【英文原声】Website improves accessibility for seniors to travel by train

Website improves accessibility for seniors wanting to travel by train

00:11①China's railway ticket booking system has launched an elderly-friendly version of its internet interface, national railway operator China State Railway Group said recently.

00:25②Clicking on the "elderly friendly "button on the right side of the landing page for 12306.cn, the official railway ticket booking website, opens a set of functions at the top of the page designed to aid senior residents in various ways, helping them read text, zoom in and adjust the volume.

00:51③The group said the system has about 25 million registered users aged 65 and above. The changes are designed to make it easier for seniors and the disabled to buy railway tickets online.

01:07④The online booking system has become the main way to buy railway tickets, but ticket windows have been retained to provide offline service to those unfamiliar with the online booking process.

01:22⑤The number of people aged 65 and above nationwide reached 190.64 million, accounting for 13.5 percent of the Chinese mainland's population, according to the results of last year's national census.

01:42⑥The State Council, China's Cabinet, issued a guideline last year that called for a three-year campaign to help seniors cross the digital divide and enjoy the fruits of intelligent technology.