The Hindu·3 min read·easy
Broken and inaccessible: Bengaluru’s footpaths fail persons with disabilities
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Rishita Khanna
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Visually challenged citizens and wheelchair users in Bengaluru report that the city's footpaths are largely inaccessible due to poor maintenance and physical obstructions. The lack of tactile paving and broken infrastructure forces vulnerable pedestrians onto dangerous roads.
“People assume a footpath is the safest place for me. Whenever they see me walking on the road with my white cane, trying to figure out whether I am brushing past people or vehicles, they immediately help me onto the footpath. But it is even more dangerous,” said Shantanna, who is visually challenged .
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