Disabled rights protests before Paris Olympics draw pledges

By JOHN LEICESTER
Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — People in France with disabilities have protested by showing how difficult and frustrating it is for them to travel alone by train into Paris. The demonstration in a town on the outskirts of the French capital on Wednesday delivered a rebuke to government inertia before the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. President Emmanuel Macron promised concrete action during a conference on disabilities, including 1.5 billion euros devoted to accessibility. But a worker for a disability rights organization left his wheelchair and shuffled with help down, then up two flights of stairs to catch a train to the station that connects to the only fully accessible Metro line in Paris.