One of the more remarkable transformations occurring in many
cities across the country is the gradual change being made to better
accommodate the differently abled. The differently abled are those who may not
have all of the abilities most of us take for granted. I don’t mean that most
of us have any kind of superpowers; I simply mean that the world around us has
been built to best suit the need of most of us.
The differently abled are just like the rest of us except that
they may have difficulty getting around town with more difficulty than the rest
of us do. They unfortunately may have to travel in a wheelchair or perhaps use
crutches; however this creates great difficulty in their lives as one would
naturally expect. Duplex
flats in Chennai , So in many parts of the world infrastructure has been
designed to enable the differently abled. For instance in some countries buses
have a miniature lift using which a differently abled individual may enter the
vehicle with ease, in addition most buses there have a an area of the bus where
the occupant of the wheelchair may sit in comfort in their wheelchair without
being bothered by the motion of the bus.
Until about 20 years ago much of the infrastructure in the country
was not very friendly when it came to serving such special individuals.
Individuals in wheelchairs were surrounded by obstacles everywhere they went
and had no recourse but to be either carried up a flight of stairs by a care
giver or to not enter the premises. Today in many of the larger cities such
individuals have a slightly greater level of comfort getting around, thought
anyone reading this article who has a loved one in the family (perhaps a grandparent
that is confined to a wheelchair) knows just how difficult it can still be for
them even today. I’m not saying that we have started to undertake huge
infrastructure projects to cater to the need of those who need special care,
far from it. Yet the gradual appearance of ramps alongside staircases at many
locations apt to be visited by such individuals is growing, many properties
in Chennai have opportunities allowing individuals in wheel chairs
to enter homes with ease.
Most of the luxury
apartments in Chennai too have ramps as well a valet in an elevator
to provide assistance to those who may need it, as is the case in highest end
developments across the country. Nothing can be more degrading to a differently
abled individual than to arrive at a hospital and being confronted by an
unsurmountable flight of stairs with no other recourse than to be carried up
the flight of stairs by an able someone. It betrays common sense for so many
hospitals and clinics all across the country to not provide easy access to
those who visit them, especially when those who visit are most likely to be in
need of some sort of assistance.
True many hospitals all across the country from Shillong to Baroda
and Shimla to Coimbatore have ramps but a very great number still do not which
is nearly tragic; it indicates that many such institutes of care may care about
nothing more than making a buck.
