How time fies and tomorrow is our National day. This is the longest holiday before new year in China. People are happy and long for a holiday. But as a wheelchair user, there are a lot of places that you are not able to go to even in your hometown, let alone in another country! Living with a disability is already tough enough, and it becomes 100 times more difficult when you also have a love for traveling and want a vacation.
But over time, many governments have been introducing accessible and barrier-free policies so that anyone can easily visit their countries. Hotels and restaurants are encouraged to provide wheelchair accessible services. Public transport services, alongside public places like parks and museums, are also being remodeled to accommodate the disabled. Traveling is a lot easier now than it was 10 years ago!
So, if you’re a wheelchair user and you’re ready to start planning your dream holiday, this is the first place i would like to recommend to you:
Singapore
While most countries in the world are still trying to work on their barrier-free accessibility policies, Singapore got around it 20 years ago! It is because of this reason that Singapore is known, rightfully, as the most wheelchair accessible country in Asia.
Singapore’s Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system is one of the most accessible transport systems in the world. All MRT stations are fully equipped with barrier-free facilities like lifts, wheelchair-accessible toilets, and ramps. The arrival and departure times are shown on screens, as well as announced through speakers for the visually impaired. There are over 100 such stations in Singapore with these features, and even more are under construction.
Places like Gardens by the Bay, The ArtScience Museum as well as the National Museum of Singapore are all easily accessible to wheelchair users and totally barrier-free. Almost all of these places have accessible pathways and toilets. Moreover, many of these attractions offer wheelchairs at the entrances for free on a first come first serve basis.
It’s no wonder Singapore is also known for having the most accessible infrastructure in the world!
Post time: Sep-30-2022
