At the Suwannaphum International Airport, I was waiting to say good bye the other friends. Jeab messaged me that they’re heading to the airport. Surprisingly that I see Khun Yupa & her family (and with a little cute girl & boy + MiyamotoSan!!). Have a great trip back!

Was doing the priority parking spots survey at Suwannaphum International Airport. Check this video clip out . .. (No EN closed caption yet) 00:00:00 The priority car parking spots survey 00:53:00 Talk with our new friends Original Facebook Live link : Click here

Pictures and short story reported from our member: “Saba could you please fix the police?” Hmmm this is strange, how ? Should they give me a BIG hand to help me out fixing the problem?

Priority Parking ProblemBeing steal a priority parking by someone else is greatly hurtful and quite a big society issue. It demonstrates a characteristic habit and attitude of people in that living society. We, sometimes, seem to judge what we so-called civilization based on materialism, but miss social rules and those mental values like empathy, compassion, or sympathy. And I am wondering that is it a true prosperity in long-run? “Nice car boy! But well your heart is broken.” Live picture recently from my friend. As you see, the car’s wheel is being locked. Wondering that how the land owner would …

Accessibility Is Freedom and Transportation For All member (T4A) https://www.facebook.com/Transportation4all/ including Khun Supawat and Khun Sawang whose contributions are astonishing, had a great opportunity to get collaboration in providing useful information about accessibility in Thailand’s public transportations at the event “JICA & DPI African PWDs Training 2017”

As Accessibility Is Freedom, is a member of Transportation For All (T4A https://www.facebook.com/Transportation4all/), has a wonderful opportunity to get involvement in collaboration with DPIAP in a magnificent project called, African Training 2017. Our job is to provide information of Bangkok’s transportation accessibilities. We will work together for two days. Today is the first day and our team took them to have a ride at BTS and MRT, a major sky train and subway system in Bangkok, to test their functionality and accessibility.

Accessible & SafetyWe got a good news from Singapore is testing the stroller restraint on public bus (Link ref : https://goo.gl/35kdPL). I, as a wheelchair user was extremely affected by an impractical layout design on public bus, which had mostly lower safety standard. And thought that this issue should be brought to the front line as one of priority concerns. After my trial abroad on public transportation in countries, I would like to share my opinions:

I hold one principle that being “looking good” means showing your respect to the people and enhancing my creative confidence. Language, personality, and outfits, all needs to be done with well preparation. And suit is one of the most important parts I consider first. I have to say that those typical suits selling in the market usually don’t fit to the size and appearance of those who are wheelchair users, which specifically require some special adaption to perfectly match their body as they’re usually sitting all the time and some of their bodies might be slightly different from the mass.

Please Help MeThis morning, I got a call soon after I woke up. It appeared to be a very hotline asking for help from Jeab, and her team. They were going to Phit-sa-nu-lok for trip by AirAsia airline. One of her team member was an powered wheelchair user. The airline didn’t allow bringing his battery, necessary forpowered wheelchair, on board. So I suggested her to call any other hotlines for help, as possible as they could find, at the very intense moment.

It was my pleasure to be invited by Dr. Budsakayt Intarapasan, The Assistant to the President for Student Development of King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), to be her special guest speaker at the university. She initiated a project called “Project X / Extreme Living”, dedicated to educate young generation of people of disabilities to prepare them before leaving to the outside world. The lecture consisted of 23 futures of the nation in total. They came from all around Thailand.