Being confined to a wheelchair is not restricted to any one group of people. Young or old, rich or poor, in fact it could happen to anyone of us tomorrow.
Easy Access is a campaign to raise awareness of the needs of people in wheelchairs to gain access to buildings and other places the rest of us take for granted. A 12 inch step may as well be a 12 foot wall but with a little bit of thought and consideration many obstacles can be overcome.
We aim to:
• Listen to people in wheelchairs and hear the problems they face.
• Speak up on their behalf to businesses and councils.
• Be aware as we go about our town looking out for access restrictions and;
• Offer simple and inexpensive solutions to make access easy for all.
A town accessible to people in wheelchairs will also benefit parents with a pushchair, elderly people with walking frames and anyone of us with a short term injury. Then it really is equal access for all.
Question: We don’t have any wheelchair customers?
Answer: That’s because they can’t get in!
I already have one positive result with the Pickwick Road dentist agreeing to make his front door accessible to wheelchairs and I have written to one of the Corsham banks. I will post all results here.
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