Attention to detail and solutions to save time on loading and uploading pluck praise from athletes test event
Bus accommodates up to eight athletes in wheelchairs, most banks for those who can move (Photo: Rio 2016 / Alex Ferro)
The International Rugby Tournament in Wheelchair, test event for the Paralympic Games Rio 2016 is a challenge for organizers in the category transportation accessibility. It is important that the system works properly, especially by involving displacement of a large number of people who use a wheelchair. Three buses were adapted to receive several wheelchair users simultaneously, and ramps for boarding have been installed in areas such as hotels and Carioca Arena 1. Athletes have approved the operation.
"Since we landed at the airport all are taking care of us. Everything is 100% accessible: bus, hotel, gym. Congratulations to Brazil "
David Willsie, the Canadian team of wheelchair rugby
José Higino, the Brazilian team, also hails. "I can say that this idea of putting ramps in hotels and in the arena was really cool because you do not lose time using the lift bus. Everyone goes at once, is much faster, "he noted.
Ramps are making the shipment of more agile athletes (Photo: Rio 2016 / Alex Ferro)
improved accessibility
In addition to creating access ramps and adapted buses, attention was given to various details such as deposits for wheelchairs teams within the Carioca Arena 1. "We refined some things found in the basketball event in a wheelchair. We made adjustments from day to day, "said Rodrigo Garcia, director of Sports of Rio 2016 Committee's praise, he said, does not mean that everyone should be satisfied. "Events like this are important to finish the planning and refining our operations."
All solutions were the result of a team work that is moving about 30 people in the test event., These include Ananias dos Santos and Fernando Dolabella, respectively specialist Transport and Transport coordinator Teams Rio 2016 Committee "In the event -test are using three buses adapted and a common urban, "said Dolabella. The coordinator explained that everything was prepared in terms of accessibility to transport for the Rio 2016 Games was endorsed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC): "The project went back and forth until we come to a common denominator."
Security is also an important aspect in the transport of Paralympic athletes (Photo: Rio 2016 / Alex Ferro)
The challenge of time
The dialogue between the Rio 2016 Committee and the CPI led to good solutions as the design of the access ramps, which should be around 80 at the Paralympic Games. "We did everything based on requests from the International Paralympic Committee. They ask for up to nine degrees of tilt, and we had a ramp adapted to five degrees. At the end we adopted a middle ground for everyone to have the greatest possible convenience, "said Dolabella.
"With the ramp, we are embarking all athletes on the bus in a minute and a half, two minutes. With the elevator, would take 20 minutes"Fernando Dolabella, Transport coordinator Teams Rio 2016
The coordinator stressed that time is an important factor in the Paralympics. "If we used the elevator that exists today in vehicles for people with motor disabilities, would take 20 seconds to embark each athlete. In the end, it would take 20 minutes to accommodate everyone, "he pondered. "With this ramp, which will be used in the Paralympic Games, we will be able to meet efficiently transport and do a job 100%."
Ananias Dos Santos explains that the vehicles are being used in the test event are the same outstanding at Urban River transport network - but with some modifications so that they can receive more than one person with walking difficulties. "Today the buses have boxes for eight wheelchair users, six transferable (people who use wheelchairs but are able to move to banks) and nine normal seats. We have 23 seats today within this adapted urban car which is serving very well, "he said.
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