CB BureauThe company has installed station information signage in Braille, provided scannable sign language videos, and put up ramps for easy access by wheelchair-bound passengers about to board their trains. The Braille maps in metal describe the entire railway station and all the facilities at the station. Smartphone-scannable audio and sign language video QR codes have been installed at various locations – these communicate video-based information about the railway station both in audio and sign.
As part of the upgrade programme, Bridgestone has installed Braille platform indicators and Braille general signages for all the offices and facilities in the railway station. Braille itinerary booklets have been kept at the railway ticket and information counter. General signage with braille will also be found at toilets and waiting rooms.
Informing that a similar programme is being completed at Indore railway station, Parag Satpute, managing director, Bridgestone India, says: ‘These efforts will help our differently enabled friends to travel independently. These features also reduce the risk of being misguided as well as the risk of accidents. This is the first of such initiatives we have planned.’