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Restrictedleisuretimeinamultiplex
Suwon Station is connected to a multiplex, which has a
department store, a theater, and restaurants. They planned to
visittheplaces.First,theywenttothetheateronthe6thfloor,
and withdrew some money for the day from an Automated
Teller Machine (ATM). There, they figured out that a person
inawheelchairmustfullystretchouthisorherarmtousethe
machineduetoitsheightoffthefloor.Needlesstosay,itwas
difficult to use in any case. The box office presented us with
the same situation. The height of the counter was too high.
If the designers had prepared some lower counters or lower
ATMs for children or people in wheelchairs, handicapped
peoplewouldnothavetofacethesedifficulties.
Afterbuyingtheticket,theywenttobrowseinthebuilding’s
stores. Then, they noticed that many places were designed
in such a way that people in wheelchairs could not enter.
The problem was with thresholds and entrances with narrow
widths.Fortunately,departmentstoresweredesignedwithout
thresholdsandpossesswideentrances.However,mostprivate
▲The reporter manages to insert a card into an ATM trying to strech his
arm.
restaurants and clothing stores have thresholds. Even in the
theater, physically challenged people are not free in their
Takingalowfloorbusandtaxi
movement.Seatsforhandicappedpeopleareonlyinstalledin
The itinerary started in the city of Suwon, the central city
theveryfrontandtheverylastrows.
of Gyeonggi Province. To take a low floor bus to Suwon
Station, the reporter traveled about 15 minutes by foot to a
bus stop from his home. It is actually very hard to propel a
wheelchair.Smallcracksinthesidewalkmakethewheelchair
go the wrong way. It seems that people who are not used to
a wheelchair cannot stroll easily. While waiting for the low
floorbusinthebusstop,itcouldbeseenthatthoseinwheel
chairs will face various problems. First, a wheelchair could
not take shelter from the rain. It was rainy, so they tried to
moveunderthebusshelterroof.However,thespaceunderthe
roofwastoonarrow,sotheycouldnothelpbuttowaitforthe
busunderanumbrella.
Therewasanotherproblem.Thenumberoflowfloorbuses
are just too few and only come approximately once an hour.
Whatwasworse,theveryfirstlowfloorbuspassedbythebus
▲Amanonawheelchairhastolookupbecausetheheightofcounteristoo
high.
stop. The bus driver seems to avoid picking up a passenger
in a wheelchair intentionally. After waiting 15 more minutes
for another low floor bus, the reporter and helper decided
SubwaystationstoHUFS
to take a taxi. But for handicapped people, taxis are also
uncomfortable.Theyhadtogetthewheelchairintothetrunk
FromSuwonStation,theywenttoHUFSStationonsubway
solely by themselves. The taxi driver did not help them.
line one. In Suwon, they had to find an elevator to take the
When the taxi arrived at Suwon Station, they had to look
subwayandaskedatrafficpoliceofficerinthestationwhere
for a drop off point because of the sloping sidewalks. As a
theycouldfindit.Hejustsaid,“There,”pointingsomewhere
whole,thepublictransportationsystemwasdesignedwithout
and looked at the reporter’s legs. The station officer showed
consideringthewheelchairusers.
a similar reaction. Of course, most station officers are well
SEPTEMBER 2012

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