Braille labels on seats/births are useful to many people. all are not good
in counting, and even you are good at it, you cannot do it always as you may
not be knowing the starting numbered seat. additionally, the number may be
different if you get in through front, middle, or back door. in case of
second class sitting, moving inside itself is very difficult. the labels
should also be put on reserved seats for physically challenged.
Braille labels for coach numbers is a useless idea. most of the mail and
express trains are overcrowded. as soon as the train stops, people rush
towards doors to board the train. there are also unboarding passengers. will
they patiently allow you to read the label? if the door is open, its outward
face will not be facing you and will be inside the coach. can you stretch
your hand so far? if you put them on the side walls of the coaches, can you
move along the coach finding where it is? even if you put it near the door,
the boarding people push you so carelessly. what if the gap between platform
and train is large? what about stations without platforms? interestingly, I
saw a station named Holalkere in Karnataka 2 months ago. it has 2 platforms.
but you cannot use them for boarding and unboarding because both are about
10 feet away from the adjacent tracks. you can use them to just to see
trains.
moreover, except source stations, can you wander along the train searching
your coach where the train stops only 2 minutes? all these put the life of
visually impaired. the facilities given by Harish are important and worth
implementing instead.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pranav Lal" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, 22 January, 2013 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] Braille stickers in trains for visually-challenged
Moreover, how will we find those stickers? I don't fancy feeling along the
wall in a train.
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