Re: [AI] A risky road for blind students in Rohini, Somreet Bhattacharya
yes you are wright. Same problem i'm faceing in mumbai also. Specially crawford market area in mumbai. On 8/17/14, RAghavendra wrote: > Dear List, > Adding to this, Now a days, streets are also becoming dangerous. in > front of houses people park their two wheelers and four wheelers both > side leaving little space in-between. It is a great trouble for > pedestrians. Also we have to face moving vehicles. I do experience this > daily. Please put your view on this. > > On 8/16/2014 3:29 PM, wrote: >> -Original message- >> From: avinash shahi >> Sent: 16/08/2014, 2:27 pm >> To: J L Kaul; accessindia >> Subject: [AI] A risky road for blind students in Rohini, Somreet >> Bhattacharya >> >> >> NEW DELHI: Students at the All India Confederation of Blinds in Rohini >> often get knocked by cars while finding their way to the school >> premises. Drivers backing without warning or looking around had left >> three of the girls bruised earlier. The students have a tough time >> weaving through the vehicles parked haphazardly. >> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/A-risky-road-for-blind-students-in-Rohini/articleshow/40311584.cms >> A slip road between Rajeev Gandhi Cancer Hospital, on Bhagwan Mahavir >> Marg, and a zonal office of North Corporation leads to the school. >> According to a traffic police order, this road was supposed to remain >> free for the students, who were trained to get off at the bus stop and >> count their steps to the school while keeping to the left side. If >> they deviate from the path, it is very difficult for them to pick >> their way back. Even a few steps to get around an obstacle like a >> parked car can make them lose their bearings. The absence of a guide, >> coupled with speeding vehicles, makes the girls all the more >> vulnerable. >> >> "The drivers generally don't give us any signal expecting us to see >> them. They end up grazing us or knocking us down," said Saraswati, one >> of the students. They have memorized their way to the service lane >> from the bus stop and use the slip road before taking a left turn >> towards the school. Traffic cops had even fenced off the left side and >> issued a no-parking order. But the barricades have been removed and >> motorists are back to their old ways," said J L Kaul, founder member >> of the school. He said the slip road now has vehicles parked on both >> sides. >> >> Most of these cars belong to the people visiting the Rohini zonal >> office across the road, locals said. The space allotted for parking >> inside the zonal office was used for dumping garbage and damaged >> vehicles. The underground parking served as office space. "We tried to >> remove the dumped vehicles but it was taking too long so we gave up," >> said a senior cor > > > > > 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. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > -- if you can dream it,you can do it. Dr. Salim qureshi. (CPT)consulting physio therapist Mumbai India mobiles primary no: +919702559821 secondary no: +919757352171 e-mails primary: salim2...@gmail.com secondary: salim2...@outlook.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sq2104 twitter: http://www.twitter.com/sq2104 skype: physiosalim 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. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
Re: [AI] A risky road for blind students in Rohini, Somreet Bhattacharya
Efforts made to keep the road near AICB free of vehicles are truly commendable. However, this article unfortunately gives the public a wrong impression about how blind people get around. Most blind people don't 'count their steps'. If they do, and if this is used as a mobility technique, the students' ability to travel independently will be severely restricted. Also, their mobility training should equip them to listen for reversing cars and other vehicles, as well as navigate around obstacles, including parked cars, without losing their bearings. They should learn to identify clues and landmarks around the institute, so that one wrong turn will not cause them to lose their way. Geetha -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of avinash shahi Sent: 16 August 2014 09:57 To: J L Kaul; accessindia Subject: [AI] A risky road for blind students in Rohini, Somreet Bhattacharya NEW DELHI: Students at the All India Confederation of Blinds in Rohini often get knocked by cars while finding their way to the school premises. Drivers backing without warning or looking around had left three of the girls bruised earlier. The students have a tough time weaving through the vehicles parked haphazardly. