Freedom! Independence! Being able to leave the house! These are all things that most people take for granted, but if you have a disability that affects your mobility, they often become treasured. Until I got my wheelchair, leaving the house was difficult, painful and required military planning. I had to know exactly where a car …
The City of York Council Licensing and Regulatory Committee met on 26th April. On the agenda (item 6) was a report about businesses reopening with pavement cafés which stated there were no equality implications surrounding this. We strongly disagree. We took our opportunity to speak at the meeting and sent the statement below to the …
On the 6th May you can vote for the next Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) for North Yorkshire. We asked all four of the candidates to give us a statement on how they plan to address the needs of disabled people if they’re elected. The four candidates you can vote for are: Keith Graham …
Dear Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Are You Working For Us Too? Read More »
We invited Make it York and City of York Council to tell us about the outside seating that’s being introduced as part of the plans to reopen the city. Here you can find out about the ways that disabled access has been incorporated into those plans. As well as how to feedback on your thoughts …
Guest Blog: Outdoor Seating Plans for York City Centre Read More »
Spring is arriving and we’re starting to think about how nice it’d be to go for a wander in nature. We’ve asked around and discovered your favourite accessible walks! Let us know if the comments if we’ve missed your favourite or if you’ve got futher info to add! Primarily here we’re thinking about walks that …
Elki lives in York and relies on using her Blue Badge to be able to park near enough to the places she needs and wants to go. In this Member’s Voice post, Elki writes about what she sees as the dangers of reducing disability visibility in York. Disability representation and visibility are crucial to shaping …
How to Hide Your Disabled People: A Lesson from City of York Council Read More »
We have been made aware that people applying for, and renewing, Blue Badges have been asked to attend face to face assessments. This is clearly concerning during a global pandemic when many people have still not recieved a vaccine. Requiring a face to face assessment during a pandemic means people must choose between applying for …
TLDR: The treatment of people on legacy benefits is yet one more case where disabled people have been left behind and forgotten about during (and before) the pandemic. Here Helen talks about why the £20 uplift to Universal Credit has been important, and the impact on those people in receipt of legacy benefits who have …
The Universal Credit uplift and those of us left behind… Read More »
