I think that claiming that about a third of tube stations are accessible is optimistic! And almost all of those that are are in East London, around the Docklands. And can we PLEASE stop defining disability as wheelchair user! Most people with mobility problems are not in a wheelchair. Either can't get one, because many people who need one can't get one,or they try to keep their mobility as long as possible..and these days most people who use a wheelchair have an electric one! You can't throw yourself down the steps in an electric wheelchair! Not a word about the appalling staff of London transport. Who refused the slightest effort when asked for any kind of help. Something as simple as waiting for a person to be securely seated before moving the bus, or helping carry something lightweight up the steps? I've dislocated countless joints, sprained others, have had management screaming in my face because staff have offered to help but management are refusing to let them. I've had tube staff follow me through the station shouting and ranting about how I should have got off at a different station which has a lift, regardless of whether it's another 5 stops down the line to where I'm going! Come on channel 4...do better!
Nah. Wheelchair users are the only proper disabled people. Anyone else is just a nuisance chancer. That is sarcastic, but I should still make clear that it is
@@LuciThomasHardylover-qx6ts they literally just ignore the Act as it's never ever enforced. I used to work for Arriva - they run many noncompliant trains and outside of London (tfl DOES enforce this) most of their buses are noncompliant. Questioned about this by the union, senior management admitted they saw it as a non law which is never enforced. I agree there are too many exemptions for older vehicles and rolling stock, but if it were even as enforced as TFL does in London (however imperfectly) things would improve immensely.
@@MostlyLoveOfMusic absolutely true. Although most people DO experience some sort of temporary disability at some point during their lives - it's not THAT much a leap of empathy to try and imagine if that disability were permanent. I know my empathy increased 100 times after i broke my leg and had to try and navigate the tube for weeks.. Maybe it's just a lack of empathy in general..
Imagine paying $35usd for an event in a coliseum to find out there is no wheel chair accessibiity at all! Stuck at one end with 90% of the view obstructed by bleacher seating. America has perhaps 40% accessiblity for wheel chair folk.
It's still the case that many people with disabilities, especially those whose conditions aren't immediately apparent, face discrimination and are not recognized as having a disability. It's crucial to educate everyone about the diverse range of disabilities, including those that are invisible, to foster greater understanding and inclusion.
I'm in a wheelchair. My very few travel experiences were horrific. When a hotel assures you that you have rented a disability "friendly" room and you can't even transfer to the bed because it's too high is only the tip of the iceberg. Public bathrooms whose wheelchair cubicles don't fit a wheelchair, sinks where you can't reach the faucet, handicapped showers where the seat is so far from the controls that they are unreachable, restaurants where tables are so packed a wheelchair can't get in...just a small list of the horrors of disabled traveling. Let's look at ramps that are so steep you take your life in your hands to go down and have to have the strength of a body builder to get up. Ramps, btw, are supposed to have only an 8% grade. Sorry this is long, it really pushed my buttons.
Every public official and every engineer needs to spend at least a day in a wheelchair, or some other disability, and also as a vulnerable road user riding a bike on the roads they supervise....
Not only disabled, try taking a heavy suitcase on the Tube. That it has wheels is of no help when facing a huge flight of steps. The bus is much easier.
In addition to helping disabled people, the authorities should also adopt preventive policies regarding the possibility of more disabled people, an effective remigration policy would benefit the European healthcare in the future.
I think that claiming that about a third of tube stations are accessible is optimistic! And almost all of those that are are in East London, around the Docklands. And can we PLEASE stop defining disability as wheelchair user! Most people with mobility problems are not in a wheelchair. Either can't get one, because many people who need one can't get one,or they try to keep their mobility as long as possible..and these days most people who use a wheelchair have an electric one! You can't throw yourself down the steps in an electric wheelchair! Not a word about the appalling staff of London transport. Who refused the slightest effort when asked for any kind of help. Something as simple as waiting for a person to be securely seated before moving the bus, or helping carry something lightweight up the steps? I've dislocated countless joints, sprained others, have had management screaming in my face because staff have offered to help but management are refusing to let them. I've had tube staff follow me through the station shouting and ranting about how I should have got off at a different station which has a lift, regardless of whether it's another 5 stops down the line to where I'm going! Come on channel 4...do better!
