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DRA India (Disability Rights Alliance) @DisabilityIndia

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Inaccessible websites and mobile apps are equivalent to a Denial of Service attack on Indians with Disabilities. End digital discrimination. Flag any Govt / public web-enabled service at the Web Accessibility Report form bit.ly/want2report-form for advocacy and @GoI_MeitY PILs !

DENIAL OF SERVICE : Web Accessibility Report bit.ly/want2report-form

Report Web Accessibility Issue with an Indian government / public service website here. ( Preview form @ http://bit.ly/preview4want2report ) Team DRA strongly advocates full-fledged, responsive,...

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G.Ananthakrishnan@ganant
Jun 8
One hopes TN Ministers, MLAs, MPs, IAS will travel by public transport. @TVKVijayHQ should make it a rule for all IAS officers to show evidence of bus, @cmrlofficial travel once a week. It will keep system in good shape @CMOTamilnadu @DisabilityIndia youtu.be/Ufav92Ia-KQ?si=5Lbf…

Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar Chooses Metro Travel to Reduce Traffic...

Speaking after travelling on the Namma Metro, D. K. Shivakumar said...

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These instructions need to reflect the accessibility mandate of Section 44 of India's Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act. Planning permission & completion certificate must be issued only after okay by empanelled access auditor. Tenders with drawings pls! @CMOTamilnadu
Municipal Department Government of Tamil Nadu@MawsTamilNadu
Jun 5
Instructions regarding building plan approvals are issued to ensure transparency and faster public service delivery in all Urban Local Bodies (ULBS). @CMOTamilnadu @GSBediIAS @SwachhBharatGov @MoHUA_India @MoJSDDWS 1/2
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Gopi Ramakrishnan@gopi_sez
Jun 4
Replying to @ChennaiTraffic @CMOTamilnadu @chennaipolice_ @DisabilityIndia
Please ensure barricades are removed at least in 3-4 key places so that access to the hospitals and to other locations is possible
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"Dear Ms. Maheshwari, we acknowledge your concern. Please DM us your booking details to get this checked." This is how @airindia has chosen to add insult to the injury inflicted on a passenger with disability. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/… This is unacceptable @MoCA_GoI @DGCAIndia.

Disabled flyer claims AI deplaned her over fit-to-fly certificate

Ahmedabad: After nearly nine hours in the air from Frankfurt, Bhuj native Falguni Maheshwari thought the hardest part of her long journey home was over. The postgraduate student of environment...

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Falguni Maheshwari@maheshwari71177
Jun 1
As a wheelchair user studying in Germany, I recently experienced a journey that left me stranded, exhausted, and without answers. @AirIndia @DGCAIndia @MoCA_GoI @narendramodi @NCWIndia @socialpwds #DisabilityRights #AccessibleTravel #AccessibilityMatters #NotAccessibleIndia
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Clipped wings? "1.3 This CAR lays down regulations for carriage of persons with disabilities & reduced mobility by air in order to PROTECT them against any form of DISCRIMINATION and to ensure that they receive all possible ASSISTANCE during their travel.” flyhigh-dra.blogspot.com/p/c…

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Carriage by Air - Persons with Disability (Divyangjan) and/or Persons with Reduced Mobility. 29/10/2025 DGCA Civil Aviation Requirements

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Perhaps PwD CAR should restrict itself to FACILITATION alone with clauses 4.1.26 - 4.1.30 shifted to general population CAR instead @DGCAIndia @MoCA_GoI @RamMNK. Rather than PROTECT disabled passengers, airlines are weaponising these provisions to RESTRICT rather than ENABLE. 😡
A flying boomerang named Protection 'backfires' on a wheelchair user. Text reads " Rather than protection, the inclusion of these provisions is resulting in discrimination by singling out disabled air passengers."

ALT A flying boomerang named Protection 'backfires' on a wheelchair user. Text reads " Rather than protection, the inclusion of these provisions is resulting in discrimination by singling out disabled air passengers."
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A low floor bus is the ONLY mode of accessible public transport in Coimbatore for citizens with disabilities & reduced mobility. Equity cannot be sacrificed for the sake of economy @tnstc_setc @arasubus @TamilanParthib1. Try @pcraindia's ESMAP instead. thehindu.com/news/cities/Coi…

Activists fear reduction in low-floor bus services in Coimbatore may affect students and workers

Activists fear reduction in low-floor bus services in Coimbatore may affect students and workers