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/A-risky-road-for-blind-student s-in-Rohini/articleshow/40311584.cms A slip road between Rajeev Gandhi Cancer Hospital, on Bhagwan Mahavir Marg, and a zonal office of North Corporation leads to the school. According to a traffic police order, this road was supposed to remain free for the students, who were trained to get off at the bus stop and count their steps to the school while keeping to the left side. If they deviate from the path, it is very difficult for them to pick their way back. Even a few steps to get around an obstacle like a parked car can make them lose their bearings. The absence of a guide, coupled with speeding vehicles, makes the girls all the more vulnerable. "The drivers generally don't give us any signal expecting us to see them. They end up grazing us or knocking us down," said Saraswati, one of the students. They have memorized their way to the service lane from the bus stop and use the slip road before taking a left turn towards the school. Traffic cops had even fenced off the left side and issued a no-parking order. But the barricades have been removed and motorists are back to their old ways," said J L Kaul, founder member of the school. He said the slip road now has vehicles parked on both sides. Most of these cars belong to the people visiting the Rohini zonal office across the road, locals said. The space allotted for parking inside the zonal office was used for dumping garbage and damaged vehicles. The underground parking served as office space. "We tried to remove the dumped vehicles but it was taking too long so we gave up," said a senior corporation official. The locals also observed that the service lane beside Bhagwan Mahavir Marg which could have been an alternative parking space was dug up recently. Not only does it pose another hurdle for the students but also forces visitors to park their vehicles near the blind school. Worse still, the slip road is two-way, so the students have to run the gauntlet of traffic coming from the other side as well. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/followceleb.cms?alias=school,Parking,Nort h Corporation,blind,All India Confederation of Blinds -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessind ia.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. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. 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
Re: [AI] A risky road for blind students in Rohini, Somreet Bhattacharya
None of them are going to do anything for these things, in my opinion. Either we have to survive with these obstacles or, we have to hire a private vehicle for going outside. As we are minority, no politicians or no volunteers are going to care. Unless otherwise they are gaining something from this. As far as I've noticed, just in new delhi, they started publicizing these things. I don't know whether those miracles are being fixed or not. I think for the bloody politicians, only new delhi is their country. Smile. -Original Message- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of RAghavendra Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2014 6:38 PM To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. Subject: Re: [AI] A risky road for blind students in Rohini, Somreet Bhattacharya Dear List, Adding to this, Now a days, streets are also becoming dangerous. in front of houses people park their two wheelers and four wheelers both side leaving little space in-between. It is a great trouble for pedestrians. Also we have to face moving vehicles. I do experience this daily. Please put your view on this. On 8/16/2014 3:29 PM, wrote: > -Original message- > From: avinash shahi > Sent: 16/08/2014, 2:27 pm > To: J L Kaul; accessindia > Subject: [AI] A risky road for blind students in Rohini, Somreet > Bhattacharya > > > NEW DELHI: Students at the All India Confederation of Blinds in Rohini > often get knocked by cars while finding their way to the school > premises. Drivers backing without warning or looking around had left > three of the girls bruised earlier. The students have a tough time > weaving through the vehicles parked haphazardly. > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/A-risky-road-for-blind-s > tudents-in-Rohini/articleshow/40311584.cms > A slip road between Rajeev Gandhi Cancer Hospital, on Bhagwan Mahavir > Marg, and a zonal office of North Corporation leads to the school. > According to a traffic police order, this road was supposed to remain > free for the students, who were trained to get off at the bus stop and > count their steps to the school while keeping to the left side. If > they deviate from the path, it is very difficult for them to pick > their way back. Even a few steps to get around an obstacle like a > parked car can make them lose their bearings. The absence of a guide, > coupled with speeding vehicles, makes the girls all the more > vulnerable. > > "The drivers generally don't give us any signal expecting us to see > them. They end up grazing us or knocking us down," said Saraswati, one > of the students. They have memorized their way to the service lane > from the bus stop and use the slip road before taking a left turn > towards the school. Traffic cops had even fenced off the left side and > issued a no-parking order. But the barricades have been removed and > motorists are back to their old ways," said J L Kaul, founder member > of the school. He said the slip road now has vehicles parked on both > sides. > > Most of these cars belong to the people visiting the Rohini zonal > office across the road, locals said. The space allotted for parking > inside the zonal office was used for dumping garbage and damaged > vehicles. The underground parking served as office space. "We tried to > remove the dumped vehicles but it was taking too long so we gave up," > said a senior cor Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessind ia.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. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. 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/listin
