Nearby, another wheelchair user is pushed along in the street as traffic whizzes past just inches away.
Busy, narrow or clogged pavements – haphazard rows of rentable bikes are a prime offender – sometimes force people in wheelchairs to brave the busy downtown roads of China’s biggest city.
Overpasses seemingly constructed with little regard for people with disabilities, uneven pavements, badly made ramps and patchy access to public transport can also make life difficult for “wheelers”.
They say that the situation is even worse outside China’s first-tier cities but is generally improving compared to just a few years ago.
Zhao Hong Cheng is a video blogger who highlights the challenges she faces in Shanghai and other cities.
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