Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Elderly Challenge - Observation 2

For my second observation, it is about the elderly or anyone else who is wheelchair bound on the bus.

As we all know, if we want to get down on a certain bus stop we have to press the button but these buttons are placed very high for the wheelchair bound people and they would not be able to reach it.
So...what will they do?
The solution is in the picture below. (Apologize for the shaky and blur image)

The bell is at a lower hight just on the railing for the wheelchair bound people so they do not have to worry about pressing the button.

But there is also one more challenge the wheelchair bound people have to face.
How will they get off the bus? Well there is also a solution for this problem in the picture below. (Apologize for the shaky and blur image)

As the sign says, "PLEASE WAIT FOR BUS CAPTAIN TO ASSIST YOU IN ALIGHTING".
There is also a small illustration beside the words of a wheelchair bound person to show that the instruction is for all the wheelchair bound people.

By just doing this, we can further improve their lives and not make them feel that they are left out. Lets make the difference to them by just doing a small kindness act. Who know tomorrow we might be in their shoes in their position?

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