The IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies is pleased to announce that Gaurav Raheja, Associate Professor, Department of Architecture & Planning,Joint Faculty, Centre for Excellence in Transportation Systems, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, India is currently visiting the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies.
Abstract
This presentation shall bring to light a perspective on accessibility planning and interventions for people with disabilities in major transit terminals in urban context. It
About
Dr. Gaurav Raheja is an Associate Professor of Architecture at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee with over 10 years of teaching and research experience. His key area of research interest includes accessibility planning, universal design, inclusive systems, human-space studies and visual methods of research. is founded with a larger aim of including diversitiy of mobility perspectives in these transport terminals including infrastructure, information and services. Revisiting and interpreting the concepts of disability and accessibility, it intends to share experiences from live consultancy projects of conducting accessibility audits of Indira Gandhi International Airport (Terminal – 3), New Delhi and New Delhi Railway Station as a key access consultant. The basic philosophy of accessibility as an after thought and the changing meaning of mobility with human and urban perspectives becomes part of the discussions. It shares narratives of on ground realities, with governmental policy frameworks in Indian context as an experience of making urban mobility seamless, accessible and inclusive for all. It is most likely that an extended discussion becomes valid and relevant to a perspective of evaluating urban spaces and transit systems for accessbility planning and human inclusion as a broader subject in ideating smart urban futures.
