disability, data protection, activism and other such
This is a TriRide, a popular motorised electronic addition to a manual wheelchair. It is good for off-roading and long distances. (I want one!) This is Dominic Lund-Conlon, Accessibility and Inclusion Manager at Rail Delivery Group (RDG). Has a history of unsupportable pronouncements on rail accessibility, and a reputation for undermining disability rights and campaigners…
I am going to Raasay soon. This Scottish Island is the scene of the famous Calum’s Road, hand-built by the eponymous Calum over 15 years, because the Council failed to connect Arnish, a settlement of North Raasay, with the rest of the island. That’s on top of his job and life as a lighthouse keeper…
Content Warning: deaths on the railway / at level crossings, suicide At the Copmanthorpe Crossing public inquiry today, I commented that two people have died at the crossing since 2015 and that if Network Rail had agreed to pay for an accessible footbridge, they may still be alive. Network Rail objected to my comment. In…