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BTS Sam-rong Station Bangkok, Thailand. BTS Sam-rong station, the metro electric train has just recently opened for service. After 3 years of intensive collaboration a group of activists had provided to authorities who were in charge of this project. I’m going to have a deliberate look on it with firsthand experience. To see whether is there any improved accessibility comparing to the old layout & design.

After the Administrative Court has ordered in one year timeframe of providing of accessible infrastructure on all 23 BTS stations. Three years has passed and the project is still unfinished with numerous spots found inaccessible.

Bangkok, Thailand: Soon after the Administrative Court has issued the order: To completion within a year the installation of elevators and all accessible facilities constructed strictly by law, on all connections from the ground up to the platform floor of the BTS stations.

Smile and happiness is priceless. Shot with a foreign family, this image took place on March 2017 when I participated in the press conference on the “BTS’s first four lift delivery date, joined by the Bangkok Governor and his Deputy, and many involved parties. I met this family when the event was over. I got a chance to talk with them and was very impressive when they said that, as a regular passenger, they’re very happy that the lift’s installed so they could use it. Needless to explain, let the image says itself. What we see is the smile and …

“A work contributing to the help of PWDs is essentially requisite since the disabled demands no impaired but pursue for self-reliance. If we fail to enable them to rely on their own life and the economy of their family, they and the publics would suffer from an incurring trouble. Hence, the policy is to enable them to help themselves for the sake of the benefits of the society.”

People with disabilities, PWDs, do not want to rely on others. We just want to live a normal and happy life. We don’t necessarily want to ask for help. Difference in physical condition is commonly normal as everybody is created as unique as they are.

Every journey has lots of pleasurable memory in its own. Until now, I’ve presented you tremendous insightful information, that I experienced them at first hand, through short articles or Facebook Live. Though I haven’t done yet. There are tons of them waiting on the line. Stay tuned!!

After an intensive of SabaLive work, here are the main points I would like to highlight;

It was a splendid field work to see what was really happening in our real life. We intended to do it without any advance preparation. We wanted to make it real, natural, and authentic as much as possible. So, its outcome was typically what we’re facing in our society. It showed urban outlook in the sense of accessibility and social perspective toward priority parking, as well as PWDs.

It was fantastic! For a special lecture days ago with incredible 77 sophomores in Design Business Technology Management Programme, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Thammasat University. It began with a lecturer of the faculty contacted me via FB Page saying that he was my long-time fan and passionate on inclusive design as it is part of our lives. He also used to be a temporary disabled which greatly changed his attitude since then. So, he would like me to give a talk to inspire his students.