tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002110525606139138.post8742545814289663729..comments2023-12-30T03:35:15.161-08:00Comments on Different Strokes: What is not accessibilityV.S. Sunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521983650558179149noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002110525606139138.post-87993006641435541502019-07-12T14:11:59.069-07:002019-07-12T14:11:59.069-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Sophie Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05413833542996933787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002110525606139138.post-72834109018138462392013-01-17T20:49:53.880-08:002013-01-17T20:49:53.880-08:00Dear Liz,
I have a few suggestions:
(a) when you...Dear Liz,<br /><br />I have a few suggestions:<br /><br />(a) when you are invited to speak, say straight off that you can /will agree to do so ONLY if the venue is accessible;<br />(b) if you nevertheless find yourself confronted with an unfriendly terrain, say you will speak from the ground level itself and NOT from a stage which necessitates climbing steps;<br />(c) if all else fails, make a huge noise and stink, and embarrass the daylights out of the hosts. (For example, se my post on Attention to Detail (in February 2012).<br /><br />In summary,it is only by constantly making a fuss and demanding common courtesy that people with disabilities can function in an insensitive society.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Sunder<br /><br />PS: So we can continue this conversation, I suggest you send me an email to sunder@imsc.rers.inV.S. Sunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12521983650558179149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002110525606139138.post-12588398339849689782013-01-17T19:12:12.902-08:002013-01-17T19:12:12.902-08:00I am invited to speak at conferences fairly often ...I am invited to speak at conferences fairly often and only three of them have had a lift or a ramp to the stage where I am expected to speak -- and the problem of there being no aisle through tables or chairs to get to the front is almost always a problem too!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02650178982186311590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002110525606139138.post-79412781286198881002012-08-17T00:31:08.723-07:002012-08-17T00:31:08.723-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13341349264345589672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002110525606139138.post-24809353670777662632012-08-08T21:08:00.520-07:002012-08-08T21:08:00.520-07:00Hi Sai,
I indeed did an M.Sc. in maths at IIT(M) ...Hi Sai,<br /><br />I indeed did an M.Sc. in maths at IIT(M) during 1971-`73; only, I spelt - and still spell - my name with an `e' rather than with an `a'! You can get my email address from my home-page www.imsc.res.in/~sunderV.S. Sunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12521983650558179149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002110525606139138.post-741183831952495192012-08-07T21:14:13.064-07:002012-08-07T21:14:13.064-07:00Dear Dr Sundar, I read your fortnightly column in...Dear Dr Sundar, I read your fortnightly column in TOI regularly. Apart from making your points forcibly, your sense humour makes the column a worthwhile read. It also helps everyone to understand the needs of the physically challenged persons. I have one personal question: I had a contemporary in IIT, Madras ( M.Sc 1971 to 1973 ) by name Sundar. Are you the same Sundar? I did M.Sc Chemistry during that period. If you can provide me with your personal email ID, I would like to get in touch with you.Saikrishnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563356121180254423noreply@blogger.com