Barrier-free environment construction is the basis for ensuring the full and convenient participation and integration of special groups such as the disabled into social life and promoting all social personnel to share the fruits of economic and social development. The Supreme People’s Procuratorate, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the China Disabled Persons’ Federation have jointly released a number of typical cases of public interest litigation in barrier-free environment construction, promoting barrier-free environment construction from three aspects: barrier-free facilities construction, barrier-free information exchange and barrier-free social services, and safeguarding the rights and interests of specific groups such as the disabled and the elderly.
In recent years, in the process of promoting new urban construction, many places have built barrier-free facilities that are humanized, systematic, intelligent and coordinated with the surrounding environment by building barrier-free parking spaces, adding intelligent blind roads, and guiding the blind on the bus, making the life and travel of the disabled, the elderly and other groups more "unobstructed and loving".
Add intelligent blind roads to make travel unimpeded
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In some cities, intelligent blind roads with embedded electronic sensors have been added to urban roads, and the intelligent guidance system for helping the blind is synchronized. When blind citizens cross the street, the smart bracelet and mobile phone APP will activate the intelligent system, remind the passing vehicles to slow down and be polite, and guide the blind citizens to pass safely.
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In order to help visually impaired people travel safely, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, launched an intelligent blind zebra crossing last year, which combines video surveillance and radio frequency identification equipment to improve the traffic safety factor to a greater extent.
"The reason for increasing the blind road design is because we received feedback from the masses in May last year that there are more visually impaired people near this road, about 100. Due to the lack of barrier-free facilities in this section, there are great security risks for visually impaired people. " The staff of relevant departments said. In October last year, after many investigations and technical research and development, the relevant departments of Nanning added a zebra crossing with blind lanes embedded in it, with a length of nearly 30 meters, which was synchronized with an intelligent guidance system for the blind, and a chip bracelet was distributed for the visually impaired. According to reports, whenever visually impaired people cross the street, the guidance system for the blind will sense the signal of their bracelets, and LED display screens, warning lights, voice prompts and other equipment on the north and south sides of the intersection will give early warning to passing vehicles by visual and sound means to remind them to slow down and be polite. "When crossing this zebra crossing, the bracelet doesn’t have to be held in your hand and put in your pocket. The blind guidance system can also sense it, which makes it easier for us to walk." Tao Jin, a visually impaired person, said.
It is worth noting that in the pavement design, the zebra crossing is granular, and the concave and convex feeling of stepping on it can guide the visually impaired. At night, the guidance system for the blind will also send out laser tips to make them cross the street safer.
In October this year, the first special blind road with embedded electronic equipment in Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province was officially opened. This blind road is located at the intersection of Changjiang North Road and Mingzhu Road in Tianyuan District, and it crosses the underground passage of the main road. Relevant departments have added electronic equipment to the original blind road in this section to guide the blind people to walk intelligently and improve their travel experience. Electronic sensors are embedded in the middle of this blind road at intervals, and electronic speakers are installed at every corner. Blind people can seamlessly link to the electronic blind road guidance system through the mobile phone APP, and the mobile phone and electronic speakers will give voice prompts, accompanied by obstacles and stairs to guide blind citizens to pass safely.
On-line interactive system makes guidance unimpeded
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Some cities have built intelligent voice interactive public toilets and bus guide blind systems. The blind can arouse the voice interactive system, not only ask the specific location of some public facilities, but also give an alarm to seek outside help in case of emergency.
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"Right in front of you are the smart toilets and children’s toilets side by side, and your right hand side is the sink …" This leading voice comes from a barrier-free public toilet in Jianghan Community, Changhe Street, Binjiang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
It is understood that there are seven "AI intelligent barrier-free public toilets" in Jianghan community, some are located in communities, some are located beside parks, and some are in commercial buildings. In such a public bathroom, as soon as the door is opened, the AI intelligent vocal guidance system will broadcast the facilities and location in the bathroom by voice.
