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More than 80% of the people with disabilities interviewed said that minibuses are inconvenient to pick up and drop off. Low-floor minibuses "will not wait three hours"

2021-11-09T10:56:36.148Z


Hong Kong has promoted a barrier-free society for many years. However, a survey by an organization has found that the community environment is only moderately convenient for people with disabilities. More than 80% of people with disabilities think that taking minibuses is very inconvenient.


Hong Kong has promoted a barrier-free society for many years. However, surveys by some organizations have found that the community environment is only moderately convenient for people with disabilities. More than 80% of people with disabilities think that taking minibuses is very inconvenient. There are only less than two points out of five points.

The study also found that the social participation and sense of belonging of people with disabilities and chronically ill patients is low. It urges the government to fully popularize the blueprint and strategy of barrier-free taxis and public light buses, as well as provide barrier-free training for different professionals to improve disability. Personnel and barrier-free regulations, design and management maintenance knowledge.


The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation conducted a "Study on Social Participation and Inclusion of People with Disabilities" from August to September this year.

(Photo by Lu Nuojun)

The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation conducted a "Study on Social Participation and Inclusion of People with Disabilities" from August to September this year. It collected 500 members of the public aged 15 or above and 321 persons with disabilities through random telephone interviews and online questionnaires. Replies from people, chronically ill patients and their caregivers, and include them in the analysis.

Nearly 30% of the interviewed people with disabilities feel highly discriminated against

The study found that most of the interviewed persons with disabilities and chronically ill patients felt that their social participation and support were low, and their self-image was low. The patients agreed that they had felt unwelcome (30.5%), had been treated badly (29.3%), and felt afraid or impatient (26.2%) because of their disability, and 27.2% of the disabled respondents felt that they were high because of their disability. Degree of discrimination.

When asked about their views on the barrier-free environment in Hong Kong, 82.7% of the people with disabilities in the study thought it was inconvenient to take a minibus; 44.1% thought it was inconvenient to take a taxi.

In addition, more than half of the adults think that the access to wheelchairs in public transport interchanges, the stairs or ramps of public walkways, and the disabled toilets in country parks are more difficult to use.

31.4% of the persons with disabilities surveyed believe that the barrier-freeness of the external environment is the most important factor influencing a fulfilling life.

Mak Yiu Keung, a member of the Accessibility Concern Platform, pointed out that people in wheelchairs need to pay a surcharge of more than 100 yuan if they want to take a taxi, while low-floor minibuses are in short supply.

(Photo by Lu Nuojun)

There are only about 200 barrier-free taxis in the market. People with wheelchairs: I have not tried to intercept them

Mai Yaoqiang, a member of the Accessibility Concern Platform, pointed out that people in wheelchairs need to pay a surcharge of more than 100 yuan if they want to take a taxi. The government said that there are about 200 barrier-free taxis on the market. In the case of low-floor minibuses, he heard the operators say that the cost is too high. At present, only two vehicles are in service in Hong Kong. He himself made a real test and found that "it won't take three hours."

In addition, Mak pointed out that he hopes that the bus can add double wheelchair spaces to meet the demand. At the same time, instructions will be added to the queue at the bus stop to allow wheelchair users to get on the bus first. When you have a wheelchair, you will get off when you park near the pavement." He also pointed out that foreign toilets and shopping malls all use electric sliding doors, which is more convenient for people with disabilities.

Pan Youwei, senior manager of the Rehabilitation Department of the Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation, pointed out that whether people with disabilities can be integrated in society is not only affected by their own health conditions, but also by the outside world's perception of people with disabilities, support, and the barriers of the community environment.

He pointed out that although society’s awareness of barrier-free facilities has increased in recent years, and related facilities such as ramps, lifts and guide bricks have been added to public spaces, there is still room for improvement in barrier-free facilities in society. There is an illusion, but in fact, from the perspective of the user, there are many unsolved problems."

He also described that the community awareness of people with disabilities can be used as an indicator to assess whether people with disabilities are in an inclusive society. He believes that this measure is still at a low level and requires multiple interventions. Pakistan's blueprint and strategy, as well as providing accessibility training for different professionals, to improve the knowledge of the disabled and accessibility regulations, design, management and maintenance.

In addition, the government and related organizations can strengthen community education and organize experiential activities to let the general public understand and experience the problems that people with disabilities face in their daily lives.

In addition, he cited examples of people with wheelchairs when they arrived at the beach, but they would "fall to the sand." He suggested that government departments and the industry develop local sustainable barrier-free tourism and make outlying island piers and ferries barrier-free.

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