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‘Access for all’ campaign held in Chennai Luxury Homes in Mumbai - Expansive Duplexes & Spacious 3 BHK in Oberoi Garden City, Goregaon (E) oberoirealty.com/Oberoi_Exquisite http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/access-for-all-campaign-held-in-chennai/article5444946.ece The Hindu Persons with disabilities at the solidarity booths, in each of the Corporation zones, created awareness on the need to develop structures that permit access to senior citizens, persons with medical complications, pregnant women, children and persons carrying luggage. Photo: B. Jothi Ramalingam The civic body, in association with NGO Vidya Sagar, organised ‘solidarity booths’ to promote access for all in every part of the city, on Tuesday. Persons with disabilities, at the solidarity booths in each of the Chennai Corporation zones, created awareness on the need to develop structures that permit access to senior citizens. There was also emphasis on barrier-free access for persons with medical complications, pregnant women, children and persons carrying luggage. Better response “People have been more responsive to the campaign as compared to last year. They are becoming more sensitive to the challenges faced by persons with disability. Barrier-free environment is universal,” said Smitha Sadasivam, assistant coordinator, disability legislation unit of Vidya Sagar. “The section of people who need barrier-free access is not just three per cent, it is 30 per cent,” said Rajiv Rajan, coordinator, disability legislation unit of Vidya Sagar. 55 footpaths to be barrier free A Corporation official said: “The Corporation will create barrier-free environment on 55 footpaths in the first phase. We will take persons with disability to the new footpaths and check if it is barrier free.”