Tag Archives: wheelchair
Wheelchair users highlighted the problems of pavements in Wiltshire
‘Dangerous’ pavements a hazard for wheelchair and scooter users
By Helen Place BBC News
Pavements throughout the country still prove a battlefield for many wheelchair and mobility scooter users.
A group has got together in Wiltshire to highlight the problem still faced for many users in towns and city centres.
But the problem is not just confined to Wiltshire.
Disabled woman not allowed on bus with her wheelchair
Disabled woman left in the rain by bus drivers
Lucy Wright Wednesday, August 17, 2011
6:30 AM
A disabled woman has told of her anger after two bus drivers refused to let her board and left her waiting in the pouring rain.
Gail Baverstock, 60, who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, was forced to wait an hour and a half before a driver helped her. She said that two buses showing the disabled badge pulled up and after everyone had boarded, she moved so the drivers could lower the ramp, but instead they ignored her and closed the door. Bus company First says it has “taken the appropriate action” against the drivers.
Money can grow on trees!
Charity is amazing Catalyst for change
2:15pm Thursday 26th May 2011
MONEY doesn’t grow on trees, but a Colchester charity has proved it can go a long way if spent and invested wisely.
More than 20 years after the sale of the old Oaks Hospital, in Lexden Road, hundreds of people are still benefiting from the money, thanks to the Colchester Catalyst Charity.
