http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/09/28/national/tokyo-metro-put-security-staff-platforms/#.V_JCvxb_qd4 Tokyo Metro Co. will increase the number of security guards on platforms and improve communication between staff after a blind man recently fell on the tracks and was killed, officials said Tuesday.
But the officials said deploying additional staff is only a stopgap measure until the subway operator fits platform safety doors at all major stations, work that is halfway complete. The man, who had a guide dog, fell from the platform at Aoyama-itchome Station on the Ginza Line on Aug. 15. Currently, platform safety doors are installed at only 85 of the 179 Tokyo Metro stations. The firm plans to increase the number of security guards and have them work longer hours at 38 stations that are known to be used regularly by visually impaired passengers. It will also ask staff to wear headsets so they can alert each other when disabled passengers are seen heading for the platform. At present, 45 percent of Tokyo Metro’s 3,300 station staff have an official qualification that recognizes their ability to help people with disabilities. The firm will get all remaining station staff trained up by the end of March 2018. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
