From:
Melissa Madsen [Melissa.Madsen@flinders.edu.au]
Sent:
Friday, 2 June 2000 9:28
To:
disabdis@hreoc.gov.au
Subject:
Application for temporary exemption: Olympic Roads and
Transport
Authority
I
write to express my support for the submissions made by Mr Maurice
Corcoran,
Disability Action Inc, Accessible Arts, Mr Jeff Heath and Ms
Margaret
Cooper on this matter.
In
my view, the Olympic Roads and Transport Authority has indeed had
more-than-sufficient
advance notice of the likely transport requirements
for
the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
It
is unreasonable to expect people with disabilities in other states to
rearrange
their lives (assuming that alternative modes of transport are
available),
or put their lives on hold, because of the Olympic Roads and
Transport
Authority's failure to plan adequately.
It
would be unfortunate for transport for athletes with disabilities at the
games
to be less-than-adequate. However,
perhaps the resulting poor
international
press will be a motivation for the NSW government to make a
decent
commitment to providing accessible transport.
Regards
Melissa
Madsen
Adelaide,
SA