"This is our vocal guidance system specially designed for the visually impaired. With this system, after entering the private barrier-free public toilet, they can independently and quickly locate and use the facilities in the house, and there is no need to grope around for the sink. " The relevant person in charge of Jianghan Community said. In addition to the smart toilet, the improved version of the double-handle armrest and backrest, the inside of the bathroom door is equipped with a closing handle, which is convenient for wheelchair users to close the door. At the same time, it is specially equipped with Braille guidance, alarm bell and children’s toilet and multifunctional nursing table.
Not long ago, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province launched version 2.0 of the bus guide system for the blind. Visually impaired people can quickly know the distance of vehicles and the location of waiting stations by shaking their smartphones.
It is understood that when waiting for a bus, visually impaired people can hear how many stops before the next bus arrives at the waiting station as long as they gently shake their mobile phones, and the distance of the vehicles will also be informed. If the road environment is noisy, visually impaired people can gently shake their mobile phones close to their ears, so that they can hear the location of waiting vehicles more clearly and avoid the situation that they can’t get on the bus because they can’t hear the station announcement information.
At the same time, when the driver hears the vehicle automatically broadcasting the arrival reminder, he can know in time that the visually impaired people at the site need to get on the bus, and the driver can also actively find, check and wait for the visually impaired people at the site to get on the bus through this system. The bus guide system for the blind (Version 2.0) closely connects the driver and the visually impaired waiting for the bus, realizing the "two-way trip" between the driver and the passenger, and bringing more intimate guide service for the visually impaired.
Humanized transformation makes service have love.
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Some cities adhere to the principles of "individuation" and "humanization", and comprehensively consider various factors such as the category, degree and characteristics of the disabled, install intelligent equipment for the families of the disabled, or add intelligent facilities in public places to promote the transformation of barrier-free transformation from infrastructure transformation to intelligent transformation.
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How to make the disabled and the elderly better participate in social life? Playing cards in the square, going to the park for fun, and taking a comfortable hot bath … The answer may lie in this "loving" humanized service.
Recently, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and other three departments jointly issued a number of typical cases of procuratorial public interest litigation for barrier-free environment construction to effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of specific groups such as the disabled and the elderly. Among them, in the "Administrative Public Interest Litigation Case of Shenzhen People’s Procuratorate Urging to Improve the Barrier-free Function of the Audible Warning Device for Crossing the Street", the relevant departments in Shenzhen took immediate measures to implement the rectification in view of the problems such as the absence of the Audible Warning Device for Crossing the Street at the crosswalk and improper maintenance and management of the device. Relevant departments have explored the installation of a new type of intelligent audio warning device for crossing the street. After the pilot, they have planned to install it at all eligible newly-built or rebuilt intersections in Nanshan District and Longgang District of Shenzhen, and gradually push it out in the whole city.
Not only in Shenzhen, but also in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, demonstration projects have been actively built, and 12 sets of intelligent sound prompting devices have been installed at the intersection of Laodong Road and Xihuan Road in conjunction with relevant departments. In addition, Suzhou has also explored the pilot of intelligent barrier-free bus guide service in the city, and launched a "barrier-free network car ride" for special groups in the province to meet the travel needs of disabled passengers.
In addition to further improving the service facilities in public places, some places have also actively promoted the intelligent transformation of home barrier-free facilities.
Ms. Zheng, who lives in Beitou Community, Anlin Station Town, Feicheng City, Shandong Province, has been unable to stand on her lower limbs because of polio sequelae since childhood. She has to work hard several times more than normal people to do many simple things, such as turning on and off lights, pulling curtains and drying clothes. Considering her actual situation, the relevant departments of Feicheng City included her home in the scope of this year’s barrier-free intelligent transformation, and installed a number of intelligent facilities and equipment for her, including smart lights, electric curtains and electric lifting clothes racks.
"Things that were inconvenient or impossible in the past can now be done alone." Ms. Zheng said that the barrier-free intelligent transformation has solved her big trouble and made her home life more convenient, comfortable and safe.