SAP Concur Tokyo Employees Survey Ginza Accessibility via Wheelchair Experience
SAP Concur's Japan team took part in Mirairo Inc.'s "Bremen Survey Team" event, using the map-based accessibility app Bmaps to survey the Ginza area around its Tokyo office from a wheelchair perspective and post accessibility information. The event began with basic disability education, noting barriers affect not only people with disabilities but also the elderly, stroller users, and foreign visitors, and highlighting the "information barrier." Participants surveyed Ginza in groups, taking turns as wheelchair user and supporter, finding even slight slopes, height differences, and obstacles in passageways difficult; some older buildings lack elevators and have stepped surfaces of seven inche…
Impact and considerations
For travel and meeting planners, the article highlights the importance of accessibility information for diverse travelers and shows how companies can identify facility and information barriers through hands-on experience.
Key points
- SAP Concur's Japan team took part in Mirairo Inc.'s "Bremen Survey Team" event, using the Bmaps app to survey the Ginza area around its Tokyo office from a wheelchair perspective and post accessibility information.
- The event noted barriers affect not only people with disabilities but also the elderly, stroller users, and foreign visitors, and highlighted the "information barrier."
- Participants surveyed Ginza in groups, taking turns as wheelchair user and supporter, finding even slight slopes, height differences, and obstacles in passageways difficult; some older buildings lack elevators and have stepped surfaces of seven inches or more.
- Bmaps was developed by Mirairo Inc. with support from the Japan Foundation and is jointly operated with the nonprofit CANPAN Center, sharing information in 17 categories.
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- SAP Concur
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- First source publication
- 29 Jun 2022, 19:47
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- 14 Aug 2026, 08:35
- Last updated
- 29 Jun 2022, 19:47
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- SAP Concur Blog：SAP Concur Employees in Tokyo Have a Hands-On Wheelchair Experience to Survey Accessibility (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 29 Jun 2022, 19:47