Two deaths linked to public transit accessibility in six months raise concerns
A collective of visually impaired young people is protesting in Paris to denounce the lack of accommodations in public transportation.
Following the death of a visually impaired person in Paris in December 2025 and another in Lyon in June 2026, a collective of visually impaired young people is organizing a protest on Saturday, September 19 in Paris. According to the collective, these deaths reveal structural deficiencies in public transit accessibility.
The movement condemns the lack of appropriate accommodations for visually impaired people, which according to them creates dangerous situations and restricts their ability to move around independently.
Sources
- Les transports en commun peinent à atteindre l’accessibilité universelle : « Deux accidents mortels en six mois, ça fait beaucoup » — Le Monde — Une
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