Beijing Youth Daily (Reporter Wang Wei) On March 4, the National Stadium will welcome the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Paralympics. Yesterday, a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily walked into the National Stadium and made a field visit to the construction and operation guarantee of barrier-free facilities here. According to Peng Sitian, Director of the Accessibility Coordination Office of the Paralympic Department of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee and Accessibility Manager of the National Stadium, the barrier-free environment construction of the National Stadium has been comprehensively improved. The barrier-free facilities inside are from the details, and humanistic care is reflected everywhere.
When the Beijing Winter Paralympics kicks off, a large number of athletes, spectators and media will arrive at the National Stadium. The National Stadium team has created 5 barrier-free operation lines for entering and leaving the venue according to different groups of people to ensure that the needs of barrier-free operation during the opening ceremony are met. Big family streamlines and cast and crew streamlines.
“On the day of the opening ceremony, following the Paralympic athletes arrive at the drop-off area in a barrier-free vehicle, we will temporarily build 25 groups of barrier-free ramps here so that wheelchair athletes can ‘land’ smoothly,” said Peng Sitian. When the Beijing Winter Olympics opened, the waiting area for athletes from all over the world was still some distance away from the infield entrance of the National Stadium. At the opening of the Winter Paralympic Games, the waiting area for athletes from various countries will be set up in the “attached field” only a few dozen meters away from the National Stadium. The Beiqing Daily reporter noticed that the entrances and exits here are equipped with barrier-free ramps, and the connection between the ramps is treated with zero height difference. The wheelchair is very stable and non-slip when crossing the slope.
For spectator admission, the National Stadium has also created barrier-free streamlines. In the barrier-free shuttle bus spectator drop-off area, spectators using wheelchairs can directly go up to the National Stadium through a barrier-free ramp set in the drop-off area, and will not encounter cables, speed bumps and other ditches along the way, because these obstacles Everything is covered and sloped, so that the audience can reach the ticket gate without any help. In addition, the National Stadium team has specially set up barrier-free ticket gates, and long-distance carpets are laid outside, so that wheelchairs can enter the stadium without hindrance.
Walking into the venue of the National Stadium, various barrier-free signs and facilities can be seen everywhere. In the barrier-free bathroom, the handrail beside the sink has been remodeled, and the height is more suitable for the disabled; the handrail beside the toilet has changed from the original L-shape to a rectangle; a low-level coat hook and a call button have been added; even The edges of the angular pillars in the bathroom are carefully affixed with anti-collision strips. Why did the L-shaped armrest in 2008 become a rectangle by 2022? “Now that the standard has been raised, the armrest must be 25 cm to 30 cm from the front of the toilet, so that it can be used easily.” Peng Sitian said.
In addition to more than 100 barrier-free toilets, the National Stadium has also renovated 8 barrier-free toilets in other public toilets for the convenience of spectators with less physical disabilities. These 8 barrier-free toilet seats combine the original two toilet seats into one, and add auxiliary handrails, call buttons and low-level coat hooks. It is worth mentioning that the door locks of these barrier-free toilets or toilet seats all adopt a one-line hanging door lock to meet the needs of the disabled. The handling of these details has been repeatedly tested by accessibility experts, which fully reflects the principles of usability, effectiveness and ease of use.
It is also understood that there are currently more than 140 barrier-free seats for spectators in the National Stadium, and are equipped with escort seats in the same proportion, which is more intimate. After the closing of the Winter Olympics on February 20 and before the opening of the Winter Paralympics on March 4, the National Stadium will enter a transition period. In the meantime, the National Stadium team will further optimize and refine the five barrier-free streamlines. For example, the 4 ramps entering the infield were re-upgraded, and the guide signs and emergency plans during operation were further improved.
Compared with 2008, the accessibility level of the National Stadium in 2022 has increased significantly. “In the past, it was enough to have it and it might be used, but now it is comfortable and convenient to use. These changes fully reflect the changes in China’s concept of building a barrier-free environment in the past 14 years. China’s barrier-free environment is warmer, giving people more Beautiful experience.” Peng Sitian said.
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