Several post offices, such as this one in East Delhi, are yet to put up ramps to make them disabled-friendly.
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Despite several complaints and reminders about post
offices in East Delhi still being inaccessible to people with disability
and a major access hurdle for senior citizens, noted Right to
Information (RTI) activist and a practising doctor Satendra Singh said
that not much has changed to make these places convenient for its users
who are differently-abled.
Dr. Singh, who is an
Assistant Professor with University College of Medical Sciences of Delhi
University and works at Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital in North-East Delhi,
himself suffers from polio and uses calliper support for mobility.
He
had last year accessed information under the RTI and he found out that
several post offices were not easily accessible to people with
disabilities.
“Last year a series of responses we
obtained from the Department of Posts noted that not all East Delhi post
offices were completely accessible. Also through actual inspection we
found that inaccessibility was problem in many post offices in East
Delhi. We then followed this information up with complaints/ letters for
improvement of the condition in these post offices. But despite our
request to improve the condition, the situation, for nearly a year now,
hasn’t changed and these offices stay inaccessible. Also the RTI
responses revealed that six post offices were not accessible to all
persons with disabilities and this included the GTB Hospital PO,” said
Dr. Singh.
He added that even in his hospital (GTB
Hospital) the post office is on the first floor and not easily
approachable. “We have taken the matter up with the hospital authorities
and hope that the situation improves. Not just the disabled but also
the elderly suffer because these places are inaccessible,” he noted.
Source : The Hindu , 6th August 2013
Source : The Hindu , 6th August 2013
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