Author: Doug Paulley

Wheelchair user and residential care user, sometimes thorn in the side of authorities.

Number of Disability Discrimination (Goods and Services) cases not recorded

I’ve noted in blogs passim that the Department for Work and Pensions promised the Work and Pensions Commons Select Committee in 2009 that it would collate statistics on disability discrimination cases in the provision of goods and services. 42. There is a lack of data on the number of DDA cases on goods, facilities and…

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UK to Amsterdam by Train in a Wheelchair

I travelled from York to Amsterdam recently by train. It’s surprisingly quick and easy, and there aren’t any silly baggage restrictions, nor did I have to get out of my wheelchair at any point. But it’s not all straightforward, so I thought I’d give some tips. Booking This was the non-straightfoward bit. But it’s not…

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Steer Clear of Teleflorist.co.uk / “Eflorist” / “Euroflorist” – they can’t be trusted.

I have just successfully sued Teleflorist / Eflorist / Euroflorist after they let me down badly and didn’t give a stuff. We had a family celebration holiday at the frankly wonderful Calvert Trust Kielder. On Sunday, the day before we traveled, I decided to order some flowers and chocolates to be in the room for when my family arrives…

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