Figures & data
Figure 1. Mumbai, its train lines and some of the larger stations.
Figure 2. The order of compartments in a 12-car maroon old (as opposed to white-purple new) train in Mumbai.
Figure 3. Stairs to FOB and sign for HC waiting area on platform (top right).
Figure 4. Sign “Reserved for handicapped and cancer patients” on side of the train next to the door of the HC of an older small “HC”.
Figure 5. Compartment in a white-purple train during non-rush hour.
Figure 6. Separation between LC and HC.
Figure 7. Deaf man talking through the window with deaf passenger in the train.
Figure 8. Two deaf men (see ovals) chatting across platforms near the “handicapped” signs (see squares).
Figure 9. Birds-eye view drawing of the inside of a new HC.
Figure 10. (a) and (b) Deaf spaces in the back of a compartment, both taken during the same trip to illustrate that people change positions frequently. The white woman is the author.
