13 August 2020 I did a restroom test at MRT Rama 9 subway station, and found some concerns that I had to address to the general public as the followings: 1. The accessible restroom has only 1 unit while the typical restroom has so many. 2. The typical restroom is easy to get access, people just walk into it. 3. Previously, the accessible restroom is often misused by ineligible people. So now it’s always locked, making the most affected person belongs to the PWDs. 4. PWDs is like everyone. They are human with flesh and blood, and must poo when …
Read More »A lack of adequate elevators at MRT Blue Line. PWDs must take a long darkish detour.
MRT Phet-cha-bu-ri Station, besides the insufficiency of elevators from the ground floor, the ticketing floor and the platform floor are also found nowhere for its existence. Normal-condition people are criticizing that using escalator make them a bit detour and that they’re unwillingly and unlikely to use it. Now let’s take a perspective from PWDs when we have to just get on the train. I, on my wheelchair, have to go to another side of the road and, unwanted, require asking a staff for accompanying. The staff will then walk me go through a special area, It’s kind of a room …
Read More »MRT Restroom Story: Men&Women-always open but not for the disabled one!
There is sometimes I need to use a restroom when I take a ride on MRT blueline. I have been traveling by using the metro train for very long ago. Just like you, there are some times I need to use a restroom in urgency. Well, but the disabled restroom is always closed while the rest are all open freely. There is always a sign stating that “Out of service. Sorry for any inconveniences.” I don’t know what is the logic behind this but it’s such an incredibly wrongdoing. It should be all open all the time during service hours.
Read More »on the rainy day, the equality … (5min short movie with English closed caption)
This is only tiny example that shows a wrong design and have never been fixed. Reflects onto the big picture and problems block off the development of people of disabilities in Thailand, since so long. A short movie with English closed caption : on the rainy day, the equality …
Read More »The public train system will be become the downfall for Thailand(?)
For a year and a half that I’ve jointly work with the “Transportation For All (T4A)” team to improved the public metro train system. Some of our T4A members have been working on the relate issue for more than 20 years. Here is a summary that represents a failure of the accessible facilities design on the rail system in Bangkok which will be implement within 6 years.
Read More »Mission completed, guided my new friends tried out Bangkok Metro Trains
Strong Network is what I’m always paying attention for, specially friends from oversea. Some of their member are interesting and working on the accessibility since so long. They wanted to try out our Bangkok Train system, yes we’re on the same page. But it was not easy for a group of my new friends from Singapore to try out by them self. So I volunteered on the last day to send them back, travelling from Siam area to the Su-varn-na-phu-mi International Airport. We could also save some money too.
Read More »Accessibility Is Freedom as T4A member to Address Accessibility Issues to the National Human Rights Commission
On 29 June, 2016 Accessibility Is Freedom, as a representative of “Transportation For All community”, had addressed our serious concern on the accessibility problems on BTS and MRT, as well as feasible solutions in our perspective, to the National Human Rights Commission.
Read More »Accessible Toilet on the train station usually locked up …do you feel wonder?
Accessible Toilet on the train station usually locked up … >>the reason is security. And how about the next one …Do you feel wonder? – – – Michael Yon’s post : https://web.facebook.com/MichaelYonFanPage/posts/10153443127090665
Read More »No Rights No Freedom
“Basic Civil Rights” Everyone has probably heard this somewhere. This words clearly written in our country’s laws. For people who are healthy one may not pay much attention, they may feel unrelated or may not even feel it and I do really understand all of you. Alright, today let me tell you my little stories.
Read More »The Gang with MRT Bangkok metro train system survey
We got a changed to do the MRT Bangkok Underground Train Survey along my invited guests, Khun Pakkard and Khun Lee from the batteries powered girl gang. We had a lot of talking issues and soon you will see our exciting video. So thank you, you guys are truely lovely girls we had a lot of fun. And always my best number 1 video shooter myApple tonight I’ll give you a lot of kisses lol
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