i have the same as you desire, i will send you tha same. dev kumar
On 10/20/07, Blindinfo.org <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear List Members > > With regards to the below mail, do anyone have the LAW Judgment or some > legal document, which forces the builders or architects to make accessible > infra structure. > > If yes than do pass the same to my personal id, mentioned below. > > As I need to produce the same to one of the known builders. > > Look forward for your early reply. > > Regards > Sushmeetha > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "vishnu ramchandani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 2:18 PM > Subject: [AI] Access denied, for disabled in the city > > > Access denied, for disabled in the city > > Riddhi Shah and Jaya Shroff > , Hindustan Times > > Mumbai/New Delhi, October 19, 2007 > > First Published: 03:11 IST(19/10/2007) > > Last Updated: 03:18 IST(19/10/2007) > > Our politicians say Mumbai will be the new Shanghai > when comparisons between the city and New York keep > cropping up. But Mumbai's dream of becoming a global > megapolis is distant and far-fetched. Why? Just ask > yourself these questions: when was the last time you > saw a disabled person use public transport without > help? Can a disabled person use the footpaths in the > city? Would he or she be able to go to a public toilet > in the city's restaurants, malls or buildings? > > "There is little awareness. No one realises that we > should be allowed to live life independently," says > Sunita Sancheti, access head of ADAPT (Able Disabled > All People Together), an NGO working towards making > the city more disabled-friendly. > > Everything, from banks to hospitals, transport > services to hotels, is built with scant regard to the > disabled. "The trains have a very small compartment > for the disabled but it is routinely used as a toilet > by miscreants. When we complain to the authorities, > they tell us we are responsible for it. There > is also a big gap between the platform and the > carriage, and the stations are completely inaccessible > with no ramps and no signs," says Nilesh Singit, > a disability rights activist. > > The hospitality industry is no better. "The Oberoi has > an accessible toilet but inside one of its rooms. The > Taj got one only after ADAPT held a conference > there," says Sancheti. > > Hospitals, one would think, would be better equipped. > But that's not the case. "There are no accessible > toilets and many sections don't have ramps," says > Sancheti, adding: "This is harming India economically > too. With the medical tourism boom, more disabled > people are coming to the city. We must serve their > needs better if we want to encourage them to come > here." > > Delhi, it seems, is no better. Despite attempts by > NGOs, social activists and the media, the picture is > discouraging. The city is getting a major face-lift > for the Commonwealth Games in 2010 but once again, > builders are paying scant attention to the needs of > the physically challenged. > > The Delhi Transport Corporation buses look plush and > modern but fall short when it comes to accessibility > to the disabled. "The absence of curbed ramps > makes it impossible for the wheelchair-bound to get on > board," says Javed Abidi, an activist. > > The railway stations, forget accessible, are downright > hazardous. Lack of warning signs, tactile blocks and > little security makes travelling a dangerous > prospect for the blind. > > Most government buildings are not disabled-friendly. > And while modern banking and retailing may have > brought about a consumer revolution, there is no way > wheelchair users can use ATM machines and trolleys at > retail stores. > > But it's not all bleak. In Mumbai, the K Raheja Corp > is ensuring all its constructions are > disabled-friendly. Both the InOrbit mall and Shoppers' > Stop > have wheelchair-accessible toilets on every floor and > ramps built to international specifications. "The cost > of making these changes is minimal. And we > get more business due to them," says the group's > senior architect Madhuri Khandekar. > > At the state level too, several positive steps have > been taken. The high court had ordered all government > buildings to get disabled-friendly by 2005; the > Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has > made it mandatory for all new buildings within its > jurisdiction to do the same. "The last three years > have seen some changes," says Sancheti. "It's not that > people don't care, they just don't think." > > In Delhi, the DTC recently reconstructed its bus bays > to make it accessible to the physically challenged. > And the Delhi Metro is already disabled-friendly. > > > Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. 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