A visually-impaired man plays a clarinet on Silom Road. According to the International Labour Organisation, productive and decent work enables people with disabilities to realise their aspirations.
A university student crosses a footpath marked with "detectable warning surfaces" along Phloenchit Road. Detectable warning surfaces, or tactile paving, enable the visually-impaired to detect surfaces and hazardous points on the pavement, such as pedestrian crossings.
The space afforded to detectable warning surfaces along the pavement near Nana BTS Station has been taken over by street vendors, making it difficult for the visually-impaired to navigate this area of town.
A visually-impaired man uses a white cane as he walks along an elevated footpath near Victory Monument. There are around 80,000 visually-impaired people in Thailand.
A member of the MRT staff assists a physically-challenged woman to use an elevator. While most subway and skytrain stations are accessible to the disabled, the same can't be said for other forms of public transport such as buses and boats.
A pick-up truck occupies a disabled space at a shopping centre on Rama IV Road. The Building Control Act 2522 (1979) contains guidelines for buildings to be equipped with assistive devices for the elderly and the disabled.
A physically-challenged man rides a modified tricycle along Ratchawithi Road that enables him to pedal with his hands.
