Announcements from the Steering Group
Raising awareness and visibility of disability wherever we go! When people talk of the York Disability Rights Forum Steering Group, it can feel a bit abstract or distant. So, who are we and what do we do? Who are we? We are a group of 10 or so people, most of whom have a disability […]
Behind the scenes of the Steering Group Read More »
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
Pavement Cafés and Street Furniture: Not For Us Read More »
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 »
Concerns about disabled access into and around York city centre are growing as the city thinks about ‘opening up’ and the removal of Blue Badge access remains in place. Added to this now are concerns around the accessibility of outdoor seating spaces, an issue which greatly affects many of York’s disabled community, including those with
The Latest: Disabled Access to York City Centre Read More »
On Easter Monday, 5th April, a few of us are getting together for a friendly chat on Zoom, where we’ll be disabled people from York, talking to other disabled people from York. That’s it! We’re happy to answer any questions you have, talk about disabled experiences in York, or whatever you’re interested in. Bring a
We know dropped kerbs are a big issue and now is your chance to have a say on the issue. City of York Council are currently consulting on the process involved in applying for vehicle crossings which by extension affects dropped kerbs on pavements. The council is proposing to adopt a ‘Vehicle Crossing Policy’ which
Dropped kerb policy consultation Read More »
When you rely on dropped kerbs to get around in York it can be so frustrating and even dangerous when your route is blocked by a vehicle parked across them. Thanks to some detective work by ‘Our Helen’ and Micklegate Ward councillors, we’re happy to bring you a hotline number to call and report these
Take Action on Vehicles Parking Across Dropped Kerbs in York Read More »
Today we spoke at a meeting of the Executive of City of York Council on the future of the extended footstreets, or the pedestrianised areas of York city centre. Below is the statement we delivered. The full meeting can be watched on the council’s webcasts page. The future of the footstreets is agenda item 7.
Statement Presented to the Council on City Centre Access Read More »
England is once again facing lockdown, and we know, from our own experiences and our recent annual survey, that restrictions are hard on people’s physical and mental health. We expect this is going to be worse given it’s also winter. We know we can’t fix this, but we wanted to let you know about local
Finding Covid 19 Support Read More »
After lots of hard work tinkering with words, pictures and html, we’re really excited to announce the launch of our new website! We have a lovely new home on the web and hope that you find our content interesting and useful. Find us at ydrf.org.uk. Our aim was to make a space that is open,
