kumar CCPD and will lodge a
written
>>> complaint. I feel it would be better if Madhuji also lodges a
complaint
>>> .
>>> RGDS
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Subramani L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> To: "K Ramkrishna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
>>> <[email protected]>
>>> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 2:25 PM
>>> Subject: [AI] another case of discriminatory practice by the
airlines
>>>
>>>
>>>> Folks:
>>>>
>>>> I received a call from Ms Madhu Singhal of Mithra Jyothi, who had
to
>>>> receive a humiliating and undignified treatment from the ground
staffs
>>>> of Go-Air airlines.
>>>>
>>>> She was scheduled to travel to Delhi from Bangalore at 3.00 pm
today
>>> and
>>>> has gone to the airport alone. Some ground staffs have asked her to
>>> give
>>>> the telephone number of someone who usually accompanies her and Ms
>>>> Madhu, without knowing why it was asked, had provided the number of
Ms
>>>> Sundhari, her colleague at MJ.
>>>>
>>>> Ten minutes or so later, she received a call from Ms Sundari, who
told
>>>> her that she had received a call from the ground staffs of Go-Air,
who
>>>> shouted at her for having left (Madhu) alone at the airport.
>>>>
>>>> Friends, this is utterly despicable and undignifying way of
treating a
>>>> disabled person. I am sure IAAI guidelines suggest offer of support
>>> for
>>>> persons with disability which these ground staffs are ignorant
about.
>>>>
>>>> It's time that we need to put a permanent end to this series of
>>>> discriminatory treatment by airlines.
>>>>
>>>> I have asked Ms. Madhu to pass on details of the flight no, names
of
>>> the
>>>> ground staffs and even the airport manager of Go-Air and probably
we
>>> can
>>>> lodge a complaint at CCPD immediately and urge action.
>>>>
>>>> I would certainly explore the possibility of writing about it.
>>>>
>>>> Subramani
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of K
>>>> Ramkrishna
>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 10:41 AM
>>>> To: Chetan Sharma; [email protected]
>>>> Subject: Re: [AI] EMI CALCULATOR!!
>>>>
>>>> Me too:
>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> or
>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Chetan Sharma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>> To: <[email protected]>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 10:35 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [AI] EMI CALCULATOR!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Rajesh and others,
>>>>>
>>>>> I will send the file to all persons who have express the desire to
>>>> receive
>>>>> it through this forum or privately.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Chetan Sharma
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>> From: "rajesh asudani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>> To: "srmittal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
<[email protected]>
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 11:22 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [AI] EMI CALCULATOR!!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I wonder why the requests for a particular file/book are not
directed
>>>> to
>>>>>>the
>>>>>> personal ID even when the person has given his/her e mail in the
>>>> message
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> has specifically requested that such requests be sent to it!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rajesh
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>> From: "srmittal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>>> To: "Chetan Sharma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
>>>>>> <[email protected]>
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 5:58 AM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [AI] EMI CALCULATOR!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dear Mr. Chetan.
>>>>>>> Please send the file to my personal e-mail. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>>> From: "Chetan Sharma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>>>> To: <[email protected]>
>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 4:34 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: [AI] EMI CALCULATOR!!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi List!?
>>>>>>>> I am having a small but useful EXE file that calculates  EMI of
a
>>>> given
>>>>>>>> loan amount. User has to key in the amount of loan, repayment
>>>> period
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> interest rate  charged thereon and it will tell the EMI.
>>>>>>>> If anybody needs the same, just drop an e-mail to
>>>>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]  because my bank's network does not
>>>> allow
>>>>>>>> EXE
>>>>>>>> files to pass through.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>> Regional Office
>>>>>>>> Oriental Bank of commerce
>>>>>>>> Second floor
>>>>>>>> Anand Bhawan
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