Tyre maker Goodyear partners with NAB to conduct road safety training in Delhi for blind people
June 17, 2019 Traveling independently is a major challenge that people with vision impairments face in India. There are many assistive devices available today to help overcome this. The National Association for the Blind and multinational tyre manufacturing company Goodyear have come together to implement a project in Delhi to spread awareness about this. At 15 million, India is home to the world's largest population of blind people. This is a community that is seeking to make its presence felt in the space of education and employment. The biggest barrier they face comes to independent travel. People with vision impairments are among the most vulnerable to road accidents. This in turn leads to very real and legitimate fears when it comes to traveling alone, in them and their families. Recognising this, prominent NGO, National Association for the Blind (NAB) and leading multinational tyre company Goodyear have come together to conduct mobility training for blind people in Delhi. Read more - https://newzhook.com/story/22561 Prashant Ranjan Verma Accessibility Specialist, DAISY Consortium - www.daisy.org Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies - CPACC Individual Member, International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) - www.accessibilityassociation.org Phone: +91 9811686966 Creating the Best Way to Read and Publish - www.daisy.org 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..
