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DRA India (Disability Rights Alliance) retweeted
```3 October 2026```
*IRDAI @irdaindia claims it has received NO grievances on insurance denial due to disability!*
If this is indeed the case thanks to the ’special’ policies for disabled introduced in 2023 by 30 insurance companies, then well and good.
*If not* , then do hurry and fill this form asap - the next AFA PIL Supreme Court hearing is in a week! : tinyurl.com/PwD-Health-Insur…
Experiences of *neurodivergent people* are especially important since this is an Action For Autism case.
Contact [email protected] if there are any technical issues faced with the form.
@disabilityindia
@goadisability @discommgoa @rahul400 @sugamyata @nagvekarvishant @drsitu @armanaly
DRA India (Disability Rights Alliance) retweeted
Stop motion entropy at Chennai's only surviving access boardwalk for disabled beachgoers.
Yes, Marina's will rise again, but the decay of existing assets is disquieting.
The broken window theory may have been discredited, but the Besant Nagar Beach Broken Railing theory isn't!
ALT Besant Nagar Beach Access Boardwalk and the broken railing theory. 2 instances of railings requiring repair being broken off completely by vandals during the course of a single day!
Rubbish has been cleared, but maintenance of Besant Nagar beach access path continues to be abysmal @chennaicorp @sameerangs @RDCSouth_GCC .
Broken railings are encouraging miscreants to break more, in the course of a day.
Life cycle access please!
#BrokenWindowTheory #Sustain
ALT on 2nd October the railing at end of the beach access path has broken off entirely. the corner support post is tied with rope.
ALT By 2 October evening, the corner post has fallen off and is lying on the sand. Beach access volunteer says by morning the wood will also disappear.
ALT on 15 September the support railing at post #40 has come loose but is hanging in there
ALT Later on 15 September, the crooked hanging rail at post #40 has been removed altogether and diacarded
DRA India (Disability Rights Alliance) retweeted
It is impossible to talk abt student suicides without being labelled partisan by one or the other side. We did with farmer suicides too.
Result: voices of suicide prevention experts are drowned in the cacophony.
Suicides are a public health issue. Trying again with a thread 1/n
DRA India (Disability Rights Alliance) retweeted
30 years around and 1 question remains.
“Partners in Nation Building,” what does Nation Building ask of us when a Member cannot independently enter the door?
Physical barriers are visible. Silence is harder.
Asking ICAI to be awake.
#AuditingPossibilities #ICAI #Accessibility
DRA India (Disability Rights Alliance) retweeted
What's the use of keeping train indicators on the PFs parallel to the tracks?
Passengers have to stand on the tracks to check the train timings?
Shouldn't it be facing the passengers who are waiting on the PFs?
Who comes up with these ideas?
DRA India (Disability Rights Alliance) retweeted
Non availability of #Lifts in #Tambaram Railway Station Long Distance Platforms - #Senior_Citizens with medical conditions FORCED to pay for LUGGAGE TROLLY ride to reach Platform.
A 3.5 Crore passenger Station lacks most basic amenities
@RailMinIndia @DrmChennai @CMOTamilnadu
Non availability of #Lifts in #Tambaram Railway Station Long Distance Platforms - #Senior_Citizens with medical conditions FORCED to pay for LUGGAGE TROLLY ride to reach Platform.
A 3.5 Crore passenger Station lacks most basic amenities
@RailMinIndia @DrmChennai @CMOTamilnadu
DRA India (Disability Rights Alliance) retweeted
I go to Croma Century Bazaar & I'm told to use the stairs. I asked staff to simply come outside and assist me. They refused. I wasn’t asking for charity. I was asking to shop.@cromaretail @TataCompanies , is this your idea of accessibility?
@CMOMaharashtra @HMOIndia @MumbaiPolice
DRA India (Disability Rights Alliance) retweeted
My disabled brother has cerebral palsy, severe ataxia & partial blindness. I contacted @IndiGo6E twice before his flight to explain his disability and confirm wheelchair assistance.
Yet during his journey from Doha to Mumbai:
• He was denied access to a terminal toilet during a rushed connection.
• He was denied use of the aircraft toilet immediately upon boarding, despite it being right at the entrance, and told to sit first and use it after departure.
• An aisle wheelchair was available at the aircraft door, but crew refused to use it because it would take too much time/delay boarding. My mother was instead expected to physically assist him down the aisle.
IndiGo then investigated and said no toilet request was communicated and that my brother said he could walk, therefore no assistance was withheld.
We categorically dispute this.
Being able to physically walk does not mean someone with severe ataxia, cerebral palsy and partial blindness can safely navigate an aircraft aisle without mobility assistance.
I’ve raised this with IndiGo and AirSewa. I’m now asking @IndiGo6E and @MoCA_GoI for an evidence-based answer:
What does the CCTV show? Were the two pre-flight calls reviewed? Why was the available aisle wheelchair not used?
This isn’t about special treatment. It’s about dignity, safety and appropriate assistance for a disabled passenger.
@ncpedp_india @drag_org @socialpwds
#IndiGo #DisabilityRights #Accessibility #airtravel
DRA India (Disability Rights Alliance) retweeted
Despite disability rights activists repeatedly highlighting need for accessibility, @chennaicorp is constructing a bus shelter near Saidapet Court that is 2 ft high, and has six steps and a steep ramp.@xpresstn @SathishOnWheels @DisabilityIndia
DRA India (Disability Rights Alliance) retweeted
Constructing a Bus Shelter shouldn't be just for Sun shade or Rain but it should Enable easy Access from Bus Stop directly inside the Bus like a Metro (Level Boarding. Engineers need to think in a futuristic way directly connecting the existing Footpaths & Bus Stops @AccessibAll
DRA India (Disability Rights Alliance) retweeted
Why do we wait until pedestians are run down @ChennaiTraffic ? Why can't there be proactive policing and catching the offenders before they cause harm?
