Author: Doug Paulley

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

Wheelchair spaces on buses and Party Politics

I appreciate and am truly humbled my the support offered and given freely by so many people and organisations (in particular disabled peoples’ organisations). I welcome non-partisan parliamentary support for this issue. I wish to make it clear, however, that there are certain groups whose politics and behaviour is such that I have profound idealogical…

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Equality vs Equity

(With thanks to the Becoming Radical blog for the image.) If and when we win the case in the Supreme Court, I think we should rename the Equality Act to the Equity Act. A lot of people seem to be talking about Equality between non-disabled pushchair users and wheelchair users. That may be Equality, but…

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Spaces: car parks, buses, wheelchairs and buggies

Some car parks don’t have any special spaces, they only have “Normal” spaces. They can be very difficult or impossible for disabled people to access. Some car parks have Disabled Access (“Blue Badge”) spaces. They are specially designed and located to make it possible or easier for some disabled people to use the car park.…

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