AT in Taiwan
AT (or AD in Taiwan): A systematic comparison: I have just returned from a two-week vacation in Taiwan (my place of birth); during which I visited three very different disability service institutions. I also had the pleasure of being briefed on about the state of Taiwanese disability services, and how much it has improved since I bid my farewell in 1989. The first thing I noticed was that in most public men’s room, there was at least one urinal equipped with handrails. Taiwan, like Europe and Japan, is facing the similar problem with aging population. I remember I had 45 classmates in first grade, today, the class size is down to 20. So it makes sense the infrastructure must make allowance for an aging population. Beside urinals, there was also an alarm installed inside the bathroom stalls at the Taipei High-Speed Rail Station, in case someone requires assistance, Also, there are wheelchair-stair-glides installed at newer small shopping centers.