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FamilyMart Co Ltd is the first private company to provide “barrier-free access map app WheeLog!” with information about its shops that have a “multi-purpose toilet” and can be used by wheelchair users.
On February 5 2020, it announced that its shops with a multi-purpose toilet would be displayed on WheeLog! app. Since 2013, the company has set up multi-purpose toilets as the standard layout in its stores and currently has approximately 4,500 stores nationwide. In 2017, the company also added a multi-purpose toilet search function on its Web site.
Meanwhile, WheeLog! app was launched in May 2017 to provide barrier-free maps. It features a “TrackLog,” which is displayed on a map after a wheelchair user passes, and a “tweet function,” which allows users to exchange information with each other. In December 2019, the app launched a service in ten languages, including English and Chinese, in addition to Japanese.
The company plans to strengthen its collaboration with WheeLog! so that it can collect and develop barrier-free information for the forthcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Original Text: https://ampmedia.jp/2020/02/06/family-mart-2/