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Cute yes, but these will soon be removed as they haven't been spaced for wheelchair users. All bollards across Chennai will need reinstallation because @chennaicorp @ChennaiTraffic @chennai_Highway @cmrlofficial @GMSRailway haven't complied with Madras High Court 2023 judgement.
Screenshot regarding Madras High Court judgement on bollards blocking wheelchairs in Chennai https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-corporation-will-rectify-all-wheelchair-unfriendly-bollards-on-pavements-advocate-general-tells-madras-high-court/article67302058.ece

ALT Screenshot regarding Madras High Court judgement on bollards blocking wheelchairs in Chennai https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-corporation-will-rectify-all-wheelchair-unfriendly-bollards-on-pavements-advocate-general-tells-madras-high-court/article67302058.ece

Fabiola🌻@fabwrite
May 26
Did you notice? Cute pencil-shaped traffic bollards have been placed outside schools in Santhome - great idea by @cctpolice & @chennaicorp #Chennai
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Zach Anner @Zachanner on his recent travails on flying as a wheelchair user : facebook.com/share/v/195GgXN… Why a wheelchair user needs to report a full hour before other passengers is baffling, especially if intimation has happened earlier. Selective inefficiency in air travel.
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.@AshwiniVaishnaw reminder re wheelchair ramps onboard ALL trains🔻 "We will start its use in Vande Bharat trains very soon and later, in all other trains"... "An alert can be generated and passed on to the respective railway stations for keeping a ramp ready for such passengers"
Screen grab of article highlighting Railway Minister comments on rolling out wheelchair ramps on all trains starting 2023

ALT Screen grab of article highlighting Railway Minister comments on rolling out wheelchair ramps on all trains starting 2023

Surya Prakash@Telugu_Indiann
May 22
Replying to @RailMinIndia
@RailMinIndia @AshwiniVaishnaw . Sir still how long should we(disabled people) make our own arrangements to travel in Indian trains? Either it may be vande bharat trains or normal trains, when we will be Indian passenger Trains become really accessible to pwd🙏 @DisabilityIndia
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KGB
@kgbias
May 19
Replying to @aisrao @sameerangs @chennaicorp @Shelter4WwD
Thanks. Hope the gym we created is being used effectively by the inmates. We need more such facilities.
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Enforcement with style 👏🏾 Can't exhort anyone in India, because where are the bus lanes?! How about fine collectors under Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme. Sardar Patel Road pavement riders could be similarly caught at stretches with railings. Guerilla urbanism! #RoadSafety
Serkan Tanyildizi
@srkntnyldz
May 12
Trafikten kaçmak için yasak olmasına rağmen otobüs yoluna giren sürücüler hiç beklemedikleri bir sürprizle karşılaşıyor. Yolun bitiş noktasında yavaşlayan otobüsten aşağıya polisler iniyor ve yola giren tüm sürücülere kaçma imkanı tanımadan teker teker trafik cezası yazıyor.
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Happy to see the ramp, was the toilet wheelchair accessible @aruna_sekhar ? @connectspecial - please check this out when you're back. Especially the width of the doors and wheelchair clearway inside. Wonder if NeoMotion riders are using this especially if spinal cord injured.
Aruna Chandrasekhar@aruna_sekhar
May 16
While all eyes were on elections – and an actor’s rise to chief minister on the amorphous promise of change – in Chennai’s AC heat lounges for gig workers, change this summer was a place to recharge in the hottest hours. Images by the great @ishantankha. carbonbrief.org/debriefed-15…
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Abishek Muthian@Abishek_Muthian
May 16
Curing a rare disease is a data problem. 🧬 My partner lives with GNE Myopathy. To find a cure, researchers need years of patient progression data. Today, that means filling out 400-line paper forms and typing out complex genetic mutations. It’s exhausting. So I built a better way. I’m excited to share RareReg, my submission for the Agents Assemble hackathon! Built on Prompt Opinion’s Agent-to-Agent (A2A) architecture, RareReg turns static forms into a coordinated team of AI specialists: 📸 Intake Agent: Uses vision AI to read your genetic lab report photos and writes to FHIR. 📈 Analytics Agent: Calculates your exact rate of muscle decline over time. 🏥 Clinical Agent: Instantly matches your profile to active clinical trials. We are starting with GNE Myopathy, but this architecture can scale to any of the 7,000 rare diseases. #RareDisease #GNEMyopathy #HealthTech #AI
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Please help @walkingproject @rollyrollyshah @nileshsingit @KanchanPamnani @szaveri71 . So many hazards, it's criminal misleading blind citizens!
Zoru Bhathena@zoru75
May 13
Tactile Tiles -meant to assist the visually impaired In reality -this pavement below Andheri W Metro2A Station My Andheri For that eye-opening experience
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PSA : Wheelchair service for Persons with Reduced Mobility (PRMs) is FREE pan-India as per DGCA's CAR. (Adani airports have paid concierge service) Ambulant pax, unfamiliar with language / air travel or location, can pay for Meet and Greet @aaichnairport accessiblechennai.wordpress.…
PROMEDIA Rate Card - Meet & Greet Services at all terminals of Chennai Airport (MAA) as on 15-5- 2026 Mobile — 7397324333 Email — Support@promedia.co.in Charges including (GST in INR Rs) as on 15-5-2026 a) ₹ 500 per pax : Providing end-to-end assistance to the departing passengers in the processes/ steps involved at the Airport right from the entry gates to the terminal building till the Boarding Gates b) ₹ 500 per pax : Providing end-to-end assistance to the arriving passengers in the processes/ steps involved at the Airport right from arrival Gates to the Exit gates of the Terminal Building c) ₹ 200 per pax : Providing Porterage Services and assistance with baggage d) ₹ 200 per instance : Providing assistance for arranging transport and accommodation booking e) ₹ 200 per instance : Providing assistance in arranging reservation/purchase of tickets

