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Move to expand wheelchair-friendly taxis



DISABLED access groups and taxi operators are to hold discussions with Highland Council about possible changes in licensing policy which could lead to an increase in the numbers of wheelchair-accessible vehicles in Caithness.

Concerns have been raised in relation to the current provision of taxi and private hire car vehicles that are suitable for disabled people to use.

At present, in Highland, only about 5% of the overall taxi and private hire car fleet are wheelchair accessible.

Letters and questionnaires have gone out to disability groups and taxi and private hire car operators and drivers as part of a consultation.

Councillors have asked for feedback and will look at the responses from the consultation before making a decision whether to change the current policy or not.

http://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/New ... 062013.htm

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No, no. We live in an age of inclusion now. Monklands kid's outing for example.

If wheelchair users want to be inclusive with the rest of us, then shouldn't they use cabs designed for able bodied users?

Of course not. But don't we all really know this is all borlocks?

The simple truth is that any ramp based access system should be abolished in taxis. Para medics wouldn't heave a wheelchair up a ramp. They would cite health and safety to protect them from potential injury.

So why should Cabbniggrs be expected to put themselves at risk of injury? Why do Cabbniggrs not have equality with NHS workers?

Because they're too busy being servile Cabbniggrs and the disabled lobby knows it can get the council to push them around, of course.

Mechanised lifts for EVERY hire car vehicle, public or private. No lift, no licence.

That's quality controls in action

We've now reached the point where the disabled are superior to the rest of us. And we're now seeking equality with them.

Rather than work with the rest of society, they're discriminating against the rest of us.

How did that happen?

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