Let us first understand why we need a separate coach. First of all, it is very difficult for us to locate seats/births in genral coaches without extensive enquiries and great deal of dependency on other folks. A prominently positioned disabled persons coach solves this first hurdle for us. Second is accessibility. IN theory at least, we need coaches wide and broad enough to accommodate persons on wheelchairs and births easy enough to climb (Surely all of us must have had the unpleasant experience of requesting co passengers to exchange their lower births for the upper births). Thirdly preferential service such as availability of food/water, assistance while alighting the train at destinations (especially when it happens to be a smaller station) or easy to locate persons with disability in the event of an emergency such as fire or derailment. Connectivity with other coaches also helps other able bodied relatives to have access to the PWD coach in case they had to travel in a different coach. Handicapped coach for the sake of handicapped coach with all encumbrances is not worth having and I think that is wht your are trying to say.
Subramani -----Original Message----- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of BHAWANI SHANKAR VERMA Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 7:36 AM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] travel in disability coach in my opinion disabled coach should be removed. general public are more helpfull then railway staff. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr Jalaja" <jalajakumar...@gmail.com> To: "accessindia" <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 8:51 PM Subject: Re: [AI] travel in disability coach > Hello friends, > I wish to ask one question, the disability coach is either in the > front or back side of the train and majority of small stations are not > having much long platform and how a disabled can get down or enter into > the coach?Other thing is when we reserve bearths in other coaches there is > regular ticket checking and given punishment for other passengers who are > not eligible for the coach .Why this is not possible in d.coach and we are > only a few people in this isolated coach and if some unpleasant things > happen how can we resist and how we get security? > Regards-------Jalaja > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > 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.i n To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in 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.i n To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in 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
