Differently-abled Passengers

A disability rights activist has alleged that she suffered "major cramps" after she was forcefully lifted from her wheelchair by a CISF personnel at the Mumbai airport, a charge denied by the paramilitary force, saying the checks were carried out on her in accordance with the procedure.

New Delhi: The Indian Railways has fixed a quota of seats for people with disabilities that guarantees them a lower berth seat in the third AC (3AC) coach of mail and express trains. Last month, wheelchair-bound para-athlete Suvarna Raj was denied a berth convenient for people with disabilities in the Nagpur-Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express despite r...

Now, differently-abled passengers will not face any problem in getting a lower berth in Third AC coaches as the Indian Railways has fixed quota for them in 3AC of mail and express trains to make the journey hassle- free.

A differently-abled woman has trashed Air India's statement that she was provided with a wheelchair on "aircraft doorstep" alleging that she had to crawl on the airport tarmac because the staff could not arrange for one.

A differently-abled woman passenger has alleged she had to "crawl" to the passenger coach after deboarding an Air India plane as the carrier failed to arrange a wheel chair for her due to "security" reasons, a charge denied by the airline.

In yet another instance of discrimination against differently-abled people, a woman was offloaded from a SpiceJet flight from Kolkata to Goa on Sunday.

A disability rights activist has alleged that she suffered "major cramps" after she was forcefully lifted from her wheelchair by a CISF personnel at the Mumbai airport, a charge denied by the paramilitary force, saying the checks were carried out on her in accordance with the procedure.

New Delhi: The Indian Railways has fixed a quota of seats for people with disabilities that guarantees them a lower berth seat in the third AC (3AC) coach of mail and express trains. Last month, wheelchair-bound para-athlete Suvarna Raj was denied a berth convenient for people with disabilities in the Nagpur-Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express despite r...

Now, differently-abled passengers will not face any problem in getting a lower berth in Third AC coaches as the Indian Railways has fixed quota for them in 3AC of mail and express trains to make the journey hassle- free.

A differently-abled woman has trashed Air India's statement that she was provided with a wheelchair on "aircraft doorstep" alleging that she had to crawl on the airport tarmac because the staff could not arrange for one.

A differently-abled woman passenger has alleged she had to "crawl" to the passenger coach after deboarding an Air India plane as the carrier failed to arrange a wheel chair for her due to "security" reasons, a charge denied by the airline.

In yet another instance of discrimination against differently-abled people, a woman was offloaded from a SpiceJet flight from Kolkata to Goa on Sunday.