Harbin Daily reporter Li Mushuang
People who use wheelchairs are most worried about encountering obstacles such as steps and steep slopes. In order to facilitate the travel of wheelchair users, AutoNavi Map and Ali Public Welfare have developed and launched the public welfare barrier-free navigation function, giving priority to planning routes with barrier-free facilities such as barrier-free elevators, which is especially convenient for wheelchair people, so it is also called "wheelchair navigation". As the first national barrier-free map navigation, the program has covered 30 cities across the country, including Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Changsha, Jinan, Chengdu and Qingdao, and Harbin has become the first batch of cities to complete the coverage.
Citizens who need to use it only need three steps to open the corresponding service. First of all, open the AutoNavi map, click "My" in the lower right corner, enter the next interface, click to open the "Barrier-free Mode", and plan the barrier-free route by selecting the bus/subway/no navigation mode.
It is understood that there are 162,200 people with physical disabilities in Harbin, and more than 2 million people over 60 years old. The launch of this program will benefit wheelchair travelers in Harbin and make urban travel more convenient.