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Soon 30 Indian Railway Stations To Be Made Accessible

We are happy to share pictures from our various projects at different railway stations. Sharing these pictures of empowerment, by building an inclusive & accessible India. With immense joy we share our collaboration with Standard Chartered Bank under their CSR initiative Seeing is Believing to make 30 Railway Stations accessible.

Through this project we are trying to empower people with disabilities to travel with ease & independently. Accessible Infrastructure is a basic step for inclusion of disability in mainstream society. As the majority of people with disabilities in India use trains & buses for commuting.

Accessibility plays an important role in every country’s growth history, as this is an ailing social problem affecting millions of lives. Anuprayaas is bringing an impact solutions to make railway stations better at accessibility & fill the gaps for all the passenger amenities at the station premises.

The project aims to aid people with visual disabilities, people utilising wheelchairs, as well as those with hearing disabilities to travel independently as well as with dignity by reducing their dependency on others while travelling by Indian Railways.

Some of the major stations out of the 30 railway stations to be covered under this project include Bandra, Agra, Jaipur, Ahmadabad, Egmore Chennai, Bhopal, Mathura and Secunderabad.

Towards Accessible India!

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India’s 1st Railway Station To Have Sign Language Video Display-Ahmedabad

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Introducing Accessible Facilities For People With Disabilities At 30 Railway Stations

We are happy to share that Anuprayaas in association with Standard Chartered Bank and Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled is in the process of making 30 railway stations across India accessible for people with disabilities by providing accessible facilities. This is under the Bank’s “Seeing is Believing” initiative that tackles avoidable blindness and visual impairment.

This project aims to aid people with visual disabilities, people using wheelchairs, and people with hearing disabilities to travel independently and with dignity by reducing their dependency on others while traveling. The facilities which will be provided include:

1. Guiding Braille indicators at platforms and railings to identify platform numbers and facilities.
2. Braille General Signs for facilities like ticket counters, male-female toilet.
3. Reflective strips at stairs for people with low vision
4. Braille Maps of the station
5. Braille information booklets at the Enquiry counters
6. QR code to watch the video about the station in sign language
7. Portable ramp & wheelchair to board the divyang coach

Though Thane station will be the first to be ready, all facilities will be made available at these 30 railway stations by April 1, 2022. Some of the major railway stations to be covered under this project are Egmore Chennai, Bandra, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Mathura, Agra, Secunderabad, and Jaipur.

Commenting on this initiative, Karuna Bhatia, Head of Sustainability, India, Standard Chartered Bank, said, “Making railway stations accessible for people with disabilities is a positive step in our journey towards being an inclusive organisation. We always strive to bring the Bank’s here for the good brand promise to life by working towards affecting a real change and this is one such programme. While there is still a long way to go, this project under our Seeing is Believing initiative, reaffirms our commitment to increasing accessibility and dismantling barriers for people with disabilities.’’

Pancham Cajla, Founder Anuprayaas said, “Accessibility in public places is the basic requirement for ensuring inclusion and equality for people with disability in society. We thank Standard Chartered Bank for taking this initiative that supports dignity for people with disability and makes travel safe for them.”

Mahantesh G K, Founder Managing Trustee at Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled said, “We extend our thanks to Standard Chartered Bank for selecting us as an NGO partner to implement the initiative towards creating accessible Railway Stations for People with Disabilities in 30 Railway Stations across 16 States in India. This support will enable People with Disabilities to travel independently with safety, security, and dignity.”

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Accessible Travel For People with Disability at CSMT Mumbai -Travel made Easy

Accessible Travel facilities to promote travel for people with disability. Happy to share that as part of its CSR, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/yatra-online-pvt-ltd/" target="_blank"Yatra Online Pvt Ltd along with Central Railway & Anuprayaas, has launched facilities for differently-able travellers at the iconic Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus ( CSMT) Mumbai.

Here are the Facilities Provided for Accessible travel under this initiative:

1. Braille Platform Indicators
2. Braille General Signs
3. Braille Maps
4. Braille Booklets
5. Reflective strips
6. Portable Ramps

Reflectors on the stairs to aid people with low vision have been introduced at long distance trains section of the station with its entry at P D’Mello Road. There are plans to introduce sign language videos at the premises to help people with Speech & Hearing disability.

Baby steps were taken towards ensuring that travel is made accessible & convenient for all. Central Railway Mumbai division is highly committed to make travel convenient for day to day travellers as well as Tourists. Authorities have a vision of setting a dedicated help desk in future to aid passengers with special needs.

