Hi, Booths in Bhopal were completely accessible for the blind. All the 1078 booths of Bhopal had Braille stickers in the EVMS The staff was thoroughly trained, they were very polite. The list of all the candidates in Braille was also available. TV spots were been telecast There was adequate coverage in radio and newspapers regarding the facilities for the blind in the election.
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Praful Vyas" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 7:12 PM To: "accessindia" <[email protected]> Cc: "A. K. Trust" <[email protected]> Subject: [AI] Not accessible for blind voters Dear Friends, I have just returned after casting my vote & wish to share my experience with the rest of the group. I am registered as a voter in the Porbandar parliamentary constituency. The experience was not good any previous experiences. The EVM's had not braille stickers & no dummy ballot papers in braille were available for use by blind voters. No ramps facility was available for using wheelchair users. All the polling booths were located on the ground floor. I had caste my vote with the help of my escort. Yours Sincerely, Praful Vyas, Hon. Secretary, Andhjan Kalyan Trust, Behind Jain Derasar, Station Plot, Dhoraji-360410. Dist. Rajkot, Gujarat, India. E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Website: http://www.aktrust.org Phone: 91-2824-223502, Fax: 91-2824-223502, Mobile: +919428261878. Please visit the Give India site to see our Profile and support us- http://www.giveindia.org/m-116-andhjan-kalyan-trust.aspx And also visit at www.carencureindia.org/aktrust.asp All Donation Enjoy 50% Exemption Under Section 80 G 5 of the Income Tax Act 1961 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
