KAT
...a blog about the borough-wide forum
public awareness...
... is being raised!
Well, it has been discovered that the general public awareness, of wheelchairs among everyone in society, is increasing, slowly but surely. By displaying posters, such as the one above, TFL are showing their willing attitude to help wheelchair users, is ever increasing, and should be copied by the general public.
Thank you TFL.
The blue signage within buses, can still be misinterpreted by individuals. Are TFL displaying rules or suggestions? Only suggestions, but the key is to promote public awareness, helping to create a change in public attitude.
Access the Tube
Access the Tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVJl2IKLa1U
...Hmmm. This is all very well and good, but The Mayor of London plans to cut the number of station staff, so...?...
Obeying the rules...
I was at a 57 bus stop (direction Kingston), yesterday, when I became pleasantly surprised, witnessing passengers playing by the rules!
A bus arrived at the stop that I was at. No warning by the driver, so I began to position myself to board. The bus stops, the boarding ramp ejects from the side. I am ready.
Hold on, there are two buggies using the 'wheelchair' section. Damn! No room.
But both owners of both buggies are repositioning on the bus, to give me room! Yahoo!
Finally! This is a momentous occasion! For the first time (in about 7 years of wheelchair use), I witness the general public obeying TFL ideas re. wheelchair spaces on buses. I accept the offer with glee!
Hmm... Is public awareness improving?
:)
A bus arrived at the stop that I was at. No warning by the driver, so I began to position myself to board. The bus stops, the boarding ramp ejects from the side. I am ready.
Hold on, there are two buggies using the 'wheelchair' section. Damn! No room.
But both owners of both buggies are repositioning on the bus, to give me room! Yahoo!
Finally! This is a momentous occasion! For the first time (in about 7 years of wheelchair use), I witness the general public obeying TFL ideas re. wheelchair spaces on buses. I accept the offer with glee!
Hmm... Is public awareness improving?
:)
... The Tube...
Finally, I travelled on a tube train, last week. Ok, it was a short, one-way trip, but successful proof to myself that such a journey can be made by wheelchair. I journeyed using 'overground train', into Waterloo. I have then taken the London Underground, one stop, northwards on the Jubilee line, to Westminster.
I will record such a trip, reporting stages photographically, soon. Now, personally I have 'achieved' this, I will retrace my journey in the future.
I do know, however, that this tube line is undergoing maintenance work currently until the summer, so my further investigation will have to wait.
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