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Add teeth to the Disability act 2010

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DerekY Fri 24-Apr-15 09:03:00

Has anyone had the same problems with the act. It says in it that the Disabled should have the same access to public services.
Wrong when I tried to take my granddaughter to the local recreation ground to the playground but was unable on my mobility scooter because access was blocked because of kids getting on with off road bikes even though they do not pay council tax. Even disabled teenages from there local accommodation were locked in with there carers when the attendant had left. No droppings on pavements with road (only on main roads) . Do you have any similar problems?

DerekY Sat 25-Apr-15 01:39:10

Parish see to recreation. Borough when I contacted them over the droppings sais no chance we have a list a mile long. It is Rotherham the parish are all Labour except 2. and the borough are going to get elected in but what for they are all out in 12 months when the government push for a new borough council then.

DerekY Sat 25-Apr-15 01:43:07

Could Gransnet support things like this by the way one of the parish councillors who works the rest ngot away without sacking when they went at the town hall.

rosesarered Thu 30-Apr-15 14:25:33

Ana, my grandma used to have no teeth, but it was no disability, I would have backed her rather than a crocodile any day of the week.

rosesarered Thu 30-Apr-15 14:27:19

Derek, you need to wait and see who gets in to power after the local elections, until then, nobody will be interested in doing anything if it means decisions.

durhamjen Thu 30-Apr-15 23:46:49

Derek, do you know about this group?

www.unitedresponse.org.uk/Default.aspx

DerekY Sat 02-May-15 12:12:45

No Thanks duehamjen

rosequartz Sat 02-May-15 18:45:13

I thought it meant something to do with wonky teeth, then when I started reading I thought it meant Derek had lost his teeth at the playground, which brought to mind a group of us swimming around in the Adriatic looking for two sets of lost false teeth (after quite a lot of some wine, a wonder everyone was OK). We found one set of teeth but not the other (neither of them ours btw).

When are the local elections? If you keep badgering your local councillor or prospective councillor perhaps they may be spurred into action.
I got nowhere years ago with a school problem (H&S), then rang the local councillor, who was quite keen for the local paper to publicise his good works. He certainly got things moving for us - after me badgering the headmaster, the council etc for weeks, he got things sorted very quickly.

rosequartz Sat 02-May-15 18:47:17

Our problem is no fence at all around the children's playground (next to a road which is busy at times). We are working on that atm but it is such a s l o w process.

DerekY Sat 23-May-15 08:16:21

Seems as though my problems have not fell on deaf ears. Rotherham advocacy service have been in touch Access to Rotherham also. Just a question if anyone can answer. anyone had any solutions changed over the size of central reservations on 40 mph being made bigger to accommodate scooters and people pushing wheelchairs

DerekY Sun 07-Jun-15 09:48:26

Just arrived back from the Isle of Wight although the ferry company gave me a discount I was very upset on the out going journey. We were one of the last on the Ferry when we got out of the vehicle there was know one to inform me where I needed to go to get the lift to the passenger deck. I had to climb up 3 flights of stairs and when I got to the top a young man was guarding a plastic chain and said you could have gone up in the lift. I said I would if anyone was there to tell me. At that point the wife was directed to it.