Blind commuters request for better accessibility in rail stations in ChennaiPeople with disabilities (PWDs) in India are calling for improvements in railway accessibility, specifically for visually impaired individuals. Their main requests include Braille systems in all stations, concessions for long-distance travel, and easier access to trains. Vendors who are visually impaired are struggling with boarding and deboarding trains due to the...
more... height difference between platforms and train floors. They also face difficulties in renewing their concession cards, which require a lengthy process and frequent visits to railway offices. They advocate for lifelong or long-term renewable concession cards and streamlined documentation. Railway officials acknowledge the presence of signage boards, tactile floors, and announcements in major stations, as well as an app providing station details. They maintain that the platform-coach height difference adheres to Railway Board regulations and that the concession card renewal duration varies based on the disability percentage, with lifetime concessions granted to those with the highest level of disability.
India mein, disabled logon ko train mein aane jaane mein bahut dikkat aa rahi hai. Unka kehna hai ki har station par Braille system hona chahiye aur lambi journey par concession milna chahiye. Jo log aankhon se dikhte nahin hain aur station par khana bechte hain, unko train mein chadhne aur...
more... utarne mein bahut mushkil hoti hai. Unko apna concession card renew karne mein bhi pareshani hoti hai, kyunki yeh process bahut lamba hai aur unko railway office jaana padta hai. Unka kehna hai ki lifelong ya long term concession card diya jaye aur paperwork aasan kiya jaye. Railway officials ka kehna hai ki bada station mein signage boards, tactile floors aur announcements hain aur ek app bhi hai jisme station ke details hain. Unka kehna hai ki platform aur coach ke beech ka distance Railway Board ke rules ke mutabik hai aur concession card renew time disability ke percentage ke mutabik hai. Jin logon ko zyada disability hai, unko lifelong concession milta hai.