Under any Circumstances, Do Not design Inaccessible Buildings

The last month of every year celebrates International Day of People with Disabilities (December 3), so I thought of writing on accessibility issues. Around mid-December, a social media post caught my attention, wherein an architect friend raised questions about accessibility provisions in a health care facility. In the same month, we saw the release of a movie called ‘Zero’ wherein one of the leading characters was specially-abled. For a change from standard Bollywood movies, this one portrayed the role as an independent & confident person, not a victim. While a lot of things are happening around the subject, it seems, real on-ground work is yet to happen.

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