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by presentation 1633 days ago
Blind, wheelchair-bound, and elderly people use trains daily everywhere in Tokyo. It only sucks if your city doesn’t value the non-able-bodied (which unfortunately is most of the world).
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I remember being surprised at the abundance of tactile paving in Japan.

https://www.simplemost.com/sidewalk-bumps/

These are universal in Australia. In the cities they even sometimes illuminate red/green to show the crossing status.
Everyone can be temporarily in such situation, but most of the world doesn't care.