Originally Posted by
Nola Rice
Big Daddy and I live in the French Concession and often discuss this. He has had knee surgery and I had ankle surgery. We are fine but once in a while an elevator would be helpful. We have noted all over China how there appears to be no "handicap" ramps, sidewalks cutouts, handrails, and many times there are obstacles. And all the uneven and not leveled granite and marble can be quite slippery. Even in the better hotels I have not seen assist rails or handles in the bathrooms. Although our hotel/apartment did put up slippery when wet signs.
They seem to be doing a decent job of building them in modern construction but there's no retrofitting. Wheelchairs are also rare enough that even when they exist they're sometimes blocked.