Gov't surveying hotel wheelchair accessibility for Tokyo 2020

The government has started a survey on wheelchair accessibility of hotels and inns across the country ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, as progress toward making such facilities friendly to visitors with disabilities remains slow, officials said.The government drew up a set of proposals earlier in the year to make public places more barrier-free ahead of the 2020 events, but the International Paralympic Committee said in May improvements are needed to make hotels more accessible for Paralympic participants and officials.A nationwide survey will be conducted through hotel ind…READ FULL ARTICLE