Dear Prateek, In many parts of the world, Guide Dogs also called service animals and assistance dogs have proved to be a great boon for independent mobility of the visually disabled people and those experiencing other disabilities. For India it is relatively new though.
But we seem to be getting ready for it. During the discussions on the CAR (Civil Aviation Requirements) for carriage of persons with disabilities, issue of allowing guide dogs in the cabin came up very strongly and you will be glad to know that it form a part of the New CAR on the issue and guide dogs are allowed with certain rules that the user need to follow to prevent inconvenience to other users. However, the relevant transport acts relating to road transport and rail transport are not yet geared up for this new system of assistance. I have suggested amendments in many laws in light of UNCRPD in a recently held national consultation by HRLN which is still on. This issue also needs to be included in PDA. regards -- Warm regards, Subhash Chandra Vashishth Mobile: +91 (11) 9811125521 Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. Consider environment! 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
