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NEW DELHI, Dec 30: The\u00a0<\/span>government\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>published\u00a0<\/span><\/span>draft\u00a0<\/span>guidelines\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>how\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>make\u00a0<\/span><\/span>railway\u00a0<\/span><\/a>stations<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>facilities,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>trains\u00a0<\/span><\/span>accessible\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>individuals\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>disabilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>guidelines\u00a0<\/span><\/span>emphasise\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>importance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>incorporating\u00a0<\/span><\/span>technology-enabled\u00a0<\/span><\/span>features\u00a0<\/span><\/span>like\u00a0<\/span><\/span>text-to-speech\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>easily\u00a0<\/span><\/span>navigable\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pictograms.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span>order\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>make\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>proposed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>guidelines<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span>user-friendly,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Department\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>People\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>Disabilities\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(PwDs)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>asked\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stakeholders\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>general\u00a0<\/span>public\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>provide\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>feedback,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>objections,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>suggestions\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>January\u00a0<\/span>29.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>suggested\u00a0<\/span>guidelines\u00a0<\/span><\/span>also\u00a0<\/span><\/span>emphasise\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>necessity\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>specifically\u00a0<\/span>designed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>website\u00a0<\/span>features\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>appeal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“divyangjans,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>guaranteeing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span><\/span>adaptable\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>user-friendly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>interface\u00a0<\/span>design.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>draft\u00a0<\/span><\/span>guidelines,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>these\u00a0<\/span>features\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>integrate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>technology-enabled\u00a0<\/span><\/span>accessibility\u00a0<\/span>features\u00a0<\/span><\/span>like\u00a0<\/span><\/span>text-to-speech\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>easily\u00a0<\/span><\/span>readable\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pictograms,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>adhering\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>universal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>design\u00a0<\/span>principles\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>World\u00a0<\/span>Wide\u00a0<\/span>Web\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Consortium\u00a0<\/span><\/span>guidelines.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>proposal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>calls\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>creating\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>one-click\u00a0<\/span><\/span>template\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>specialised\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mobile\u00a0<\/span>app\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>would\u00a0<\/span><\/span>show\u00a0<\/span><\/span>disabled\u00a0<\/span>passengers\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>amenities\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>information\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>available\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>them\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>trains\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>well\u00a0<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stations.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Credible\u00a0<\/span><\/span>announcements\u00a0<\/span><\/span>about\u00a0<\/span><\/span>PwD\u00a0<\/span><\/span>facilities\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>incorporated\u00a0<\/span>into\u00a0<\/span><\/span>public\u00a0<\/span>announcement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>systems\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>train\u00a0<\/span>stations\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>platforms\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>promote\u00a0<\/span><\/span>inclusivity.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>draft\u00a0<\/span><\/span>guidelines,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span><\/span>covers\u00a0<\/span><\/span>digital\u00a0<\/span>displays,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>captioning,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sign\u00a0<\/span>language.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Along\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Braille\u00a0<\/span><\/span>signage,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>standardised\u00a0<\/span><\/span>illuminated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>signage\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>stations\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>suggested.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>these,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>frontline\u00a0<\/span>employees\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>receive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sign\u00a0<\/span>language\u00a0<\/span><\/span>training\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>guarantee\u00a0<\/span><\/span>clear\u00a0<\/span>communication.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Ramps,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>handrails,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>accessible\u00a0<\/span><\/span>entry\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>exit\u00a0<\/span>points\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>required\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>guidelines.