Paris Paralympics, campaigners demand bigger improvements

With the Olympics over, Paris is gearing up to host the Paralympics. More than 4,000 athletes with disabilities along with tens of thousands of spectators will attend the competitions from August 28 to September 8. As VOA correspondent Lisa Bryant reports, Olympic authorities praise Paris for the steps it has taken to make the city accessible to all. Activists for the rights of this community, however, say much more needs to be done, across France, to change infrastructure and mentality. The day of Franck Maille, a disabled person, begins by leaving his home in the suburbs of Paris in the eastern part of the city. The train station near his home can be easily used by people with disabilities, but catching a suburban train, known in France by the initials RER, is no easy feat. “Having access means full autonomy to get from one place to another. When people say that Paris offers access for people with disabilities, I know that's not true,” Mr. Maille told VOA. . He is a former Paralympic athlete who won four bronze medals in swimming at the 1988 Summer Games. Now he is fighting for access. French authorities have worked to make this year's …

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