- Chennai Metro Rail has come up with a wide plan to make stations easily accessible for the disabled
- Exclusive seats for the physically challenged, non-slippery floors, audio announcements, Braille facilities and clear signage in stations, the Metro will be fully equipped to provide ease accessibility for the disabled
- Colour contrast for people with low vision and parking space
- It is also important that the people who are behind the planning should discuss the same with the disabled to know what they require
- The absence of precise announcements over a public address system, while inconveniencing everyone, affects the disabled much more
- Platforms are not user friendly for the disabled and railway platforms lack tactile paving
- In the absence of signage, visually impaired persons are the worst affected and many end up missing trains, especially during rush hours, all important stations should have escalators
- The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2007 had called for ensuring that people with disabilities using modes of public transportat are not at a disadvantage but is of no use so far
- Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/will-metro-be-a-easier-ride-for-the-disabled/article6099479.ece
Exams Perspective:
- Making Public Property Inclusive
- UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- Metro Measures Towards Disabled