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Barnsley woman organises charity skydive in loving memory of sister

Barnsley woman organises charity skydive in loving memory of sister

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...
Disabled Access for Transport Across Sheffield

Disabled Access for Transport Across Sheffield

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...
“I’m a human in a wheelchair, not an alien”: Disabled woman expresses her distress with transport in Sheffield.

“I’m a human in a wheelchair, not an alien”: Disabled woman expresses her distress with transport in Sheffield.

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...
Concord Park has ‘zero access’ for wheelchair users, says Sheffield man

Concord Park has ‘zero access’ for wheelchair users, says Sheffield man

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...
“Theatre should be for everyone”: Theatres in Sheffield work to further disabled accessibility

“Theatre should be for everyone”: Theatres in Sheffield work to further disabled accessibility

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,...
Accessibility in Sheffield: ‘How I’ve learned to navigate the city as a blind pedestrian’

Accessibility in Sheffield: ‘How I’ve learned to navigate the city as a blind pedestrian’

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....
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