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
Blue Badge Application Assessments 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 »
In this post we talk to Bill Clayton to find out about The York ME Community and his views and experiences of life with ME. Bill is a member of the Forum Steering Group and is a vital source of local knowledge and great ideas – we’re so glad to have him on board! Hi
Meet: The York ME Community Read More »
In this post we talk to Eleanor to find out a bit more about her and her time with MySight York. She is a member of the Forum Steering Group and brings some valuable perspectives and experiences to the group. Helen: Hi, thanks very much for taking the time to speak to me. Can you
Meet: Eleanor and MySight York Read More »
As part of York Disability Week, Helen met with Ellen Clifford, author of the incredible book, The War on Disabled People. Ellen began the event with an introduction to herself and the book, and read a small section for us. This was followed by Helen’s response which related many of the ideas from her book
The War on Disabled People Read More »
Today we hear from Mick, one of our members, about the city centre blue badge parking issue. Welcome to Disability History Month (18th November – 20th December) and in particular the run up to York Disability Week (28th November – 5th December). Throughout very recent history disabled people have had to fight for their human
“City of York Council remains disingenuous in its treatment of disabled motorists.” Read More »
Over the summer, changes were made to Blue Badge parking in the city centre as a result of Covid 19 and the need for social distancing. At the time, we received numerous emails from people in York and the surrounding area who were concerned about the impact the changes would have on their ability to
Update – Blue Badge Parking 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,
As shops and cafes were allowed to reopen, following forced closures due to coronavirus, social distancing measures were needed in York city centre. In order for people to stay the required distance apart, City of York Council made the decision to close some streets to cars. This is referred to by the council as extending
Blue Badge Parking Read More »
