Tokyo 2020: Former Paralympian Says True Accessibility Still Long Way Off

Uehara Daisuke was part of the Japanese ice sledge hockey team that won silver at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics. (© Imamura Takuma.)

A passenger in Nagoya boards Toyota’s Japan Taxi on January 31, 2019, using the improved ramp. (© Jiji)

Uehara Daisuke (left) battles for the puck against a Czech Republic player on March 13, 2018, in the first round of ice sledge hockey at the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics. (© Jiji)

Wheelchair seating at the Pyeongchang Paralympic ice hockey arena.

Wiring crosses the floor in the athlete’s dining hall (left), and toilet cubicles with ramps but no place for wheelchair users to stop and open the door.