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Japanese city leads the way in accessibility
The Japanese city of Takayama in Gifu Prefecture, which has reinvented itself as a model city for people with disabilities, was the venue of a recent conference designed to showcase how Asia-Pacific cities can promote tourism, mobility and employment for a rapidly growing part of the world's population.
The event from Nov 24-26 was organised by the city and the Social Development Division of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Escap). It drew about 200 government officials, technical experts, academics, advocates and professionals on disability, accessibility, tourism, urban planning and rural development from 15 countries.
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