Category: Transport accessibility

Cornish Rivera sleeper wheelchair accessibility

I fancied a trip so I thought I would try booking the above Sleeper. I’d read that whilst their old stock has no accessible sleeper accommodation, their new stock does, with an adapted cabin and shower. Their standard cabins are not accessible for wheelchair users, as the following from Matt and Vicki demonstrates So I…

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Trapped Underground

I got Trapped Underground recently. Incident report Here’s an extract from the London Underground official report. Incident Description :- At 1852 a wheelchair customer pressed the help point at the hub, bottom of escalators 16-19. Lift #6 had been advertised as being out of service from 0629 this morning. The gentleman complained that escalator 6…

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West Yorkshire Police say: report bus drivers who refuse wheelchair users

I’ve got West Yorkshire Police to recognise that a bus driver who refuses a wheelchair user access to an empty wheelchair space on a bus is committing a crime and should face punishment. Disabled people, bus companies and drivers should all be made aware that such crimes should be reported to the Police. The Police…

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