Paralympic success key to cultural change as 2020 hits 1,000 days to go

With the countdown until the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics ticking down to 1,000 days to go on Wednesday, thoughts are turning to how the games can be an agent for positive change in a culture often averse to evolution.Japan is a country with a wealth of accessible-appropriate infrastructure, with the great majority of train and metro stations easily navigable for wheelchair users and people with other disabilities, but culturally, there is a lot of work to be done, and some believe the Paralympics may prove a catalyst.Hard infrastructure in Japan is "carefully considered" …READ FULL ARTICLE