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With well considered preparations, necessary assisting equipments and
reasonable arrangements, travelers with disabilities not only can not
enjoy the travel to China, but also can to certain extent improve their
physical strength. Disabled travelers are welcome to China and will be
treat friendly by hospitable Chinese people. In the recent years,
barrier-free environment has been developed rapidly in China. More and
more transportation vehicles, hotels and other public areas can be
easily accessed by disabled travelers.
The following are some useful tips for disabled tourists when traveling
to China.
Choose appropriate destinations by taking natural settings, cultural,
especially barrier-free environment into consideration. Beijing
certainly is a great place for disable tourists as it has abundant
historical and modern attractions and has the best developed
barrier-free infrastructures in China after its successful preparations
for the Beijing 2008 Paralympics Games. In addition, a number of large
cities including Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shenyang and
Qingdao have also created favorable environments for the disabled
travelers.
Make sure that you are fit to travel. Do a thorough physical
examination and seek advice from your doctor concerning travel
feasibilities and itinerary planning.
Book a private or small group tour with you family or friends, which
can better accommodate your special needs and provide more flexible
travel schedule.
Disclose your physical conditions to your travel agency so they can
customize your tour in advance.
Setup a relaxing, flexible and fairly simple itinerary. The tour
routes should have plenty of stops for you to take a break.
Pack your luggage carefully. Make sure to bring sufficient medicines
and assisting equipments necessary for your travel. If the condition
permits, bring key spare parts and toolbox with you in case the
equipments require emergent repairs.
Seek help from the airport staff or other transportation agencies.
They can assist you to get familiarized with the barrier-free facilities
and equipments.
It would be wise to buy appropriate travel insurance.
Make sure to get familiar with hotel evacuation procedures in the
event of fire or other emergencies.
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