Paralympic games ticket Use of dial for exclusive use of person with a disability Organizing Committee September 4 19:47

Over the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics tickets, a group of visually impaired people asked the Organizing Committee to create Braille materials, etc. because it was difficult to understand how to buy, but the Organizing Committee said that the information update frequency is high. It is difficult to respond, ”calling for the use of a special dial for people with disabilities.

Tickets for Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games tickets will be applied for lottery sales on the official website until a sales office is available after next spring, and applications for Paralympic tickets will be made until 9th ​​of this month.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Blind Welfare Association, which is made up of visually impaired people, asked the Organizing Committee to create Braille materials indicating how to apply, saying that it was difficult to understand how to buy, but it was refused by the Organizing Committee I understand that.

Regarding the reason, the Organizing Committee wants to use a dedicated dial for visually impaired persons, etc. on the homepage as "The information is frequently updated, such as sales method and timing, and it is difficult to respond with materials" "

“The website has a great deal of information, and we cannot reach the information on the special dial, etc.,” says Yoshihiko Sasakawa, chairman of the Tokyo Welfare Society for the Blind.

The Organizing Committee has compiled a guideline to make it easier for people with disabilities to get involved in the event, and will consider how to disseminate information in the future.