It has been almost two years since I started running for exercise. I was slowly but consistently climbing up the distance from just a few hundred meters, to 21 kilometers for 17 consecutive sets. I’ve realised quite for a while that I could still keep going on. I balanced everything; food, sleep, and available time. I decided to go to King Rama9 Park due to its longer running track and a bit late closing time. To go to Marathon, it requires both of your physical and mental ability. You have to know and accept your limits. You need to practice …

With our intensive efforts, brought us to meet with the Ambassador Jane Duke, Australian Mission to ASEAN on The AICHR Regional Dialogue, Bangkok. We have some light conversation, she is incredibly magnificent person. I’ve told her that I’ve never been to Australia before, I do plan to visit in the future. I’ve heard that the infrastructure in many cities are built with great equality level. She replied that “We’ve also learnt a lot from our mistakes…”

I’m now running(it is wheeling actually) for the project of Rexona “Move Is More”, 1M Kilometers: 1M Baht. It’s my dedication for Kao for Siriraj Hospital. So far, the accumulated distance is 112.6 Kilometers and also my personal goal is to reach to 1,000 Kilometers. Today I did quite a good preparation; sleep and food, grabbed a piece of banana 20 minutes before the start. I took off at 3 pm. The weather was quite nice, 26 c, warm sunlight. The greenery of trees in the park helped a lot in protecting me from the sun. There was no crowd …

The last time I took a photo of it was about two months ago. There was one step at the entrance which was completely inaccessible for wheelchair user and very risky for ordinary customers to slip on it. I’m a regular of this branch since I usually have a business meeting there. And I used to inform the staff many times regarding this growing concern. Recently I went there as usual and found this problem was fully disappeared. They redesigned a step to become a seamless slope. It’s a simple gentrification with ease of use and cost-effectiveness. I no longer …

In some ways, everyone can contribute to the country on what they’re good at. Check out our last release video and article (in Thai): https://business.facebook.com/AccessibilityIsFreedom/posts/2144098138946153 https://business.facebook.com/AccessibilityIsFreedom/posts/2144110395611594

Yesterday was Thailand Fathers Day, I made a good number score. I’m closing to the 1,000 kilometers mark. Let see if I could deal with this with in this year.  

On behalf of T4A (Transportation for All), we were invited to join a regional dialogue held by the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR). The topic this year was “2018 AICHR Regional Dialogue on the Mainstreaming of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the ASEAN Community” / Accessibility through Universal Design) AICHR is an intergovernmental commission whose goal shares the same with us: human rights. Some of our leading activists and networks were presented in the event including Mr. Monthian Buntan. The topic was mainly about Universal Design. Once my turn has come, I began with… “We have …

The answer is “NO”. The cost of the installation of elevators and ramps on every access point on every station account for just about 1% of the whole project’s cost. To say, no matter the cost, this is a thing that needs to be done. There is no excuse of not doing that and even the law has regulated this clearly since 13 years ago. Importantly, given this emphasis, the Prime Minister has stated firmly that “We won’t leave anyone behind.”

Because it fails to provide, by law, the accessible infrastructure and its additional supports with perfect conditions which make PWDs, as well as less-abled persons, difficulties in getting access with maximum comfort and safety. This is especially true on elevators, with its ramps, in which there are only two of them installed on each station although each station comprises of four entrances-and-exits.

The disability rights activists and networks issuing a prosecution toward MRT Purple Line. The Declaration of Thailand’s National Day of Persons with Disabilities. Thailand’s law has been composed clearly regarding the provision of accessible infrastructure and public services. Thailand’s Prime Ministers, from former to current generations, have regarded this as necessity with the responsive awareness from the Minister of Transports. Although they realise that the provision of accessible infrastructure and its additional supports would approximately account for just less than 3% of a whole project’s cost, and although they recognise that this is such an essential element that every one …