GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of — As the world’s top disabled athletes competed on ice and snow, Erica Mitchell steered through her own obstacle course on Pyeongchang’s narrow and uneven streets. Koo Ja-cheon, an official from Gangwon Province, which governs Pyeongchang and Gangneung, said the games have been a learning process. Future steps may include strengthening accessibility requirements for buildings and facilities, acquiring more low-floor buses to accommodate wheelchair users and creating more “accessibility maps” for smartphones, he said. “Gangwon didn’t want to make permanent changes — all it wanted to do is get through a temporary event,” Moon said. The thousands from across the country who volunteered for the games could help initiate changes at their homes too, she said.

Source: National Post March 18, 2018 00:38 UTC