From:
PatrickWm. Connally [pwc@dizbiz.com]
Sent:
Friday, 26 May 2000 16:17
To:
disabdis@hreoc.gov.au; pdca@ozemail.com.au
Subject:
Access is a wonderful thing.
Here
I was trying to get our local bus company to take a look at the
wonderful
accessible buses I rode in Sydney at the DPI Conference in
1994
and now disability rights advocates are saying that you folks don't
use
them yourself.
The
lowered floor fixed route bus was terrific.
The paratransit van
with
the flaps so the driver did not have to bend over to secure the
wheelchairs,
fantastic concept. You could also ride
in your wheelchair
and
look out the window which may not seem important until you start to
feel
like a piece of meat as in our paratransit vans.
I
hope this is a misunderstanding and that Australia has not abandoned
one
of its leadership roles in the world.
Leading the way to solutions
in
a democratic technological society.