At a gathering on Monday, members of the Disability Rights Alliance met with Chennai Corporation officers to discover the feasibility of expediting the work on building of a 200 km pathway throughout town to enhance entry for individuals with incapacity.
Chennai Corporation officers mentioned the civic physique will redesign the services, take away obstacles and develop infrastructure to enhance accessibility of roads, footpaths, bus stops and different public areas for individuals with incapacity.
Gnana Barathi, founder, Spinal Injured Persons Association, mentioned the ramp in bus stops must be redesigned to 1:20. “We requested why the platform close to Anna University was lowered in width. If they need to widen the street, they need to not scale back the width of the platform. We need the 200 km pathway to enhance entry. Bus stops must be accessible. None of the bus stops within the metropolis are accessible. Most of the footpaths are 30 cm in top. It shouldn’t be greater than 15 cm,” he mentioned.
Disability rights activist T.M.N. Deepak mentioned: “Parks must be first made accessible to every kind of disabled individuals. It must be accessible for all youngsters with disabilities. Children with visible disabilities will need to have equal alternative to make use of the facilities. Children with mental disabilities will need to have entry and it ought to facilitate sensory integration as properly. These youngsters are certain to have falls and subsequently edges have to be correctly redesigned,” he mentioned.
“Most of the gyms are on the primary ground and subsequently Chennai Corporation should guarantee there’s at the least one gymnasium which is accessible to women and men with disabilities. A coach to assist individuals with disabilities is required. Bus shelters are proving to be completely disabled unfriendly,” he mentioned.
Published – October 14, 2025 05:45 am IST
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