At Paris 2024, the concept of accessibility translates into providing the best conditions for people with disabilities to move around freely at the Paris 2024 Games, from the moment they purchase their ticket to when they take their place in the stands, the authorities stated in a press release issued today.
A total of 280,000 reserved tickets have been put on sale for people with disabilities (PWD) and people in wheelchairs (PIW) for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In addition, Paris 2024 has put in place several innovative tools and solutions adapted to various forms of disabilities to provide the best possible spectator journey and Games experience to all people with disabilities, they stated.
Notably, Paris 2024 issued a dedicated page and a spectators’ guide on the Paris 2024 Games app to provide access information for each venue in the “getting there” tab. Spectators can use the Paris 2024 Games app to access the online reservation website for accessible shuttle services and assistance at the station by Paris 2024’s official partner Île-de-France-Mobilités (IDFM).
According to the authorities, 150 accessible shuttles operated by IDFM are available to all people with disabilities who hold a PWD or PIW ticket from the seven Parisian stations and the Rosa Parks station for the price of a metro ticket, 4€, for the ticketholder and the accompanying person (and up to 3 children, in addition to the accompanying person). The reservation platform was launched in February and already offers the possibility to reserve trips for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
1,000 accessible taxis will be deployed in Île-de-France in 2024, which is four times the 250 accessible taxis available in Paris in 2022. Additionally, there will be 140 accessible stations on the Transilien network, especially those near Olympic and Paralympic competition venues, and 650 additional parking permissions granted for taxis transporting persons with reduced mobility.