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> - Accessibility strip for blind people (bumpy yellow stripe in train stations and sidewalks) Have you tried to find an elevator? There's one in every station

> - Accessibility strip for blind people (bumpy yellow stripe in train stations and sidewalks) Have you tried to find an elevator? There's one in every station, but they don't tell you where it is. Also, they like making sidewalks out of the slipperiest substances you can find. It's a problem when it rains and can't be easy for anyone who walks unsteadily.

johngossman 2y ago
I notice that too, just carrying luggage around. Same with pedestrian overpasses some places. Overall, I’d say Japan is noticeably less accessible than the US or western Europe.
- thatguy0900 2y ago
  The US Americans with disabilities act really does a lot of work
  - TylerE 2y ago
    Yes, and as a disabled American is one reason I’m extremely scared right now.
- jdlshore 2y ago
  The US is more accessible than any country I’ve been to (and I’ve been to a lot). Water fountains are another thing the US is good at.
goosejuice 2y ago
It's hard to find anything in the large stations. Shinjuku station is mad. It's like a confluence of 12 rivers.
presentation 2y ago
I have not had any such problems living here for 7 years… elevators always have signs all over the station telling you exactly where to go to get to them, with standardized coloring and symbols, and text saying what it’s about in Japanese and English. They tell you even while you’re on the train which car the elevator will be in front of. I would chalk up your experience to being generally overwhelmed and not used to it, mixed in with being illiterate in the local language (despite there being English and symbols to assist further).
- TylerE 2y ago
  Now find the elevator with your eyes closed. That’s the GPs point.
  - bschwindHN 2y ago
    Most stations play sounds to indicate stairs and ticket gates. Typically a slow ding...dong sound, and birds chirping. Though I'm not sure if they indicate elevators with those sounds, I need to check next time I'm in a station.
- astrange 2y ago
  I do know how to read. I was thinking of the case of finding it from the outside, especially at a large station like Shibuya where they're always closing random entrances. Jorudan/Google/Apple Maps also don't incorporate them into search. It's fine once you've learned where they are of course.

johngossman 2y ago

I notice that too, just carrying luggage around. Same with pedestrian overpasses some places. Overall, I’d say Japan is noticeably less accessible than the US or western Europe.

thatguy0900 2y ago
The US Americans with disabilities act really does a lot of work
- TylerE 2y ago
  Yes, and as a disabled American is one reason I’m extremely scared right now.
jdlshore 2y ago
The US is more accessible than any country I’ve been to (and I’ve been to a lot). Water fountains are another thing the US is good at.

goosejuice 2y ago

It's hard to find anything in the large stations. Shinjuku station is mad. It's like a confluence of 12 rivers.

presentation 2y ago

I have not had any such problems living here for 7 years… elevators always have signs all over the station telling you exactly where to go to get to them, with standardized coloring and symbols, and text saying what it’s about in Japanese and English. They tell you even while you’re on the train which car the elevator will be in front of. I would chalk up your experience to being generally overwhelmed and not used to it, mixed in with being illiterate in the local language (despite there being English and symbols to assist further).

TylerE 2y ago
Now find the elevator with your eyes closed. That’s the GPs point.
- bschwindHN 2y ago
  Most stations play sounds to indicate stairs and ticket gates. Typically a slow ding...dong sound, and birds chirping. Though I'm not sure if they indicate elevators with those sounds, I need to check next time I'm in a station.
astrange 2y ago
I do know how to read. I was thinking of the case of finding it from the outside, especially at a large station like Shibuya where they're always closing random entrances. Jorudan/Google/Apple Maps also don't incorporate them into search. It's fine once you've learned where they are of course.