April 12, 2006

New Dehli: First National Conference on Accessible Transportation

This conference sought to bring the government service providers, stakeholders and user groups on one platform to address the concern of senior citizens and persons with disabilities. Five international experts also addressed the conference. Of them Ling Suen of the International Centre for Accessible Transportation, Canada recommended enactment of a National Transportation Act in India like that in Canada besides a complaint resolution mechanism and redress system to make the roads, buildings and other public places more accessible to the elderly and the disabled.

Source:
http://www.hindu.com/2006/03/19/stories/2006031910640400.htm

Posted by rollingrains at April 12, 2006 12:50 AM