13:59 on March 3 at Shinkansen barrier-free enhancement lined up in a wheelchair
With the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as a trigger, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is reviewing national guidelines to ensure free space where multiple people can ride side by side while riding a wheelchair on the Shinkansen. It was decided.
This was revealed by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Akabane at a press conference after the cabinet meeting on March 3.
According to this, the national guidelines that set the standards for barrier-free public transport were reviewed, and at least one free space dedicated to wheelchairs per train that allows multiple people to ride side by side while riding a wheelchair on the Shinkansen We ask each JR company to establish one.
We request that the space be large enough to accommodate large stretcher-type wheelchairs, with room facing the window to enjoy the outside scenery.
The specific content, such as the size and location of the space, will be discussed in a study meeting created by JR companies and organizations for persons with disabilities in the future, and will be decided by summer.
In addition, it is requested that a system be established so that wheelchair users can apply for reservation procedures on the Internet, and JR companies are expected to respond by summer.
Minister Akabane commented, “We will promote this initiative as a symbol of realizing a symbiotic society aimed at at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. While listening to the voices of persons with disabilities, we will promote barrier-free measures in both hardware and software I want to continue. "