Using trains as a disabled Londoner - BBC London
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ส.ค. 2018
- Using trains is a normal part of life for most Londoners, but for Alan it's often a difficult experience. In a BBC London series, we explore what it means to be disabled in London.
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I deal with this guy a lot on my trains! He’s a lovely chap and I have all the time in the world for him!
I see. I want to ask you this. In London have you seen anyone missing both of arms?
A great insight to a disabled persons life.
As an ambulatory wheelchair user, I have realised to sit in my wheelchair before getting on buses due to a situation.
Essentially, I got on a bus that was fairly crowded and people weren't moving out of the way for me to get to the wheelchair spots at first. Once they did there were people all sitting in the spots and not one of them moved for me. I got nervous and went non verbal so i couldn't stand up for myself. It wasn't until the bus driver started driving and i fell ontop of the passengers in the seats. I got injured and was embarrassed. Luckily no one else got hurt. After that they didn't immediately move but people behind started yelling at em to move. These were a group of highschool kids. (it's not fair to assume people don't need wheelchair seats but they were all there as a group so probably they didn't?).
This was in a different country to UK btw.
I do feel so bad for people like him and will always try and do what I can to help, even if it's getting out the way, lol. But I've seen how hard it is for the disabled when travelling over the years.
great, it really makes a big difference, we do get people helping us sometimes
Before passing school, every student should take an emphanty course where they live the life of a disabled person for 1 week. That would change the world's attitude against disabled people
I'm disgusted at the people not willing to move for him in a designated wheelchair area.
He should never be worried about upsetting the able bodied. Only the other way around.
James French It’s first come first served! In the normal course of the day hardly any wheelchairs get on!
When i was little i would always take the flip seats (the place for wheelchairs) i don't remember i think i would cry if a wheelchair user take it
@@tommybest1978 The trouble is that the able-bodied people don't want to move if they have found a suitable spot even in a designated wheelchair area because they are downright selfish & they don't think of wheelchair bound people who need that particular space more than they do.
I'm disgusted at the people not willing to move for him in a designated wheelchair area.......... this is what cattle prods were invented for :)
As a guy who's autistic and has another learning disability it disgusts me. People who also sit in priority seating when there's no reason too also drives me up the wall. The real reason I sit in priority seating is due to mental overwhelming behaviour if I'm stressed out too much. An autistic meltdown is no joke, I had it almost occur last April due to stress.
I used a train last weekend up to London, I couldn't manoeuvre my electric chair into the 'wheelchair' space because the table didn't move so I had to go on the other side with nothing behind my chair and maybe slightly blocking the aisle.
I couldn't get on several busses because pushchairs were in the wheelchair space, the driver/passengers didn't even try and fold them so on more than one occasion I just wheeled to my destination. Also of the 3 busses I got I only managed to get my chair in the space properly once and that's only because there was no one on the seats facing the space so wasn't trying to avoid hitting anyone. Took until the bus left the next stop to manage it. That pole really makes things difficult, and the fact you get on and have to turn left to the space but that leaves you facing forwards and turning around is not easy.
I had to use busses because of the lack of accessible stations in London. At least it's free transport and being in my chair meant I didn't have the awkwardness of having to ask people to vacate the priority seats when they clearly have less need for them than me.
We need automatic ramps like buttons
agreed
yeah, but i think the 745 approach is better as:
1. if someone pressed the button for the ramp, it could injure someone in the way
2. in the 745 approach you dont need to press anything
3. probably would fail much more
In London have you seen quadriplegic people who have zero use of their hands?
Comon London I know there is good people in London but more people in London need to have more time and compasion for each other .
You got to be joking. Quite abysmal
London has a plethora of ‘red ❌’ status stations! And what was that about air conditioning?! Huh! Try traveling in and around West Yorkshire! Not many trains have that there!
Can you not fathom that he is explaining that his disabilities mean he can't take a train without air con and you have to be so sneering about it? God, you sound like such a kind person
@@grassytramtracks Oh I am! Air conditioning isn’t normally necessary when there’s an “R” in the month (Sep-Apr). You can’t expect it on every train.
@@nigelkthomas9501the comment about air conditioning was completely unnecessary and rather ableist given the context, and just so you know, I was being sarcastic
@@grassytramtracks Maybe I wasn’t being entirely serious either!