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>It\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>advised\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>parking\u00a0<\/span>spaces\u00a0<\/span><\/span>designated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>accessible\u00a0<\/span><\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>clearly\u00a0<\/span>marked\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>signage\u00a0<\/span><\/span>so\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>people\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>disabilities\u00a0<\/span><\/span>can\u00a0<\/span>park\u00a0<\/span><\/span>there\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span>easily.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>draft\u00a0<\/span><\/span>guidelines,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>accessible\u00a0<\/span><\/span>help\u00a0<\/span><\/span>booths\u00a0<\/span><\/span>run\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“Divyangjan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sahayaks”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>low-height\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ticket\u00a0<\/span>counters\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>accessibility\u00a0<\/span><\/span>signage\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>suggested\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ways\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>improve\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>accessibility\u00a0<\/span><\/span>experience\u00a0<\/span><\/span>overall.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>guidelines\u00a0<\/span><\/span>emphasised\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>need\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>provide\u00a0<\/span><\/span>accessible\u00a0<\/span><\/span>restrooms,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>drinking\u00a0<\/span>water\u00a0<\/span><\/span>booths,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>foot-over\u00a0<\/span><\/span>bridges,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tactile\u00a0<\/span><\/span>guiding\u00a0<\/span><\/span>blocks,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>unobstructed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>zones\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>platforms.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>guidelines\u00a0<\/span><\/span>include\u00a0<\/span><\/span>information\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>coordinated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>lighting\u00a0<\/span>systems\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>accessible\u00a0<\/span><\/span>lifts\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>platforms.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Proposed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>guidelines\u00a0<\/span><\/span>include\u00a0<\/span><\/span>inclusive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>coach\u00a0<\/span><\/span>interiors\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>accessible\u00a0<\/span>toilets\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seating\u00a0<\/span>arrangements,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>well\u00a0<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>integration\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>accessible\u00a0<\/span>features\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>new\u00a0<\/span><\/span>train\u00a0<\/span><\/span>coaches,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>prominent\u00a0<\/span><\/span>signage,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Braille\u00a0<\/span><\/span>coach\u00a0<\/span><\/span>numbers,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>contrasting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>exterior\u00a0<\/span><\/span>colours.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Divyang-friendly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>facilities\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>continue\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>inspected\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>multidisciplinary\u00a0<\/span><\/span>committees\u00a0<\/span><\/span>under\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>current\u00a0<\/span>system.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>To\u00a0<\/span><\/span>actively\u00a0<\/span>involve\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>public\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>raising\u00a0<\/span><\/span>accessibility\u00a0<\/span><\/span>standards,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>complaint\u00a0<\/span><\/span>books,\u00a0<\/span>websites,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mobile\u00a0<\/span>apps\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>introduced\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>feedback\u00a0<\/span>mechanisms.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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NEW DELHI, Dec 30: The\u00a0government\u00a0has\u00a0published\u00a0draft\u00a0guidelines\u00a0on\u00a0how\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0railway\u00a0stations,\u00a0their\u00a0facilities,\u00a0and\u00a0trains\u00a0accessible\u00a0to\u00a0individuals\u00a0with\u00a0disabilities.\u00a0The\u00a0guidelines\u00a0emphasise\u00a0the\u00a0importance\u00a0of\u00a0incorporating\u00a0technology-enabled\u00a0features\u00a0like\u00a0text-to-speech\u00a0and\u00a0easily\u00a0navigable\u00a0pictograms. In\u00a0order\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0the\u00a0proposed\u00a0guidelines\u00a0more\u00a0user-friendly,\u00a0the\u00a0Department\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0People\u00a0with\u00a0Disabilities\u00a0(PwDs)\u00a0has\u00a0asked\u00a0stakeholders\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0general\u00a0public\u00a0to\u00a0provide\u00a0their\u00a0feedback,\u00a0objections,\u00a0and\u00a0suggestions\u00a0by\u00a0January\u00a029. The\u00a0suggested\u00a0guidelines\u00a0also\u00a0emphasise\u00a0the\u00a0necessity\u00a0of\u00a0specifically\u00a0designed\u00a0website\u00a0features\u00a0that\u00a0appeal\u00a0to\u00a0“divyangjans,”\u00a0guaranteeing\u00a0an\u00a0adaptable\u00a0and\u00a0user-friendly\u00a0interface\u00a0design. According\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0draft\u00a0guidelines,\u00a0these\u00a0features\u00a0will\u00a0integrate\u00a0technology-enabled\u00a0accessibility\u00a0features\u00a0like\u00a0text-to-speech\u00a0and\u00a0easily\u00a0readable\u00a0pictograms,\u00a0adhering\u00a0to\u00a0universal\u00a0design\u00a0principles\u00a0and\u00a0World\u00a0Wide\u00a0Web\u00a0Consortium\u00a0guidelines. 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