BROTHER ARRESTED AFTER MINOR SIBLING RIDING A BIKE KNOCKS DOWN ELDERLY PEDESTRIAN IN WASHERMENPET
Washermanpet Traffic Investigation Wing police arrested a 20-year-old man for allowing his 16-year-old brother to ride his motorcycle without a driving licence after the minor knocked down a 72-year-old pedestrian in Washermenpet. The motorcycle was seized, and the accused was remanded in judicial custody.
The accident occurred in the Stanley Nagar–C.B. Road area of Washermanpet. Police said the minor was riding the motorcycle with two friends as pillion riders. He was not wearing a helmet and was riding in a manner that endangered other road users when he hit Balan (72), who was crossing the road. The elderly man sustained injuries and was provided medical treatment.
Following the accident, a team from the Washermanpet Traffic Investigation Wing examined the scene, collected evidence and questioned witnesses. The investigation revealed that the motorcycle belonged to the rider’s elder brother, Vigneshwaran (20), of Old Jail Road, Old Washermanpet.
Police said Vigneshwaran knowingly allowed his younger brother to use the motorcycle despite being aware that he was a minor and did not possess a valid driving licence. He was arrested on Thursday, produced before a magistrate and remanded in judicial custody. The motorcycle involved in the accident was also seized.
The Chennai City Traffic Police reiterated that vehicle owners, parents and guardians would face legal action if they permitted minors or unlicensed persons to drive motor vehicles. Police urged motorists to follow traffic regulations, wear protective gear and drive responsibly to ensure the safety of all road users. They also appealed to the public not to encourage minors to operate vehicles, warning that such violations could attract criminal liability under the law.
#CrimeSelvaraj #Chennai #ChennaiUpdates #Minor #Juvenile #MInorDriving #RoadAccident
DRA India (Disability Rights Alliance) retweeted
Denied entry at PVR with my emergency hypo kit despite explaining I have #Type1diabetes The manager even said, "If you have this condition, you shouldn't come to watch a movie."
This is discrimination. Your staff need urgent awareness training. @_PVRCinemas
DRA India (Disability Rights Alliance) retweeted
How effortlessly they've managed to provide a beautiful, well‑designed ramp for the President, though she could have easily managed without it.
But why the same Railways fail to provide even a basic ramp for wheelchair users like us, so we too can board and travel with dignity?
DRA India (Disability Rights Alliance) retweeted
We are receiving financial aid requests from people living below poverty line, who should be able to get the treatment and medications for free from public hospitals in their respective states.
Can HCPs here help us gather the required info from their respective states?
DRA India (Disability Rights Alliance) retweeted
With IBD being increasingly diagnosed amongst children and teenagers in India, it is imperative to understand their lived experience and perspectives. Thus, next Sat, we speak with Nivedita, a 18 year old, who has been sharing her life with UC actively online. #makeIndiaIBDaware
DRA India (Disability Rights Alliance) retweeted
Monthly reminder that airports in India don't allow 2W and autorikshaws to drop passengers infront of the terminal even for departures.
We all pay the same airport fees with the ticket, yet get discriminated based on number of wheels we arrive in.
We can't be a poor third world country and discriminatory.
DRA India (Disability Rights Alliance) retweeted
Buses in photos & videos including one CM rode do not meet legal standards under disability law. @MtcChennai @tnstc_setc cannot carry on buying lorry chassis & build bus bodies. We need a change to modern systems that are civilised. @CMOTamilnadu @DisabilityIndia @TVKVijayHQ
மாண்புமிகு தமிழ்நாடு முதலமைச்சர் திரு.@CMOTamilnadu அவர்கள் இன்று (25.6.2026) தலைமைச் செயலகத்தில், போக்குவரத்துத் துறை சார்பில் 127 கோடியே 21 இலட்சம் ரூபாய் மதிப்பீட்டில் கொள்முதல் செய்யப்பட்ட தமிழ்நாடு அரசு போக்குவரத்துக் கழகங்களின் 300 புதிய பேருந்துகளின் சேவையை பொதுமக்களின் பயன்பாட்டிற்காக கொடியசைத்துத் தொடங்கி வைத்தார்கள். இந்த நிகழ்ச்சியில், மாண்புமிகு போக்குவரத்துத் துறை அமைச்சர் திரு. @TamilanParthib1 , தலைமைச் செயலாளர் முனைவர் மு. சாய்குமார், இ.ஆ.ப., போக்குவரத்துத் துறை செயலாளர் முனைவர் மா. வள்ளலார், இ.ஆ.ப., போக்குவரத்துத் துறை சிறப்புச் செயலாளர் திருமதி ஆர். லில்லி, இ.ஆ.ப., சென்னை மாநகர் போக்குவரத்துக் கழக மேலாண்மை இயக்குநர் திரு. த. மோகன், இ.ஆ.ப., தமிழ்நாடு அரசு போக்குவரத்துக் கழகங்களின் மேலாண்மை இயக்குநர்கள் மற்றும் அரசு உயர் அலுவலர்கள் கலந்துகொண்டனர்.
#ArasuBus | #TamilNadu | #TransportDepartment | @CMOTamilnadu | @TamilanParthib1 | @TNDIPRNEWS | @MtcChennai | @Chief_Secy_TN
DRA India (Disability Rights Alliance) retweeted
One hopes TN Ministers, MLAs, MPs, IAS will travel by public transport. @TVKVijayHQ should make it a rule for all IAS officers to show evidence of bus, @cmrlofficial travel once a week. It will keep system in good shape @CMOTamilnadu
@DisabilityIndia
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