I agree with regard to trees, objects above ground, and polls, but curious to know about open holes. A cane is designed to protect us from things on ground, but then how can I miss a hole? My question is only exploratory, as don't want to figure it out if possible, can anyone clarify it? I am not taking any sides.
Regards Dinesh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Vipin Malhotra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Vedprakash Sharma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 4:28 PM Subject: Re: [AI] towards 2020 > My friend is right! > Cane is not a full proof system for mobility. > One has to take in to consideration the amount of time > which one could spare > for covering a distance. > On foot paths there are so many branches of the trees > which hit your > forehead and you start profusely bleeding and some > times you have to go for > stitches to stop the same. > There are many electric polls too which hit you and > are not generally > covered by the stick. > In the given circumstances, where citizens are not > enlightened and civic > authorities are sleeping. > A disabled person will have to take risk of his life > when he adventures to > go out for his day to day work. > With regards, > Vip > > Dr. Vipin K. Malhotra > President, > Delhi University Physically Challenged Teachers' > Association (DUPHCHTA), > Reader, > Deptt. of Political Science, Sri Aurobindo College, > Delhi University > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mobile: +919911113958 > Email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Skype Id. vipin.malhotra > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Vedprakash Sharma" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 3:57 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] towards 2020 > > >> it is very good that you do not have to face such > situations. but after >> all >> precautions, some times, one may get in trouble. > many visually impaired >> get >> injured due to open gutters. many face a head on > collision with trucks etc >> which are not touched by the long canes, after all > precautions. therefore, >> the visually impaired persons should care of all > mobility issues but it is >> also the duty of the civic bodies to take care of > such situations. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Dinesh Kaushal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 8:02 AM >> Subject: Re: [AI] towards 2020 >> >> >>>I never had such a situation, although I am a bit > fast in walking, which >>> makes me prone to such a senario and by chance > never faced this. Although >>> I >>> have bumped in to footpaths, but never in some hole > and footpath bumping >>> was >>> also due to the fact that I did not use cane at > that time i.e. just after >>> getting down from the bus (It is also a mistake to > get down from bus >>> without >>> cane). >>> >>> so anyone who has faced it would you be able to > explain why it would >>> happen >>> if you are using the white cane? My thinking is to > use long white cane, >>> rather then small once. I have a cane which reaches > my sholder when it is >>> straight, so it gives me long reach when I extend > it for exploring. >>> >>> Regards >>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Neeraj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "Vedprakash Sharma" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; >>> <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 5:20 AM >>> Subject: Re: [AI] towards 2020 >>> >>> >>>> its a really said news, >>>> once I had also got same experience, but by my > little good luck somebody >>>> good god fellow, will see me, and he had save me, > immediately. >>>> that is why I m here. >>>> other wise I also met with same. >>>> please tell us what is the solution for these > types of accidents? >>>> >>>> >>>> With Regards >>>> Neeraj Manglik >>>> Mobile number: 9312902018 >>>> Yahoo id: >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> msn id: >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> skype id: >>>> neerajmanglik >>>> Put those things you truly care about into action. > And your actions will >>>> surely bring magnificent results. >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Vedprakash Sharma" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 5:12 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [AI] towards 2020 >>>> >>>> >>>>> we should bring this fact to the notice of the > concerned and to the >>>>> state >>>> as >>>>> well as central government too. public awareness > through intense media >>>>> coverage is also helpful. such accidents are > common in India. children >>>>> happen to fall in deep borewells, but the media > coverage given to other >>>> such >>>>> accidents is very much more compared to the > accident referred to >>>>> herein. >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "rajesh asudani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> To: "accessindia" > <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 12:26 AM >>>>> Subject: [AI] towards 2020 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> > Opinion: Surely, India will be a developed > nation by 2020! >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > News: >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > Man dies after falling into pit >>>>> > >>>>> > Staff Reporter >>>>> > >>>>> > HYDERABAD: A visually-challenged man, Durga > Naidu, 25, died on >>>>> > Thursday >>>>> > morning after slipping into a pit that was dug > for constructing the >>>>> > elevated expressway >>>>> > at Mehdipatnam. He was walking to the local bus > stop when the >>>>> > accident >>>>> > occurred. >>>>> > >>>>> > The pits were not completely fenced preventing > access to passers-by. >>>>> > >>>>> > "Only some iron barricades with huge gaps in > between were kept around >>>> the >>>>> > pits," a local said. Naidu walked through the > gap between the >>>>> > barricades >>>> >>>>> > and fell >>>>> > into the pit and died on the spot, the > Humayunnagar police said. >>>>> > Hailing >>>>> > from Visakhapatnam, Naidu used to live in the > Government Hostel for >>>>> > the >>>>> > Visually >>>>> > Challenged at Nanalnagar. >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > Comments: >>>>> > >>>>> > What do you think is the remedy?A PIL? Ensuring > strict adherence to >>>> norms >>>>> > by monetary/other penalty? Psychological change > in the prevailing >>>> mindset? >>>>> > or any other? and whatever it be, who will bell > the cat?!!!!! >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > Rajesh >>>>> > To unsubscribe send a message to >>>>> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> > 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> 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 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> 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 >>>> >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> 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 >> >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> 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 >> > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! 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