Sounds good. Can someone from Hyderabad please confirm how accessible are the ticket vending machines?
Regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula - Twitter: http://twitter.com/CSrinivasu/ Website: http://www.srinivasu.org | http://serveominclusion.com Let's create an inclusive web! Lead Accessibility Consultant, Informatica On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 10:46 AM, avinash shahi <[email protected]> wrote: > The Hyderabad Metro’s friendliness towards physically and visually > challenged passengers was evident during a test ride taken by > Telangana ministers, MLAs, > MLCs and journalists from Nagole to Mettuguda on Saturday, ahead of > the inauguration of a 30-km stretch by Prime Minister > Narendra Modi > on November 28. Among the highlights are road-level ramps for > wheelchairs, wide corridors for easy maneuverability at stations, > extra wide automated fare > collection gates, spacious lifts with Braille buttons and a tactile > strip till the edge of the platform to help the visually challenged > navigate better. > http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/ > hyderabad-metro-friendly-ride-for-the-physically-and- > visually-challenged-4954900/ > “In designing the stations, lifts, fare gates, ticket vending > machines, we have made it possible for the physically and visually > challenged to transcend > their limitations. It is a barrier-free environment from the street > level to the train. Physically and visually challenged people can > travel in the metro > without any assistance from anyone”, said HMRL Managing Director NVS > Reddy. The ticket vending machines are also designed to assist > passengers with speech > impairment. > > Besides, all stations have special toilets for the physically > challenged with support bars, minimal gap between the platform and > train floor so that wheelchairs > do not get stuck and spaces allotted for wheelchairs in every coach. > Signs and symbols have been designed with high contrast levels to help > partially blind > persons and those with cognitive disabilities. > > “Great experience,” Municipal Administration, Urban Development and IT > Minister K T Rama Rao said after the ride. “The metro should reduce > vehicular traffic > in the city and therefore pollution. We should not face a situation > like New Delhi where schools and government offices had to be closed > due to smog. HMR > and LT are making sure that all those using the metro enjoy the ride. > The fares will be very competitive compared to metro fares across the > country,” he > said. > > > -- > Avinash Shahi > Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU > > The list has now migrated to www.accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in > > You should now post to the id: [email protected] > > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > 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 > > > 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.. > The list has now migrated to www.accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in You should now post to the id: [email protected] Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ 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 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..