ALT PROMEDIA Rate Card - Meet & Greet Services at all terminals of Chennai Airport (MAA) as on 15-5- 2026 Mobile — 7397324333 Email — Support@promedia.co.in Charges including (GST in INR Rs) as on 15-5-2026 a) ₹ 500 per pax : Providing end-to-end assistance to the departing passengers in the processes/ steps involved at the Airport right from the entry gates to the terminal building till the Boarding Gates b) ₹ 500 per pax : Providing end-to-end assistance to the arriving passengers in the processes/ steps involved at the Airport right from arrival Gates to the Exit gates of the Terminal Building c) ₹ 200 per pax : Providing Porterage Services and assistance with baggage d) ₹ 200 per instance : Providing assistance for arranging transport and accommodation booking e) ₹ 200 per instance : Providing assistance in arranging reservation/purchase of tickets

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@aaichnairport
May 15
Replying to @Pratap_089
We sincerely regret the unpleasant experience. The personnel involved in the incident have been identified by the Meet & Greet licensee and removed from duty with immediate effect. Chennai International Airport remains committed to maintaining the highest standards of passenger service, safety, and professionalism. Keep writing to us for improving our services.
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ECI really needs to update its forms. Why is 49-o still being referenced in Form 17C?
Mahua Moitra
@MahuaMoitra
Apr 30
Replying to @VinodSharmaView @ECISVEEP
We have it already sir. For each and every booth. Digitised in PDF and excel form!
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24 hours after a missing persons complaint was lodged with J8 Neelangarai, the FIR is still awaited. Others missing on 27th are listed on @tnpoliceoffl missing persons portal, but Janarthanan, a young disabled adult, at risk w/o seizure medication, isn't.😡 🆘 @SandeepRRathore!
Chennai Purple Alert - Missing at Risk Adult Janarthanan, Young Adult With Intellectual Disability has been missing in Chennai from April 27 2026, 6.45 pm. Janarthanan got separated from his mother on the streets of Vetuvankanni, near Neelangarai, East Coast Road (ECR) Chennai. He is a high risk person as he is prone to seizures and needs his medication. 23 years old, 5'8" height, front teeth are broken/chipped. Wearing black shorts and black t-shirt. Understands Tamil and can respond (speech not very clear) Likes trains, especially MRTS. Family used to live in Mandaveli and he is used to taking the MRTS train. Police complaint given at Vettuvankeni police station. Prone to seizures! Needs his medication Please contact 9884153020 or if you have any information More information and updates on this link: https://bit.ly/MissingAtRiskAdult #PraveensProtocol

ALT Chennai Purple Alert - Missing at Risk Adult Janarthanan, Young Adult With Intellectual Disability has been missing in Chennai from April 27 2026, 6.45 pm. Janarthanan got separated from his mother on the streets of Vetuvankanni, near Neelangarai, East Coast Road (ECR) Chennai. He is a high risk person as he is prone to seizures and needs his medication. 23 years old, 5'8" height, front teeth are broken/chipped. Wearing black shorts and black t-shirt. Understands Tamil and can respond (speech not very clear) Likes trains, especially MRTS. Family used to live in Mandaveli and he is used to taking the MRTS train. Police complaint given at Vettuvankeni police station. Prone to seizures! Needs his medication Please contact 9884153020 or if you have any information More information and updates on this link: https://bit.ly/MissingAtRiskAdult #PraveensProtocol
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