{"id":20918,"date":"2024-08-21T12:17:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T10:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colleensparis.com\/?p=20918"},"modified":"2024-08-26T11:50:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T09:50:40","slug":"getting-around-paris-accessibly-for-the-paralympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/2024\/08\/getting-around-paris-accessibly-for-the-paralympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Around Paris Accessibly for the Paralympics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Transportation in Paris is a big issue whether you have special needs or you happen to be the Paralympics torch. Getting around Paris accessibly for the Paralympics is possible. The City of Paris has upgrades and motivation. The Paris Tourist Office, Region Ile-de-France, and the RATP will make transportation easier. My interest in learning more came from a reader. She asked me about renting a wheelchair for the games. At a press briefing I learned about a company that can help. Too late. The reader had come and gone. She wrote that the transportation for her in a wheelchair was unpleasant; impossible to use the metro. She attended only one of her events. This one question and her frustration made me curious to know more. Researching opened up a gold mine of information, which was not easy to find. I hope I am not too late passing it on. All the links below are either available in English or can be translated within your browser. If you see links with a line through them, they work anyway: cyber gremlins.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Are you attending one of the games and need special transportation to the sport venues? An accessible shuttle<\/a> (photo) is available for people with disabilities and those accompanying them. This dedicated transport service is one way or round trip and takes you to the competition venues. The shuttle uses eight central Paris stations. Use the Paris2024 application<\/a>. With purchased tickets (example photo below), reserve the shuttle. Follow the special needs instructions and book your trip. The cost is four Euros one way and eight Euros round trip. Write to the tourist office at handicap@parisjetaime.com<\/a><\/strong> to rent a wheelchair or scooter\/chair combination at the Games. Contact Omni directly hello@omni.community<\/strong><\/a> for more information for general rentals. (photos of Charlotte) or book through Omni online at Paris je t’aime<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Knowing which lines are accessible is helpful when choosing a hotel. One hundred percent of the Paris buses, trams, RER B and C and Orlyval are accessible. For the metro only line 14 is completely accessible. Line 4 is accessible between Porte d\u2019Orl\u00e9ans and Bagneux Lucie-Aubrac stations. Line 11 between Porte des Lilas and Rosny-Bois-Perrier stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La Terrasse des jeux Accessibility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Borrow a wheelchair\/scooter combination for free at the games terrace\/La Terrasse des jeux<\/a> in front of city hall\/H\u00f4tel de Ville. For accessibility help, visit one of the three welcome booths\/accueil. The volunteers are multilingual and have many solutions. They will lend you a sunflower lanyard to wear during your visit. It gives you priority seating and line placement. There is always a long line for the laser\/video games and the upstairs photo booth. To visit the terrace with a view, use the ramp to the right side near the children\u2019s climbing wall. The photo booth is free and gives you four different clich\u00e9s and a souvenir bookmark with the photos. Scan the QR code on the bookmark for a link to a video and your photo booth images.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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