Re: [AI] A risky road for blind students in Rohini, Somreet Bhattacharya
Dear List, Adding to this, Now a days, streets are also becoming dangerous. in front of houses people park their two wheelers and four wheelers both side leaving little space in-between. It is a great trouble for pedestrians. Also we have to face moving vehicles. I do experience this daily. Please put your view on this. On 8/16/2014 3:29 PM, wrote: -Original message- From: avinash shahi Sent: 16/08/2014, 2:27 pm To: J L Kaul; accessindia Subject: [AI] A risky road for blind students in Rohini, Somreet Bhattacharya NEW DELHI: Students at the All India Confederation of Blinds in Rohini often get knocked by cars while finding their way to the school premises. Drivers backing without warning or looking around had left three of the girls bruised earlier. The students have a tough time weaving through the vehicles parked haphazardly. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/A-risky-road-for-blind-students-in-Rohini/articleshow/40311584.cms A slip road between Rajeev Gandhi Cancer Hospital, on Bhagwan Mahavir Marg, and a zonal office of North Corporation leads to the school. According to a traffic police order, this road was supposed to remain free for the students, who were trained to get off at the bus stop and count their steps to the school while keeping to the left side. If they deviate from the path, it is very difficult for them to pick their way back. Even a few steps to get around an obstacle like a parked car can make them lose their bearings. The absence of a guide, coupled with speeding vehicles, makes the girls all the more vulnerable. "The drivers generally don't give us any signal expecting us to see them. They end up grazing us or knocking us down," said Saraswati, one of the students. They have memorized their way to the service lane from the bus stop and use the slip road before taking a left turn towards the school. Traffic cops had even fenced off the left side and issued a no-parking order. But the barricades have been removed and motorists are back to their old ways," said J L Kaul, founder member of the school. He said the slip road now has vehicles parked on both sides. Most of these cars belong to the people visiting the Rohini zonal office across the road, locals said. The space allotted for parking inside the zonal office was used for dumping garbage and damaged vehicles. The underground parking served as office space. "We tried to remove the dumped vehicles but it was taking too long so we gave up," said a senior cor 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. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
[AI] A risky road for blind students in Rohini, Somreet Bhattacharya
NEW DELHI: Students at the All India Confederation of Blinds in Rohini often get knocked by cars while finding their way to the school premises. Drivers backing without warning or looking around had left three of the girls bruised earlier. The students have a tough time weaving through the vehicles parked haphazardly. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/A-risky-road-for-blind-students-in-Rohini/articleshow/40311584.cms A slip road between Rajeev Gandhi Cancer Hospital, on Bhagwan Mahavir Marg, and a zonal office of North Corporation leads to the school. According to a traffic police order, this road was supposed to remain free for the students, who were trained to get off at the bus stop and count their steps to the school while keeping to the left side. If they deviate from the path, it is very difficult for them to pick their way back. Even a few steps to get around an obstacle like a parked car can make them lose their bearings. The absence of a guide, coupled with speeding vehicles, makes the girls all the more vulnerable. "The drivers generally don't give us any signal expecting us to see them. They end up grazing us or knocking us down," said Saraswati, one of the students. They have memorized their way to the service lane from the bus stop and use the slip road before taking a left turn towards the school. Traffic cops had even fenced off the left side and issued a no-parking order. But the barricades have been removed and motorists are back to their old ways," said J L Kaul, founder member of the school. He said the slip road now has vehicles parked on both sides. Most of these cars belong to the people visiting the Rohini zonal office across the road, locals said. The space allotted for parking inside the zonal office was used for dumping garbage and damaged vehicles. The underground parking served as office space. "We tried to remove the dumped vehicles but it was taking too long so we gave up," said a senior corporation official. The locals also observed that the service lane beside Bhagwan Mahavir Marg which could have been an alternative parking space was dug up recently. Not only does it pose another hurdle for the students but also forces visitors to park their vehicles near the blind school. Worse still, the slip road is two-way, so the students have to run the gauntlet of traffic coming from the other side as well. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/followceleb.cms?alias=school,Parking,North Corporation,blind,All India Confederation of Blinds -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU 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. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
