by Ciara Healy | Nov 24, 2023 1:06PM | Campaign - Disabilities, News
Jyneen Haughie, 37, from Barnsley, is coordinating a charity skydive of 19 people, to raise money for the epilepsy society and to commemorate her sister who died suddenly aged 22. Clareese Haughie had suffered from epilepsy from a young age – among other...
by Alexandra Carter | May 24, 2023 2:20PM | Campaign - Disabilities
Trams A number of clients and staff members at Burton Street Foundation, Sheffield, have expressed their concerns that using trams is problematic for wheelchair users. They explain the accessible doorway of the tram is not level with the platform, so it often causes...
by Alexandra Carter | May 24, 2023 1:52PM | Campaign - Disabilities, Uncategorized
A wheelchair-bound woman speaks out about the alienation of being a less able-bodied person, after being dismissed by a transport company. Dee Smith who attempted to order a Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV), three hours before she needed it, with City Taxis...
by Rachel Flynn | May 12, 2023 4:46PM | Campaign - Disabilities
A wheelchair user from Burngreave says he cannot access his local park due to barriers at the entrances and a lack of information. Stuart Ritchie, who lives “a ten-minute trundle” from Concord Park, said there is no way he can get in with his wheelchair or...
by Hamish Bailey | May 12, 2023 4:39PM | Campaign - Disabilities
Theatres in Sheffield are working to improve accessibility including one 19th century venue which is installing disabled lifts as part of a redevelopment scheme starting this summer. Despite being a beloved cultural hub, The Montgomery Theatre in Surrey Street,...
by Oliver Nunn | May 12, 2023 4:18PM | Campaign - Disabilities
After losing her sight five years ago, Janiece Wallace has had the unimaginable challenge of learning how to navigate Sheffield as a blind person. Everyday tasks such as crossing the road and accessing public transport have become barriers she has had to overcome....
