The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #8: Wheelchair User Denied Accessible Space at Tokyo Cinema

The Shog-A.I. Shimbun goes to the movies, sort of…An incident took place at a cinema in Tokyo, which is usually used by a woman in a wheelchair. TBS reported that: “The woman watched the movie not from the wheelchair-only space, but from a reclining seat with four steps.”

The woman paid an additional fee and watched the movie in a reclining seat, rather than in the wheelchair-only space.

Episode Notes:

‘Wheelchair User Denied Accessible Seating at Tokyo Cinema Raises Concern as Japan’s Barrier Free Laws Change in April’:

https://barrierfreejapan.com/2024/03/20/wheelchair-user-denied-accessible-seating-at-tokyo-cinema-raises-concern-as-japans-barrier-free-laws-change-in-april/