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Access fails at first hurdle
Sep. 23rd, 2010 08:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
roserodentI recently attended the fab Mobility Roadshow. Lovely exhibition of accessible cars, wheelchairs and other kit for wheely folk. I am so amazingly pleased that it came to Scotland again this year, since travelling for 5 hours is somewhat tricky for many of the intended customers, and i do hope they come again.
But I can't give them full marks because this exhibition, aimed squarely at the wheelchair user, had a serious parking problem. Yes, if you go to a wheely event you know that you cannot all fit in the 3 disabled bays, but the thing is that parking at the Highland Showground is like the surface of the moon! Felt awful bouncing effortly across the field in my Adventure powerchair while people in manuals vanished down potholes. If I had brought my manual chair (which I wanted to do on day 2 to get it looked at by an exhibitor) I'd have had to turn around and go home because of the parking. A shuttle bus wouldn't have gone amiss, people. It's not *far* but it's a nightmare.
But I can't give them full marks because this exhibition, aimed squarely at the wheelchair user, had a serious parking problem. Yes, if you go to a wheely event you know that you cannot all fit in the 3 disabled bays, but the thing is that parking at the Highland Showground is like the surface of the moon! Felt awful bouncing effortly across the field in my Adventure powerchair while people in manuals vanished down potholes. If I had brought my manual chair (which I wanted to do on day 2 to get it looked at by an exhibitor) I'd have had to turn around and go home because of the parking. A shuttle bus wouldn't have gone amiss, people. It's not *far* but it's a nightmare.