‘Shocking experiences’: disabled people describe UK transport failures

‘Shocking experiences’: disabled people describe UK transport failures

Transport, Disability, Rail transport, UK news, Air transport, Road transport Business | The Guardian

​Passengers recall problems on planes, buses, planes and taxi journeys, from missing ramps to untrained staffImproving disabled access to UK’s public transport ‘almost impossible’John Jenkins from Oxfordshire despairs when he has to take the train.“Both when booking ahead and just turning up, the other station has not picked up the phone so a ramp at the other end can’t be arranged or confirmed. I’ve missed multiple trains because of this,” said the 71-year-old wheelchair user. Continue reading… 

Passengers recall problems on planes, buses, planes and taxi journeys, from missing ramps to untrained staff

Improving disabled access to UK’s public transport ‘almost impossible’

John Jenkins from Oxfordshire despairs when he has to take the train.

“Both when booking ahead and just turning up, the other station has not picked up the phone so a ramp at the other end can’t be arranged or confirmed. I’ve missed multiple trains because of this,” said the 71-year-old wheelchair user.

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