About 60 percent of people with disabilities expect the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics to help promote the understanding of people like them, a survey by Kyodo News showed Saturday.
The poll conducted in June and July involved 564 people across the country with various disabilities, including visual, hearing and other physical and mental issues, from those younger than 10 to over 80.
In the survey, 62 percent reacted positively to the sporting event, expecting it to help the public better understand people with disabilities and eventually lead to the elimination of discrimination and prejudice.