Nah. Wheelchair users are the only proper disabled people. Anyone else is just a nuisance chancer.
That is sarcastic, but I should still make clear that it is
Hear, hear!
he speaks so well
I’ve never seen a king with a stutter
Sorry, I meant mongrel
@@EthanLomasthat is extremely bigoted and offensive why do you hate difference?
@@jlewis2890- He's probably in a much worse condition that's why he envies the kid.
why does the presenter sound like he’s high????
People without physical or psychological challenges need to acknowledge their immense privilege more often, because it is never guaranteed
One day we’ll have a society made for everyone no matter what
There is the Disability Discrimination Act which covers all this - its just never ever used!
Everyone claims an exemption!
@@LuciThomasHardylover-qx6ts they literally just ignore the Act as it's never ever enforced. I used to work for Arriva - they run many noncompliant trains and outside of London (tfl DOES enforce this) most of their buses are noncompliant. Questioned about this by the union, senior management admitted they saw it as a non law which is never enforced.
I agree there are too many exemptions for older vehicles and rolling stock, but if it were even as enforced as TFL does in London (however imperfectly) things would improve immensely.
People without physical or psychological challenges need to acknowledge their immense privilege more often, because it is never guaranteed
@@MostlyLoveOfMusic absolutely true. Although most people DO experience some sort of temporary disability at some point during their lives - it's not THAT much a leap of empathy to try and imagine if that disability were permanent. I know my empathy increased 100 times after i broke my leg and had to try and navigate the tube for weeks.. Maybe it's just a lack of empathy in general..
Love this young man.
2012 Olympics? So more than 12 years later and nothing eh? Every Olympics is the same sh*t.
Imagine paying $35usd for an event in a coliseum to find out there is no wheel chair accessibiity at all! Stuck at one end with 90% of the view obstructed by bleacher seating. America has perhaps 40% accessiblity for wheel chair folk.
Yeah but a lot of the US's disabled people are just obese.
It's still the case that many people with disabilities, especially those whose conditions aren't immediately apparent, face discrimination and are not recognized as having a disability. It's crucial to educate everyone about the diverse range of disabilities, including those that are invisible, to foster greater understanding and inclusion.
I'm in a wheelchair. My very few travel experiences were horrific. When a hotel assures you that you have rented a disability "friendly" room and you can't even transfer to the bed because it's too high is only the tip of the iceberg. Public bathrooms whose wheelchair cubicles don't fit a wheelchair, sinks where you can't reach the faucet, handicapped showers where the seat is so far from the controls that they are unreachable, restaurants where tables are so packed a wheelchair can't get in...just a small list of the horrors of disabled traveling. Let's look at ramps that are so steep you take your life in your hands to go down and have to have the strength of a body builder to get up. Ramps, btw, are supposed to have only an 8% grade. Sorry this is long, it really pushed my buttons.
Visual imperment people have a real problem on trains I know.
all stations step free by 2030? yeah right pull the other one :(
Why not?
@@jlewis2890 move to London and you will see why its practically impossible
Every public official and every engineer needs to spend at least a day in a wheelchair, or some other disability, and also as a vulnerable road user riding a bike on the roads they supervise....
В Казахстане победителю подарили набор дешевых стаканов из супермаркета
No, it is not.
Not only disabled, try taking a heavy suitcase on the Tube. That it has wheels is of no help when facing a huge flight of steps. The bus is much easier.
In addition to helping disabled people, the authorities should also adopt preventive policies regarding the possibility of more disabled people, an effective remigration policy would benefit the European healthcare in the future.
No why should disability be extinct it should be embraced and society is the problem
Why are tax payers paying for electric 4x4s? She could just lie on a plastic sledge and get her hubby drag her
Ah yes very dignified it’s called empathy and kindness should try it?
Please see a doctor about your condition.
@@EricaGametthe prognosis isn't good I'm afraid. There's no cure for him.