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places saying that there is a “safety
problem” regarding being bumped by
people’selbows.Svensaysthatthiswould
nothavehappenedinGermanybecauseit
is not strange or unique for people using
wheelchairs to enter any kind of place.
“Maybe Koreans don’t trust disabled
people to be capable of doing things. I
can’t understand why,” said Sven. He
didnothavethechancetoridethebuses
in Korea either, because they are not
◀A picture of Sven taken
accessible by wheelchairs. The new bus
atanISOtripwithfellow
exchangestudents.
models that have wide entrances are not
whathadoriginallypushedhimtocome
they shoot balls from a different height
generally open to the public, which has
toKorea.
and condition than that of the typical
made it difficult for Sven to use buses.
On campus, Sven seems to be like
basketball players that people usually
Unlike the narrow and high buses in
any other exchange student we expect
think of, the successful goals, skillful
Korea, the streetcars in Germany have
to see. However, many students have
tactics and teamwork leave the audience
wide and low entrances which make
noticedaforeignstudentinawheelchair
inawe.
it easy for people using wheelchairs to
on campus since last year. His real
It is sad that the public opinion toward
use them. As a result, Sven has had no
story starts on the school’s court, where
disabled people in Korea does not
choice but to use subways and taxis for
he practiced wheelchair basketball.
consider this kind of potential. For
transportation.AccordingtoSven’sfellow
Actually, Sven started wheelchair
example, it is only Sven who rides the
wheelchair basketball team members, “It
basketball a year and a half ago in
subway when going to the basketball
is best for the disabled in Korea to buy
Germany and got hooked on the sport.
court. All of the other players ride cabs
themselvescars.”
Exercising is one of the factors that
ortheircarsbecausetheycannotbearthe
However, these discomforts were
makes him feel good. Sven, who hoped
stares and glances they face when they
not much of a problem in Sven’s life
tocontinueplayingbasketballonateam
ridepublictransportations.Thisexplained
in Korea. Rather, when questioned
in Korea, is now practicing with the
aquestionSvenhadaboutdisabledpeople
what was most uncomfortable for him
Seoul City Hall wheelchair basketball
in Korea. He had always wondered why
in Korea, he said, “I will say that the
team after a recommendation from
he never saw wheelchairs occupied by
absence of trash cans in public areas
the professor who manages the ISO.
people his own age. Only aged people,
bothered me the most.” Sven continued
Wheelchairbasketballgraduallybecame
usingelectricwheelchairs,canbespotted
to say that if he had the chance, he
an activity Sven looks forward to doing
in the subways in Korea. There were
wouldliketowriteanarticleabouthow
and the sport he can play with fellow
other cases when Sven could feel how
Koreans litter the streets with garbage
players.
different the view on disabled people in
too easily and that trash cans are only
Also, because the team belongs to the
Korea is from
t h a t o f
in popular places in Korea. Most people
Seoul City Hall, the team members are
Germany. Staff
members
willsimplyperceiveSventobe
very professional and the training is
have warned
andblocked
a person in a wheelchair, but
tough as well. Clanging sounds of the
him when
heentered
when seeing how interested
players’ wheelchairs bumping to other
crowded
he is in sports like basketball
wheelchairs in the indoor court, the
and social issues, they will
shouts of players and the whooshing
change their perspectives. Afterall,
sound of the wheelchairs rushing by
Sven is like any of our friends who is
can be heard. There are times when
interested in language and sports, with
a player’s wheelchair tips over by
greatpassionineveryactivity.
accident, and at these times, the player
is always encouraged to get up on his
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MARCH 2013

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