Nearly all rail replacement and school buses/vehicles must be accessible – confirmed. Rail replacement buses I’ve previously given my legal interpretation of the applicability of accessibility regulations to rail replacement buses; now, I have independent verification. In response to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR)’s consultation into Improving Assisted Travel, I reiterated my views and also…
disability, data protection, activism and other such
Author: Doug Paulley
Wheelchair user and residential care user, sometimes thorn in the side of authorities.
Joe Hendry and Euston assistance staff “Paul”: I’m “Abusive” … or they lied?
In July I attempted to catch the Caledonian Sleeper to Aberdeen. I failed because they hadn’t stowed the upper bunk in the accessible cabin, despite multiple attempts to do so. In the middle of a discussion with the guard as to what to do (as a disabled person suddenly without accommodation hundreds of miles from…
Charging your phone (battery bank, USB fan etc.) from your electric wheelchair or scooter
There’s something perverse about running out of mobile battery whilst sitting in a wheelchair or scooter with huge batteries. Various commercial products bridge that gap; the best of which is Cripple Concepts’ charger. These plug into the charging port on an electric wheelchair and provide a turbo USB charging socket. These products suffer from some…