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More accessible train stations coming to India!
disabilityinsider.com
Standard Chartered to make 30 railway stations accessible in India
Standard Chartered Bank is joining hands with Anuprayaas and Samarthanam Trust to make 30 railway stations across India accessible for persons with disabilities under the Bank’s “Seeing is Believing” project.
“If the stations are unstaffed, travelling time where assistance is needed is cut, which reduces local accessible travel and increases social isolation in vulnerable groups.”
https://www.barrheadnews.com/news/19912085.scotrail-campaigners-slam-cuts-ticket-office-hours/
barrheadnews.com
Cuts to ticket office opening hours will leave disabled people ‘stranded’
Campaigners have warned that controversial plans to slash opening hours at train station ticket offices in East Renfrewshire will have a major…
My friend from Bloomberg to a video of the accessible toilet and wheelchair seating in the China Railway high speed train:
https://twitter.com/rumireports/status/1490544043377537024?s=21
Yes there was! And took video for you. It's located right by the seating area reserved for wheelchairs pic.twitter.com/5qb1vJ8PHu
— Kurumi Mori (@rumireports) February 7, 2022
Following up with the UK video, here is how a man in India gets on the train – with lots of upper body strength!
Interesting to see the differences between Japan and the UK – and similarities!
But more than anything, I really wish they showed the train’s accessible toilet!
azaleeboy, pthakran and carln11 Comment-
Sarah Rennie (https://twitter.com/sarahprennie) was kind enough to share some pictures of the toilets!
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