New Delhi is famously congested –even with every square inch of road, meridian, and shoulder put to full use as a travel lane. Starting about an hour late due to rush hout traffic the first workshop in the Inclusive...
Posted in Rolling Rains Report: on July 29, 2008 11:23 PM
The Anand Vihar Railway Station in Delhi received an accessibility assessment during construction. The responsible team was a collaboration between Samarthya and Handicap International. The May 2007 study is available here. A follow-up is underway....
Posted in Rolling Rains Report: on July 26, 2008 08:26 PM
Samarthyam, National Centre for Accessible Environments New Delhi (India) has issued a statement on the need for Inclusive Tourism in India....
Posted in Rolling Rains Report: on July 25, 2008 07:32 PM
One organization in India has distinguished itself on the national and international stage for innovation and expertise in Inclusive Tourism - Samarthya. It follows the path of "Promotion of a Barrier Free, Rights-Based Inclusive Society." At the center of this...
Posted in Rolling Rains Report: on July 25, 2008 11:34 AM
Since 2002 the Indian non-profit organization Samarthyam has been working to improve New Dehli's transit accessibility. On April 1, 2008 their work will see the light of day with the launch of a new Bus Rapid Transit System corridor from...
Posted in Rolling Rains Report: on March 24, 2008 08:51 PM
Anjilee Agarwal of the Samarthya National Centre for Promotion of Barrier Free Environment for Disabled Persons Accessible Delhi -- A Road Map for 2003-2008...
Posted in Rolling Rains Report: on February 4, 2008 04:49 PM
Mahesh is going to earn honorary "Contributor of the Week" with the flurry of excellent submissions he has sent in to the Rolling Rains Report recently. Thank you! I call your attention to the Basin-South Asian Newsletter published by...
Posted in Rolling Rains Report: on June 7, 2007 06:53 PM
Every Person with a Disability (PWD) has a right to live with dignity and grace. He also has the right to move out independently with least assistance. India is a land of vast magnitude and socio-economic, religious and cultural...
Posted in Rolling Rains Report: on January 27, 2006 03:51 PM
From Global Access: INDIA: JOURNEY BEYOND BORDERS If the mystical land of India seems beyond the range of your disability needs, two disabled Indian men want to convince you otherwise. Anjalee Aggarwal and Sanjeev Sachdeva, who both have muscular dystrophy,...
Posted in Rolling Rains Report: on June 6, 2005 02:26 PM
India's UPA Government completes one year on May 21, 2005. The section of their celebratory press release below reports on services to people with disabilities -- including implementation of Universal Design and Inclusive Travel experiences....
Posted in Rolling Rains Report: on May 17, 2005 08:52 AM
The Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 1993-2002 resulted in publication of a collection of best practices in inclusive travel in the region. A selection can be found under Decade Best Practices Documents and in the document, Pathfinders: Towards...
Posted in Rolling Rains Report: on April 25, 2004 05:12 AM