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Support for wheelchair and pushchair users as Solihull
29 August 2022
In response to residents’ concerns about people blocking access to dropped kerbs, Solihull Council has decided to adopt new parking enforcement powers. From Monday 5 September, people who park in front of dropped kerbs and block access will be issued with a fine of £70. This will be reduced to £35 if paid within 14 days. The fines are being introduced following a review of the council’s parking services strategy, which took place in July. This identified that there was scope to issue a £70 Penalty Charge Notice to any motorist who obstructs a pedestrian dropped kerb where tactile paving is present. Read More
How flying could be improved for passengers who use wheelchairs
15 August 2022
More wheelchairs are being damaged on planes. Travelers want action. The Transportation Department has announced several new accessibility measures, but advocates say progress is too slow. Jessica Dalonzo was worried the first time she flew with her power wheelchair last month. She’d heard horror stories from other travelers, and her manual chair had been damaged on previous flights. But the 22-year-old entrusted the customized device — with careful instructions attached — to Delta when she flew from New York to Orlando for a Disney World vacation. It was damaged upon arrival, but fixable in about an hour. Things got much worse on the way home, she said. Read More
Family ‘disgusted’ amid claims wheelchair user was removed from flight and humiliated
8 August 2022
A family claims a wheelchair user was removed from a flight and blamed for holding up other passengers. Danielle Snowball, 27, was flying to Mallorca along with her brother Gary Scholes, 40, and other members of their family for a long awaited trip abroad when she says the humiliating experience happened. The family had arranged special assistance for Gary, who requires the use of a wheelchair, when they booked their flight with Ryanair weeks ago, and said they had never had any issues before. But Danielle claims when they arrived at the departure gate at Manchester Airport on Saturday (August 20), Gary was told they didn’t have an aisle seat and would be ‘unboarding’ him from the flight. Read More
Support for wheelchair and pushchair users as Solihull
August 29, 2022
In response to residents’ concerns about people bl
How flying could be improved for passengers who use wheelchairs
August 15, 2022
More wheelchairs are being damaged on planes. Trav
Family 'disgusted' amid claims wheelchair user was removed from flight and humiliated
August 8, 2022
A family claims a wheelchair user was removed from
Royal Ballet performance will have a dancer who uses a wheelchair
July 26, 2022
Exclusive: former ballet student Joe Powell-Main w
