Having heard a little about disabled people buying expensive, but adapted vehicles and selling them on at a profit I found this interesting BBC page about 1978. It claim there were only 125,000 disabled people in Britain, now the government estimate is nearer 10 million. This means the definition of who the DDA (Disability Discrimination Act) applies to has increased over time.
http://tinyurl.com/yqjb2b
Inventions and intentions
Welcome to The Way To Be Awards blog
Hello, I'm Mark Taylor the Access Officer at Cambridge City Council. I'm also a rugby fan with a degree in history and a fondness for open air Shakespeare and eating good food with friends.
Hello, I'm Philippa Slatter, co-creator of the Way To Be Awards with Mark. I am a city councillor and exploit that position to pursue disability access concerns I developed as a community nurse working for people with MS and spinal injuries. I love my adopted city of
Cambridge, especially when I can stop for a chat with friends while cycling through it on the way to a good pub.
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Natt the guide dog clearly takes a dim view of a sign saying 'No thoroughfare'. We want Cambridge to be a city open to all citizens. After all, it's The Way To Be.
'Activism, Creativity, Celebration'
Writings by local Cambridge people who are disabled, Workshop organised by Cambridge City Council and Anglia Ruskin University
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