Skip to main content
  • Accessibility
  • Headlines
  • Coronavirus-News
  • Get-Hooked
  • Technology
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Parasports
  • Ask Bhavna
  • NHBrandView
  • Independent Living
  • Lifestyle
  • NH Videos
×
Newz Hook – Changing Attitudes towards Disability Logo
  • Stories
  • Videos
  • Inclusive
  • NH Voice
  • Login
COVID-19 Notification by Government in Accessible Format

Accessibility Tools

Text Size:

Contrast Scheme:

  • C
  • C

Reset

  • Home
  • Accessibility
  • Chandigarh railway station to be North India’s 1st to be accessible to visually-impaired people

Chandigarh railway station to be North India’s 1st to be accessible to visually-impaired people

Accessibility November 4, 2019
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)

Bengaluru-based NGO Anuprayas and Northern Railways have come together to make Chandigarh railway station accessible to visually impaired people. This will make Chandigarh the first visually-impaired friendly railway station in North India.

The Indian Railways will partner with Anuprayas, a Bengaluru-based NGO working to make India into a blind-friendly nation, to make Chandigarh railway station accessible to visually impaired people.

The project, headed by Anuprayas and Northern Railways will begin on 20 November and will be finished in three months’ time.

Founded by Pancham Cajla, who is based in Chandigarh, Anuprayaas has installed Braille signage at Mysuru, Mumbai and Bengaluru railway stations.

Pancham has been working closely with NGOs that empower people with disabilities since his childhood. While volunteering as a scribe, he had a chance to observe the difficulties experienced by visually impaired people closely. After he moved to Mysuru for work, he continued to volunteer for blind schools, NGOs and hospitals and this led him to start Anuprayaas with the aim of empowering people with disabilities.

A visually impaired friend missed his train at Mysuru station for lack of Braille or audio facilities. There are many visually impaired people who love to travel but cannot because public transport services are not disabled-friendly. – Pancham Cajla, Founder, Anuprayaas

In the pipeline

Among the things planned is a tactile map that gives a blueprint of the station’s physical layout, with the distance, location of the entrance/exit, platforms and washrooms scripted in embossed paper. There will be platform indicators and train itinerary signs in Braille as well so visually impaired passengers can find their train scheduled and travel independently. “However, these signboards are fixed and do not provide real time information as in the case of electronic boards”, said Pancham to the media.

There are plans to expand such facilities to other railway stations in India as well. “Travelling is accessible and disabled friendly in many foreign locations. In India, we still have a long way to go. But it is definitely catching up”, he says.

If the project goes well, it will encourage the Indian Railways to look at embracing it pan India. With this project said an official spokesperson “the Indian Railways has added another feather to its cap”.

Mohit Singh Saini, an employee of Punjab National Bank, who lives in Chandigarh, welcomes the announcement. “As a visually impaired person, the biggest deterrent I face is accessibility. Such initiatives will encourage us to move around independently and confidently and this is very good news”.

Also Read: Mumbai’s blind commuters give a thumbs up to Borivali station’s Braille makeover

Support us to make NewzHook Sustainable – Make a Contribution Today

We need your continued support to enable us work towards Changing Attitudes towards Disability. Help us in our attempt to share the voices of people with disabilities that enable them to participate in the society on an equal footing!

Contribute to Newz Hook

NH Videos

Healing pain through art - Dr. Anubha Mahajan, Founder Chronic Pain India

Contribue to Newz Hook |Disability news. Support us to make NewzHook Sustainable – Make a Contribution Today.

Newsletter

 Subscribe to our Newsletter

Want to feature disability stories or share disability news with the disabled community? Write to:

editor@newzhook.com

Newz Hook - Accessible News

Download App Now!

Videos

View More

Get-hooked

A new jewellery collection highlights how beautiful being deaf is

Get-hooked

#Love Possible - How Nishi & Shishir's bond grew stronger after a major setback

Get-hooked

"I asked for my khukri & cut off my leg"- My Take by Ian Cardozo, 1st war disabled Indian soldier to lead a battalion

Get-hooked

#RareDiseases - DART, India's 1st research lab on rare diseases, aims to annihilate muscular dystrophy

Newz Hook Logo

About Newz Hook

Newz Hook | Disability News - media site focusing on Disability Stories and Changing Attitudes towards Disability globally. We highlight disability news, offer inclusive solutions and create accessible collaborations. Our focus is to have Inclusion Champions from across the globe who will share disability stories and news.
Lets come together to change attitudes towards disability!

Newz Hook is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Follow us on:

Related Links

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Partner with Newz Hook
  • Embed Newz Hook Timeline
  • Affiliate disclosure
  • Accessibility Statement
  • Contribute to Newz Hook

Our Awards

Zero Project Award Winner 2018
Back To Top
© 2019 All Right Reserved. Inclusive News India Private Limited.

Ask Bhavna

All fields are mandatory unless specified as optional.