In pursuance of the provision contain in Sections 44, 45 and 46 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995, it is hereby notified thai all establishments in the transport sector shall, within the limits of their economic capacity and development,

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NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 14th February, 2001

persons; adapt toilets in rail compartments, vessels and aircrafls and waiting rooms in such a way as to permit the wheel chair users to use them conveniently. It is further notified that the appropriate Governments and the local authorities shall, within the limits of their economic capacity and development, provide for installation of auditory signals at red lights in the public roads for the benefit of persons with visual handicap; causing curb cuts and slopes lo be made in pavements for the easy access of wheel chair users; engraving on the surface of the zebra crossing for I lie blind or tor persons with low vision; engraving on the edges of railway platforms for the blind or for persons with low vision; devising appropriate symbols of disability; warning signals at appropriate places; ramps in public buildings, including schools, adaption of toilets for wheel chair users; Braille symbols and auditory signals in elevators or lifts; rnmps in hospitals, primary health centres and other medical care and rehabilitation institutions.

GAURJ CHATTERJl, Jt. Secy.