Dear Pradeep, Very good and useful information. I think this service will be a boon for the wheel chair bound persons and senior citizens. It is very nice to hear that Vidhya is planning to recruit women and transgender to empower them. I Congratulate Vidhya and wish all the best for her endevours.
-- With Regards K Gopalakrishna Rao Bangalore Mobile: +91 9945895663 On 6/30/14, Pradeep banakar <pradeepsocialw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Times Of India > > BANGALORE: Deepa Maski, 28, wheels herself with ease into her office in > Electronics City, a stone's throw from her home. Her powered wheelchair is > good enough to take her to her workplace every day. But a movie at iMax, > Koramangala, becomes impossible without someone's help. > > Mobility being a major concern, the project lead with HCL tried stopping > several BMTC Volvos and telling the drivers about the ramps available in > those vehicles. Surprisingly, many didn't know such a facility existed, and > even if they did, they were clueless about how to operate them. Her > movie-watching was, therefore, restricted to videos and downloads. But once > she found Kickstart cabs, things started looking better. > > Today, the disabled-friendly cab service ensures Deepa doesn't find herself > stranded. A regular at family functions and social gatherings, she now looks > forward to watching movies on the large screen. > > KickStart, an initiative by Vidhya Ramasubban, offers cabs that are modified > to be wheelchair friendly. Like any other cab service, it offers > point-to-point drops, airport drops, outstation and local hire. The cost is > almost in the same range. > > KickStart has three cars to choose from - The front seat of the Swift Dzire > is like an office swivel chair, which can move in and out of the car, > allowing the customer to use it like a normal office chair. Then there's the > Wagon R with a ramp, which aids the user to get their wheelchair in. The > front seat of the modified Toyota Liva is remote controlled, and can jut out > of the car to pick the customer from any place. > > "Most of the differently abled people and senior citizens are home-bound as > they don't have transport to move about. This cab service is changing their > lives," explains Vidhya, who has a masters degree in social work, and has > been working for the differently abled for close to 15 years. > > Ask Rama Chari, a consultant, how convenient the service is for her > 80-year-old mother, and she says: "My mother uses a wheelchair which doesn't > fit into a car's boot. So every time we'd go somewhere, we had no option but > to tie the wheelchair atop the car. The very cumbersome process would put > her off and she would avoid travelling. This new cab service has helped her > regain mobility. In fact, she even got her wheelchair repaired from Mobility > India all by herself," says Rama. > > The cab drivers are sensitized to the customers' requirements, helping them > in and out of the car. "I am deaf. So every time a cab reaches my home, the > driver texts me saying he is waiting outside. No call is made," explains a > customer. > > From a 10-year-old girl who goes to school in the cab to a 70-year-old who > is hospital-bound, customer profiles vary. "We even get calls from clinics. > They say many of their patients drop out as they are unable to commute. Most > of our clients are senior citizens and differently abled who travel to > hospitals or on personal work," says Vidhya. > > KickStart cabs have caught the attention of other cities too. In fact, > Vidhya soon plans to expand the service both in the city and beyond. The > organization hopes to get another 10 cars in the next one year. Vidhya also > plans to recruit women and transgenders as drivers to empower them. > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/These-cabs-put-the-differently-abled-on-the-fast-track/articleshow/37486497.cms?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=digest_section > > Thanks and Regards > Pradeep T.S > Probationary Officer > United Bank of India > Bangalore Regional Office > email id: pradeep_bana...@rediffmail.com > mobile: 9845925188 > skype: pradeepsocialwork > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > 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 > > > Disclaimer: > 1. 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