Paralympic Games 'too far removed' for disabled in Beijing
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In China, most infrastructure remain inaccessible to disabled people, and some activists say that meaningful change is still a long way off.
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BEIJING - With just under 80 days to go before the Winter Paralympic Games, officials say the three areas hosting the games - Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou - will be made wheelchair accessible, as well as easy to navigate for the visually impaired.
But in a country where the visually impaired are often shunted into becoming masseuse or piano tuners, and most infrastructure inaccessible to disabled people, some activists say that meaningful change is still a long way off.