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May 20, 2005
Taiwan Visit - Aqeel Qureshi
Dear All,
Hello and how are you?
I learned so much from many people in the conference.
Accessibility is key issue in developing countries. We all have to work
hard to make our society barrier free. 70 million persons with disabilities are
living in India. We don’t have Accessible Transportation and
infrastructure. Persons with disabilities are very much isolated and
segregated in India. And mostly persons with disabilities are poor.
According to sample survey conducted by NGO’s in India 95% of persons
with disabilities are poor. I believe strongly Accessible Public Transportation
& Infrastructure can help us to get good education, access to public places,
employment, tourism and other activities. Let’s work for a better future.
I am sharing my experiences during my stay in Taiwan. we went for Nantou
Study tour. Following are the places in my study tour:
The Shi-Gong Reservoir- Millions are people are living in this area rely on
the water supplied by the Shi- Gong Reservoir. I saw the reconstruction work
after 921 Earthquake in 1999 in Nantou area.
We also visited The 921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan. At 1:47 am on September
21, 1999, Taiwan experienced the worst earthquake, claimed more than 2000
lives, & 8000 injured. In the Museum I learned how earthquake strikes and
what are the reasons for natural disasters. It is a new learning’s for me.
We also visited 921 Shelter Workshop, wheelchair. They are making good
wheelchairs. We also visited Sun Moon lake Scenic but due to heavy rain we
watched inside from Bus.
It is good learning tour for me. I met many new people and learned &
enjoyed. I added some new people in my network. I am enclosing Taipei Plan
of Action for Accessible Tourism & some pictures.
Best wishes,
Aqeel Qureshi
mailto:aqeelsco@hotmail.com
Posted by jicafriends at May 20, 2005 05:56 PM