India, Nov. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
"Merely framing rules, enforcing them or having a handbook will make no difference unless the last person dealing with a passenger with a disability understands and implements what is written in it." Emphasizing the need to translate accessibility commitments into ground-level action, Ms. Manmeet Kaur Nanda, Additional Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), called for making continuous sensitization and training an integral part of India's aviation ecosystem to ensure safe, dignified and independent air travel for persons with disabilities.
Highlighting the human cost of inaccessible air travel, Ms. Nanda recounted the experience of a para-a...