Yi24 | Alipore Jail Museum Braille Inauguration

Accessibility

Members

Thalir

Yuva

Rural Initiative

October 23, 2024

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Members Engaged:

18

Thalir Engaged:

37

Region: Eastern Region (ER)

Chapter: Kolkata

Direct Impact: 55

Location: Alipore Jail Museum

Event Partner (s): --

The Yi Accessibility Kolkata Team is thrilled to share that our initiative to make the Alipore Jail Museum Braille-accessible was a HUGE success! 🎊✨ With amazing support from our Honorable Mayor, Mr. Firhad Hakim 🙌, we inaugurated the space on 23rd October 2024! Here’s what we achieved: 4️⃣4️⃣ Braille Indicators 📝 5️⃣3️⃣ General Signs 🔍 1⃣ Braille Map of the Museum 🗺️ 4⃣ Custom Ramps 🛤️ 1⃣ Wheelchair ♿ Plus, we were overjoyed to see 1⃣8⃣ Yi members and 3️⃣7️⃣ visually impaired kids take a tour and experience the accessible museum first-hand! 🎈👧👦 Their performance was heartwarming and left us all inspired. 💖🎶 Thanks to each of you who supported this initiative 💪 and helped make public spaces more inclusive! 💫 Let’s keep going forward together! 🌈🚀 Media Coverage - 1. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/alipore-jail-museum-transforms-into-accessible-space-with-braille-map-and-ramps-for-disabled/articleshow/114517613.cms 2. ⁠https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/kolkata/braille-signage-to-make-alipore-museum-inclusive-for-persons-with-visual-impairment/cid/2057860 3. ⁠https://www.millenniumpost.in/bengal/now-facilities-for-persons-with-disabilities-at-alipore-museum-584274 4. ⁠https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/events/gloomy-sky-ahead-of-cyclone-dana-alipore-jail-museum-upgrades-and-more-kolkata-news-in-pictures-photogallery/cid/2058064 5. ⁠https://www.etvbharat.com/bn/!state/braille-map-inaugurated-in-alipore-jail-museum-for-visually-impaired-west-bengal-news-wbs24102402941 Regards Yi Kolkata- Team Accessibility