@merfield 

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merfield

Ramps for access

Ever feel disabled discrimination? Some well wisher has dropped the nod to the Highways department that I have a black rubber ramp ( very heavy - made from recycled tyres) from pavement to road to enable my wheelchair access and as a result I have been given the option of 7 days to remove it or apply for a dropped kerb which I would have to pay for and they would have to approve. I cannot turn onto the very narrow pavement and if the ramp - marked each side with a white line, a painted disabled sign on it - should be removed then being a popular cul de sac for parking shoppers - it would probably be impossible to put it in place again. I am shocked that my only means of access to and from my home is even in question. Doubly so when the whole surface of the road is a hazard to wheelchair users and pedestrians alike. I live in an old market town with narrow streets and pavements. Sandwich boards, uneven paving. rain water gullies, holes in the road, dropped kerbs have to be negotiated. I wonder if any of you have experienced similar 'discrimination'. Xx
@Stumbler

@merfield , primarily, I would contact your local Councillor, the one you voted for in the local elections, and your MP. You might find that the following makes interesting reading :- https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/discrimination/what-are-the-different-types-of-discrimination/duty-to-make-reasonable-adjustments-for-disabled-people/

@grandma

@merfield Just had a very long ramp put in my front drive by mr council, totally at their expense, and a through lift as well! Have had to sign papers to say I won't be selling in the next 10 years. As I have lived here for 42 years, and have no intention of moving, in facet they are carrying me out of it in a box (minus the brain and stem cos that's going to the ms society for research) Get in touch with your council, Occupational Therapy department, they should help all roads round and cost will depend on your financial situation. Good luck.😍