One Day in a Wheelchair in Moscow | The Moscow Times

An estimated 8% of Russians have disabilities, but they are rarely seen on Moscow’s streets. Activists say it’s because the city lacks accessibility for people in wheelchairs.
We spent a day with Diana, a young joyful woman who is disabled, to see what it’s like to travel by metro in Moscow.
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[@peterdoh3078]

This is true. It is sad. My record pushing a wheelchair is 276 steps up!

[@medved4030]

Every government and public building should have a wheelchair-accessible ramp or elevator. As for transportation as far as I know the Metro subway is not wheelchair accessible and is not intended for wheelchair use for the time being. The problem is not only stairs but significant gap between platform and subway trains. The trams are also not wheelchair accessible because you require to climb stairs to enter the tram. There are however other modes of transportation that are wheelchair accessible... The Aeroexpress Train (train network linking Moscows 3 international airports - Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Vnukovo with major train stations in the city centre) is fully wheelchair accessible. The majority of city buses and trolleybuses have lowered floors and are wheelchair accessible. The city's sightseeing buses are wheelchair accessible. There is also a wheelchair-accessible taxi service called Invataxi.