New stuff built in Tokyo is pretty good but still a lot of old buildings

I find it really frustrating when accessible infrastructure is built but then is always out of service. Denver airport just installed accessible toilets outside the normal bathroom for easy access and they are either constantly in use by individuals who do not need them or locked so the cleaning staff doesn’t have to clean them. What a waste!

I live in Teddington (which is a suburb of London United Kingdom), I also volunteer for a local accessibility charity and we have done an accessibility study of Teddington shops, restaurants, hairdressers, nail bars and pubs and have found most of them are accessible (or have very friendly and helpful staff who will come outside to assist anyone who can’t get into their shop). We are going to present our findings to the local Council with the hope that they will encourage other suburbs within their Council to do the same), all of our buses are accessible to wheelchairs, all trains are so getting transport is not a problem. All theatres have wheelchair spaces, some have boards to assist those who are mentally disabled. Most restaurants in the centre of London are wheelchair accessible or they have ramps available. I always check beforehand to make sure they can accommodate wheelchairs. Sometimes it’s a bit of a faff to do but the effort spent beforehand is worth it (as there’s nothing worse than expecting to have a great experience and they can’t accommodate you