Reported 10 months ago
On June 20, 2024, Minister of Health and Welfare will propose an amendment to expand the eligibility for priority seating. Amid recent controversies surrounding priority seating on Taipei's MRT, with calls for removal, Minister Qiu Tai-yuan asserts that priority seating will be retained while the naming could be discussed. He suggests considering the term 'priority seats' as used in Japan, which may better address the needs of the public. The controversy revolves around the provision of priority seating under disability rights laws, with plans to amend the law’s scope from focusing on 'disabled individuals and the elderly, weak, women, and children' to those with actual needs. The Ministry will collaborate with the Ministry of Transportation on policy-making, drawing insights from other countries like Japan with their 'priority seats' model.
Source: YAHOO