Blocked ramp restricts disabled athlete

Former champion gymnast and disabled rights activist Sang Lan has criticized her local community members who block the wheelchair ramp with bicycles and motorcycles.

The 27-year-old woman, who is paralyzed from the chest down after suffering a spinal injury at the Goodwill Games in New York 10 years ago, said she has had trouble accessing the ramp since moving in to Jijingqinyuan community in Wangjing last month.

In a Nov 25 post on sina.com, Sang said she needs the assistance of the property management company because many of her neighbors are Korean and she has difficulty communicating with them.