For the Paris Games, France needs “to press on the accelerator” because “a catastrophic scenario is in the offing if we don’t," APF France Handicap President Pascale Ribes said, citing concerns about accessibility, hotel accommodations and other issues for spectators with disabilities.
Disabled rights protests before Paris Olympics draw pledges
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The nearest wheelchair-accessible Metro line is about a kilometer (half a mile) away and public buses in the French capital - host of the next Olympic Games - can be a time-gobbling ordeal for people with limited mobility, Ribes says.
France under pressure over disabled rights as Olympics loom
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