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00:00Navigating Paris is a daily obstacle course for this paraplegic resident.
00:04Have they installed the new ramps here yet?
00:07Most of the time, he has to depend on a station assistant to help him use public transport.
00:15The lady was kind enough to help me, but I would have struggled to get on by myself.
00:20We're still some way from being independent.
00:24The French capital promised to radically improve public transport accessibility in time for
00:29the Summer Games.
00:31So far, that's meant more tactile lettering, loudspeaker announcements in some stations
00:36and making the tram fully wheelchair accessible.
00:39Efforts that will need to be continued, say NGOs, even after the Games.
00:46We've got to hope that the Paralympics is a wake-up call and raises awareness to show
00:50that inaccessibility is actually just segregation by another name.
00:57Until now, the priority has been on stations serving Paralympic venues.
01:01Paris is expecting 4,400 para-athletes and 300,000 spectators with disabilities from
01:07the 28th of the month.