Responsible agency

• Bangkok: Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
• Beijing: Beijing Municipal Government.
• New Delhi: Ministry of Urban Affairs & Employment, Government of India.

Site Characteristics

• Bangkok: Commercial & educational.
• Beijing: Residential, commercial & educational.
• New Delhi: Government & public buildings.

Focus of renovations

• Bangkok: Footpaths, street furniture & bus stops.
• Beijing: Entrance & kerb ramps, Braille blocks, sound signals, bus stops, toilets and housing.
• New Delhi: Public buildings & surrounding external environment.

User group participation

• Bangkok: Design of Braille blocks & on-the-spot inspection.
• Beijing: All main activities: needs assessment, planning, inspection.
• New Delhi: Entire process: site surveys, planning, inspection, decision-making, continuous follow-up.

Media and publicity coverage

• Bangkok: Newspaper features.
• Beijing: Radio, TV & newspaper coverage; National Day of Assistance to Disabled Persons; children’s awareness raising information material.
• New Delhi: Coverage of national seminars and access issues by dailies and Journal of the Institute of Town Planners, India; NGO poster.

Expansion outside pilot project site

• Bangkok: Footpaths with Braille blocks & kerb ramps.
• Beijing: Pavements with Braille blocks; ramps at overhead walkways & underpasses; 56 projects to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China included access features.
• New Delhi: Access features of 4 key government buildings.

Legislative development

• Bangkok: Guidelines for BMA, Draft Ministerial regulations.
• Beijing: Revision of Design Code, rules & regulations on implementation of the Design Code.
• New Delhi: Model building by-laws. Formulation of guidelines on space norms and standards for barrier-free environments.

Future development and sustainability

Bangkok:

• Increase Braille footpaths
• Install accessible street furniture
• Improve on-site building access
• Issue & enforce access regulations

Beijing:

• Revise Design Code based on pilot project and other implementation experiences
• Enforce: all new buildings to comply with Design Code
• Continue public awareness campaign
• Include accessibility in teaching curricula
• Train technical personnel
  

New Delhi:

• Incorporate model building by-laws into building by-laws
• Integrate barrier-free design as part of planning & architecture curricula
• Continue to expand training for technical personnel
• Strengthen awareness-raising
  

Barrier-free Environments Action Score Sheet

• ESCAP guidelines: translated & disseminated
• Access presentations made
• Experiences documented & shared
• Awareness mobilized: community, professional bodies, building owners, schools
• Funding sources secured
• Legislative actions: laws, standards, regulations developed
• User-friendly guides developed & disseminated
• Implementation promoted
• Enforcement strengthened