Accessible Parking

August 3, 2023 Visited Nakhon Ratchasima Railway Station for the first time. Inspected the conditions of #Walkways (station access), #AccessibleParking, #Ramps, #BuildingAccess, #Platforms, #PedestrianCrossings, and #AccessibleRestrooms as shown. Awaiting improvements in the double-track railway project.  

Yesterday, I couldn’t open the car door. I notified the security officer to call up the owner to move the car. He tried to ask the officer why they had to move, I show him that I was sitting in a wheelchair, and he had parked over the line. He was kind enough to apologize and move the car. This is a long-standing issue related to the lack of order in Thai society, particularly regarding parking habits.

April 9, 2023 Survey of Accessible Parking Spaces for People with Disabilities at Makro, Nong Bua Lam Phu Province. The information is as follows: 1. There are 4 parking spaces located at the front near the entrance/exit. The total number of parking spaces for this branch has not been confirmed with the Makro management.

I would like to raise this question to the public. I was sued for defamation by publication on the issue concerning accessible parking violations. [Plaintiff] The plaintiff testified at the court inquiry that he claimed a legitimate right to park at the accessible parking spot as his father who had hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body) was his passenger.

Got the news “The new top executive changed”, then the new car routes designed and cancel the 2 accessible parking spots on the ground floor to become the car turning route… Thailand ministerial accessible facilities regulation 2021 is 25:1 ratio (25 parking : 1 accessible parking spot) please kindly check if you fit on.

One of our members sent us picture and reported: >Today around 1pm, they parked there out of habit. >I want our society to acknowledge the rights of people with disabilities >Our society really does not value their rights enough, totally everywhere

The issue of accessible parking spaces can be improved in many ways, and we have worked to solve this problem during the last 7 years in as many aspects as we could. In the policy aspect, we were appointed to be part of the committee. However, the movement had not been successful. This will be the second chance to get this problem solved.

At Tesco Lotus Rama 3 where the accessible parking space was incorrectly used as a rental area for retail purposes, we decided to start a discussion on our page and within less than 30 minutes, a person who was using the accessible parking space called me to apologize, and said that he would move his car ‘immediately’ out. After that, he also took a picture and sent it to me as a confirmation. Later on, the manager of the rental department at Tesco Lotus Rama 3 called me and I insisted firmly that the area needed to be strictly managed.

5 July 2021 The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities(DEP), led by Director-General, Professor Siriluck S (Architecture, Lat Krabang University), and the “Accessibility Is Freedom” team, we went to observe the construction and management of facilities at the Fashion Island mall on Ramintra Road, and also presented an award to them for being a good mall role model, with the Building Manager – Khun Apisit K and his team welcoming us.

Because we want our city to change. In order to do so, we must identify the problem first. [Saba] led [Ice+Book+Rew] to explore the new train station to let them see by their own eyes. The new generation will take care of our society in the future. Let’s listen to them. SabaLive / Thailand Tomorrow – the series