Barrier Free Environment: An Analysis of Aligarh City, India
Journal Title: International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies (IJIMS) - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 9
Abstract
The inability of an individual to do an activity, as the so called normal do, is perceived as, „disability‟. India is the home of 1.21 billion people and 2,10,68,557 people are suffering from one or the other type of disability (Census 2011). This comprise of 2.21% of the total population. “Disability”, in relation to a person, means a substantial restriction in the capacity of the person to carry on a profession, business or occupation in the State or to participate in social or cultural life in the State by reason of an enduring physical, sensory, mental health or intellectual impairment. Disability is the consequence of an impairment that may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental, or some combination of these. A disability may be present from birth, or occur during a person's lifetime. Disability is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. Disability is a complex phenomenon, reflecting an interaction between features of a person‟s body and features of the society in which he or she lives. It is said that, man is a social being. He/she takes birth in society, lives in society and finally dies in society. But, the social structure of a disabled person is very restricted. The suffocation or barriers that a disabled person feels seems nothing for others but is a big one for them. It is actually our infrastructural disability not an individual‟s disability which hampers an individual‟s access. This access may be physical access, access to public offices for getting information and service, provision of assistive aids and appliances and above all society‟s favourable attitude. The concept of barrier free environment, as spelt out clearly in the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995, is essential to facilitate the disabled. Its objective is to integrate disabled people into society. The term „barrier-free‟ indicates an environment where all users irrespective of their physical disadvantages can enter, use or access the resources as and when they want. The chapter V, VI and VIII of PWD Act 2005 and National Policy for the Disabled 2006 emphasise on barrier free environment.The present paper aims at assessing the implementation of „Planning Barrier free Environment‟ and its utility and efficiency on practical grounds in Aligarh city.
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Hajra Masood, Shahla Shabeeh Shaheen
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