Map will help city's disabled
<p> <span word="Finding">Finding</span> <span word="handicap">handicap</span>-<span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="map">map</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="highlighting">highlighting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="barrier">barrier</span>-<span word="free">free</span>" <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="accessible">accessible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disabled">disabled</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jing">Jing</span>'<span word="an">an</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="district">district</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="website">website</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ramps">ramps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elevators">elevators</span>, <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="Information">Information</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="gymnasiums">gymnasiums</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lodgings">lodgings</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span>. <span word="Shen">Shen</span> <span word="Jia">Jia</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Disabled">Disabled</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="map">map</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="barrier">barrier</span>-<span word="free">free</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="photograph">photograph</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ramps">ramps</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pathways">pathways</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="obstructed">obstructed</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disabled">disabled</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="opened">opened</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="map">map</span>.</p><p>(<span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> 06/13/2007 <span word="page">page</span> 5)</p><p><span word="Questions">Questions</span>: 1. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="barrier">barrier</span>-<span word="free">free</span>" <span word="facility">facility</span>？ 2. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="trial">trial</span>" <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="map">map</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="currently">currently</span>? <span word="Answers">Answers</span>: 1. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="handicaps">handicaps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disabilities">disabilities</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ramps">ramps</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="wheelchairs">wheelchairs</span>. 2. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="version">version</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="lacks">lacks</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="map">map</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="have">have</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creators">creators</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="improvements">improvements</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span>.</p>
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