Creating a Barrier-Free Environment: Hangzhou Asian Para Games Sets the Standard

2023-10-22 13:02:00

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Hangzhou Asian Para Games holds press conference: This is how to create a barrier-free environment

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This followingnoon (October 22), a joint press conference between the Asian Paralympic Committee and the Hangzhou Asian Paralympic Organizing Committee was held in the press conference hall of the Main Media Center of the Hangzhou Asian Paralympic Games. Majid Rashid, Chairman of the Asian Paralympic Committee, and Chinese Paralympic Committee Zhao Sujing, Secretary-General of the Olympic Committee and Deputy Head of the Chinese Delegation, and Chen Weiqiang, Spokesperson of the Hangzhou Asian Para Games, attended the press conference and answered reporters’ questions.

The comprehensive creation of a barrier-free environment is the focus of on-site media attention.

Chen Weiqiang, the chief spokesperson of the Hangzhou Asian Para Games, said that currently all 19 competition venues are ready, and events in 5 of them are ongoing. The Hangzhou Asian Paralympic Games Athletes Village and Chun’an Branch provide 1,100 barrier-free beds, set up supporting service functional areas such as grading centers and assistive device repair centers, and are equipped with personalized catering services such as wheelchair dining areas and loving dining areas to provide all The villagers built a “safe, warm and comfortable” home for Asian and disabled people.

“All aspects of the support work in the Asian Paralympic Village have been prepared before the event, especially for athletes with severe disabilities. Rooms, toilets, and door frames have been renovated. A special viewing space has been opened in the village, and an LED display has been built in the square. Screen, it’s also a good viewing experience in the village.”

Chen Weiqiang said that among the competition participants of the Hangzhou Asian Paralympic Games, nearly 1,100 are wheelchair users and nearly 600 are visually impaired. The staff comprehensively and carefully considers the needs of all types of people, and provides service guarantees with professional standards and heart.

“We can see that the facilities and signs in various venues have been fully transformed from the Asian Games to the Asian Paralympics, such as low-level handrails, blind paths, and buttons, which provide very convenient conditions for all types of disabled people. We can feel that’ The two Asian Games, equally wonderful, are implemented in every specific action during the preparation process.” Zhao Sujing, Secretary-General of the Chinese Paralympic Committee and Deputy Head of the Chinese Delegation, highly affirmed the barrier-free guarantee work of this Asian Paralympic Games. .

Majid Rashid, Chairman of the Asian Paralympic Committee, also spoke highly of Hangzhou’s barrier-free environment construction, “I am very happy to see that taking the Asian Paralympic Games as an opportunity, Hangzhou’s barrier-free environment construction is getting better and better. These are made possible by the Asian Paralympic Games. The improvements it will bring will leave a legacy for Hangzhou and its people.”

This Asian Paralympic Games will deploy barrier-free buses, carry out barrier-free transformation on 200 buses, open 14 athlete class lines, 18 technical official class lines, and 25 media class lines, and put 800 T-category vehicles and distribution vehicles into service. , providing efficient and heart-warming transportation services to all types of customer groups. At the same time, the Asian Paralympic Village Maintenance Center, 10 venue maintenance stations and 3 mobile service vehicles have been set up. Medical emergency and health service work are well prepared to ensure that athletes and guests have a good game experience.

“The Asian Paralympic Games is not only a sports event, but also an ‘important window’ to show the warmth and friendship of a city.” Chen Weiqiang said that next, we will use the city to be “unobstructed” to promote “love” in society, and we will continue to be cautious. We will do a good job in all aspects of the Asian Paralympic Games to ensure that the “two Asian Games” are equally exciting.

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