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The Only Living Boy in New Cross · April 11th 04, 03:30 PM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.railway

(Fat Richard) wrote in message . com...
(Nick Cooper) wrote in message ...

By October? Unrealistic expectations?!
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Nick Cooper

They may be unrealistic but the act has been known about for years. I
have no doubt that TFL / LUL have staff dedicated to this sole subject
so if things have not been prepared then . . .

Well exactly. Of course it's unrealistic *now*, but in the USA
disabled people have been able to sue over access since the mid-1970s,
and as a result there is far more awareness and accessibility over
there. LU must have known that things were going the same way here;
they've just chosen to prioritise other things. Doubtless this was
the correct course of action; no one, not even a wheelchair user, can
use the tube if the signals are screwed up, but to say that this issue
has crept up on LU unawares is simply untrue.

Does anyone know if work has / is / will be done ? I know the politics
of this subject are far greater than the trivial way I reply and is an
emotive subject for both sides, I show an "interest" as my partner
works in this field and have many long and intersting "discussions"
with her.

I would suggest that the huge steps being taken towards making all
buses fully accessible to wheelchair users are London Transport's
response to the Disability Discrimination Act; ok, wheelchair users
can't take the tube, but accessible transport is provided, will be the
defence in court.

What I find more annoying is the fact that the lifts on the JLE, which
was specifically designed with accessibility in mind, are constantly
out of order...

Patrick