http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/china-okays-blind-passengers-to-ride-with-guide-dogs-on-trains-115042000601_1.html
China, which has the largest number of blind people in the world, will
allow visually impaired passengers to take their guide dogs onto
trains from May 1.
According to new rules, blind passengers can tell train stations
their needs to ride with guide dogs when buying tickets, or calling
the railway customer service center 12 hours before train departure.
Passengers can also seek help from staff at stations if they fail to
contact the service center in advance, state-run Xinhua news agency
reported last night.
China Railway Corporation made the rules after joint studies with the
China Disabled Persons' Federation in an effort to improve
barrier-free services to the disabled.
When entering a railway station, visually impaired passengers should
show their identity cards, disability certificates, as well as
certificates for service dogs and for animal health and immunity.
Last year, Beijing approved a regulation that allows visually
impaired passengers to take their guide dogs onto subway from May 1.
China accounts for about 18 per cent of the world's blind. The
country is estimated to have the largest number of blind people in the
world - around 5 million. By definition, these people cannot walk
about unaided, according to figures from the World Health
Organisation.
Rail transport is an important mode of long-distance travel in China.
As of 2014, the country had some 112,000 km of railways, the third
longest network in the world.
--
Avinash Shahi
Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU
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