Part of my project is to conduct interviews with persons with disabilities to report on the barriers that the lack of accessibility of public transportation.
I got to do my first interview on Friday! I was really excited to be able to meet with the individual and have a conversation about the barriers to transportation that she faces every day... her stories were really fascinating.
One really shocking thing that I learned that people with disabilities are often refused a drivers license by the DMV staff. It shows the importance of public transportation in the lives of so many people here in Hyderabad.
I also might have the opportunity to travel with her on public transportation to see first-had her experiences with it, which I think will just make my final report even better!
It felt great to be able to complete my first interview; I learned so much from being able to interact with her. The interview went really well, and I'm looking forward to completing many more with other individuals.
I got to do my first interview on Friday! I was really excited to be able to meet with the individual and have a conversation about the barriers to transportation that she faces every day... her stories were really fascinating.
One really shocking thing that I learned that people with disabilities are often refused a drivers license by the DMV staff. It shows the importance of public transportation in the lives of so many people here in Hyderabad.
I also might have the opportunity to travel with her on public transportation to see first-had her experiences with it, which I think will just make my final report even better!
It felt great to be able to complete my first interview; I learned so much from being able to interact with her. The interview went really well, and I'm looking forward to completing many more with other individuals.
Very interesting, Katie. I hope you do get to experience the public transportaion situation as well! -Erin
ReplyDeleteThank you Katie for this post and sharing what you are doing, it sounds very interesting! Kate
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