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Concerns over growing number of ‘dangerous and discriminatory’ road layouts

By John Pring on 28th February 2019 Category: Transport

Concerns over growing number of ‘dangerous and discriminatory’ road layouts
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Increasing numbers of local authorities are breaching the Equality Act by designing “dangerous and discriminatory” road layouts that put blind and partially-sighted people at risk of serious harm, say disabled campaigners. The concerns have been raised by the user-led campaign group […]

Outrage after council’s mobility scooter pavement ban suggestion

By John Pring on 1st December 2016 Category: Independent Living

Outrage after council’s mobility scooter pavement ban suggestion
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A council’s proposals to ban some mobility scooters from pavements as part of a crackdown on “anti social behaviour” are “outrageous, discriminatory and wrong” and likely to lead to a rise in disability hate crime, say disabled campaigners. The measure is […]

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