This project has been end to end executed by Anuprayaas.

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Dehradun Railway Station introduces Braille Signs and Maps for the visually impaired

Braille Signs and Maps were introduced at the station

An initiative to make Indian Railways Inclusive and accessible for people with Disability. Northern railways has taken a great step by providing Braille signs and maps at Dehradun Railway Station. This project is a CSR initiative taken by MakemyTrip Foundation in association with Anuprayaas.

Significance of Dehradun City for people with visual disability

Dehradun city has a great significance for people with visual disabilities. The city has a number of institutions for people who are blind and visually impaired. These include schools like Sharp Memorial School and the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (Divyangjan).

Hence the city railway station is frequently used by visually impaired travellers. The accessibility enhancements in this project empowers visually impaired travellers to travel independently, also it is helping to spread awareness on disability and braille.

Importance of Braille in Public Places

The Provision of braille in public places encourages visually impaired people to get educated in braille since there is a practical use of it that they can make in day-to-day life.

Braille in public places provide sense of security to female travellers to be sure to the room & platform they are heading towards. This becomes extremely important for female travellers travelling in night. Finding out the right toilet or a waiting area will empower them to know where they are being guided, even when they are guided by someone. This will help reduce crime against women with disability.

Watch the video below to know more about the initiative. The video contains feedback from female travellers with visual disability that use the railway station frequently to travel to Dehradun and their hometowns.

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Braille Signs get installed at CM Patel & F H Shah College of Commerce Gujarat

Imagine your child going to a school that has no class room or washroom signs. Imagine leaving the child to his/her own or dependent on others to figure out facilities in the school. You may call it harassment and abuse. Some of us might even complain and protest against it. There are lakhs of blind and visually impaired students studying in our country in schools that have no signs to help them.

We at Anuprayaas have pledged this year to make 100 schools accessible. Starting with CM Patel & F H Shah College of Commerce Gujarat, that reached out to us for providing them with basic signs in braille. We are looking forward to adopting 99 more schools and colleges this year that have students with visual disability and making them accessible. Reach out to us if you know such schools. Also, reach out to us if you would like to partner for the project.

Funds for these projects are being raised through our braille merchandise initiative “Braillemate” that helps us spread awareness on Visual impairment and contributes to our projects.

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Braille Signs and Maps Bring Relief to Visually Impaired Travellers at Chandigarh Railway Station

Chandigarh Railway Station becomes visually impaired-friendly

On November 29, Team Anuprayaas is happy to share that Chandigarh Railway Station is now a visually impaired friendly railway stations. This project is executed in association with Makemytrip Foundation & IRSDC. Tactile maps, Braille General signs, information booklets and Braille- platform indicators have been installed throughout the railway station. Chandigarh is the Fifth station in India under the Railways to become visually impaired-friendly. The Facility was inaugurated by Shri Gurinder Mohan Singh, Divisional Railway Manager- Ambala Division

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Coimbatore Railway Station becomes visually challenged-friendly

Coimbatore Railway Station becomes visually challenged-friendly

On November 1, Coimbatore Railway Station becomes the first railway station under Southern Railway to become visually challenged-friendly.Team Anuprayaas completed its project to make Coimbatore Railway Station as visually impaired friendly railway stations. This project is executed in association with Southern Railways. Tactile maps, Braille General signs, information boards and Braille-embossed handrails have been installed throughout the railway station. Coimbatore is fourth station in India under the Railways to become visually challenged-friendly following Mysuru, Bengaluru stations in Karnataka and Borivali station in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

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With Braille Facilities, Mumbai’s Borivali Station Becomes Blind-Friendly

Team Anuprayaas in association with Western Railways and Cox & Kings Foundation, made successfully completed the project to make Borivali railway station Blind-Friendly. Borivali Station is Maharashtra’s first station to get Braille Signs and Indicators for Visually Impaired. The Facility was inaugurated by Honorable M.P of Borivali, Mr. Gopal Shetty. The Projects received an overwhelming response from the visually impaired travelers that use local trains to travel in Mumbai. The project aims to encourage the visually impaired travelers to travel independently with minimal assistance for the fellow commuters.

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Braille Signs installed to make KRS Railway Station Bangalore Blind Friendly

Anuprayaas in Collaboration with South Western Railways provided Navigation Facilities for visually impaired at Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna railway station, Majestic, Bangalore. The Facility was inaugurated by Mr. Sanjeev Agrawal (DRM, Bangalore) on 14 March 2017.

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