China News Service, Beijing, March 5 (Reporter Chen Hang) Yang Jinkui, director of the Paralympic Department of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said at a press conference on the 5th that he is organizing the compilation of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics Barrier Free China. The plan will summarize and display the achievements of the barrier-free construction of the Winter Olympic venues, and serve as the heritage of the Winter Olympics to provide a model reference for promoting the construction of a national barrier-free environment.
Yang Jinkui said that at the beginning of the establishment of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, it established the working principle of simultaneous preparation of the Beijing Winter Paralympics and the Winter Olympics, and one position and two responsibilities. We will simultaneously advance the preparations for the Winter and Paralympic Games to ensure that the two Olympic Games are equally exciting.
All preparations are now in place.
All competition venues are fully equipped to host the competition
Yang Jinkui said that the Beijing Winter Paralympics will use a total of 28 venues, including 5 competition venues and 23 non-competition venues, which are distributed in the three competition areas of Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou.
The five competition venues will continue to use the existing venues of the Winter Olympics, and the Winter Paralympic Village will continue to use the Winter Olympic Village in the three competition areas. The relevant competition venue teams and non-competition venue operation teams will also continue to serve the Winter Paralympic Games, maintaining the same level of performance. Venue operation level and service standards.
In terms of competition organization, the venues of the Winter Paralympic Games will be converted and adjusted according to the characteristics of the Paralympic athletes and the competition rules.
The competition venues are fully equipped with the conditions for the competition, and the competition equipment is equipped according to the international top competition standards.
In terms of accessibility, the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee has compiled the accessibility guidelines and guide technical index atlas, as the normative basis for the barrier-free construction of the venues, and simultaneously incorporates barrier-free work into the planning and design, construction, and acceptance assessment of the venues to ensure that the venues are accessible. The facility meets the operational requirements of the Winter Paralympic Games.
More than 9,000 volunteers serve the Winter Paralympics
Yang Jinkui said that in terms of service guarantee for the Games, all Winter Paralympic villages have built barrier-free facilities in accordance with barrier-free guidelines to provide high-quality services for Paralympic athletes and team officials.
The 18 contracted hotels renovated 109 barrier-free rooms.
41 designated medical and health institutions have been identified to carry out special medical assistance service training for disabled persons, and provide wheelchair, prosthetic limb repair services and guide dog veterinary services in relevant venues.
1,898 vehicles were put into service for the Winter Paralympic Games, including 280 barrier-free vehicles.
Formulate humanized security inspection norms to provide convenience for disabled people to accept security inspections.
He mentioned that there are more than 9,000 volunteers serving the Winter Paralympics, of which 12 are disabled volunteers.
Promote the improvement of the barrier-free environment of the host city
Yang Jinkui said that taking the Beijing Winter Paralympics as an opportunity, actively promote the widespread development of Winter Paralympic sports, publicize and promote the concept of inclusive society, and promote the improvement of the barrier-free environment in the host city.
At the same time, organize the compilation of the Winter Olympics competition organization knowledge manual, and provide professional technical support for the Winter Paralympic Games and the development of Winter Paralympic sports.
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