FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION

“MOBILITY FOR ALL”
17-19 March 2006
New Delhi, India

 (A project of Samarthyam- Trust Regd. No. 35922)
B-181, Mansarovar Garden, New Delhi-110015 (INDIA)
Phone: 91-11-41019389 (M)09810558321
Email: samarthyamindia@yahoo.com  Website: www.samarthyam.org

In academic collaboration with

Transportation Research & Injury Prevention Programme (TRIPP)
 Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Supported by

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Union Tourism Ministry
Government of NCT of Delhi, Corporate Sector & NGOs

In academic collaboration with Transportation Research & Injury Prevention Programme (TRIPP) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, 17-19 March 2006. The Conference was attended by 5 international experts and 175 delegates, from all over the country. The very purpose of this Conference is to bring the government service providers, stakeholders and user groups- on one platform and Draft Implementation Policies and Guidelines on “National Policy on Accessible Transportation on the basis of Universal Design” addressing the concerns of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and senior citizens.

The National Conference was the first endeavor of its kind in the country and was supported by Union Tourism Ministry, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India, Government of NCT of Delhi, DTC, DMRC, RITES, DTTDC, HUDCO, Helpage India, School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) and the Corporate Sector.

Co-chair, speakers and delegates:
Shri Haroon Yusuf, Minister Transport, GNCTDelhi; Ministry of Railways; Shri Rajeev Talwar, Additional Director General, Union Tourism Ministry; Chairperson, NDMC; CEPT, Ahmedabad; IIT- Kharagpur, Kanpur, Roorkee and Delhi; Dr. P.K. Nanda, Central Road research Institute (CRRI); School of Planning and Architecture (SPA); National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad; Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT), Pune; Major General Ian Cardozo, Rehabilitation Council of India; Deputy Secretary General, Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India; National Federation of the Blind (NFB); Action for Ability Development & Inclusion (AADI) ; Voluntary Service Overseas and Unnati, Gujarat among others.

Following five international experts on Accessible Transportation were the key speakers: 
                
1. Dr. C.G.B. Mitchell, Co-chair of the Transport Research Board (TRB) Committee on Accessible Transportation and Mobility (USA);
2. Ms. Ling Suen, Secretary General, International Centre for Accessible Transportation (ICAT), Canada;
3. Prof. Lalita Sen, Department of Urban Planning & Environmental Policy, Texas Southern University, Houston (USA);
4. Mr. Gerhard Menckhoff, Advisor, World Bank on Accessible Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) and
5. Mr. Yoshihiko Kawauchi, Architect and Expert on Universal Design (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport), Japan.