Now this is good news that we wish we could have published in Braille. Since that facility is not available on our website, please do share this with those visually impaired and do tell them about this amazing initiative by our own Pune Railway Station!
To help visually challenged passengers at the Pune railway station, the Pune railway has installed a Braille layout of the station premises and released a Braille handbook with information about the station. Both these are in the LIPI format which is a text-based rendering.
Bridgestone India installed the Braille map as well as provided sign language videos and ramps for easy access to wheelchair-bound passengers.
“The station now has Braille maps installed in metal that describe the entire railway station premises and all facilities at the station. These are compact and easy for a person reading it as the entire map is the size of a normal A4 paper. Smartphone scannable audio and sign- language video QR codes have been installed at various locations that give video-based information about the railway station, both in audio and sign language. Portable ramps that empower people using wheelchairs to board trains have also been provided,” said Parag Satpute, managing director, Bridgestone India.
SC Jain, Pune Station Director said, “We are delighted to share that in line with the government’s accessible India campaign, Pune junction has been made more accessible for people with disabilities.”
News Source- Indian Express
