P-05-710 Ensure Disabled People can Access Public Transport As and When They Need it
P-05-710 Ensure Disabled People can Access Public Transport As and When They Need it
This
petition was submitted by the Whizz-Kidz, Cardiff Ambassador Club, having
collected 22 online signatures and 75 paper signatures = 97 signatures
Petition Wording
We
call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to ensure
that [young] disabled people get the right to accessible public transport when
required without the need to plan assistance at least 24 hours in advance. This
will then give us the ability to be independent, seek employment, travel to
work and meet friends at short notice. Whizz-Kidz Ambassadors are also
campaigning to get essential training for taxi and bus drivers as well as train
staff in disability awareness and disability support.
Additional information
Young
people at the Cardiff Ambassador Club have worked hard to campaign for
improvements to public transport. All have had difficulties with taxis, buses
and trains over the years and their independence is being compromised by not
being able to travel as they need to. Whilst they recognise improvements have
been made there is still a lot of work to do.
Petition handover in the
Senedd
Status
This petition is currently under consideration by the Petitions
Committee. It was first considered by the Petitions Committee on
11/10/2016.
Whizz-Kidz
provided the Committee with the following video in advance of the informal
evidence session that took place on 31 January 2017: https://youtu.be/HRm040aidNE
Also,
watch petitioner Josh’s story to see his experience of using public transport
in Wales: https://youtu.be/_tSRgJXKpj4
Further information
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
First published: 15/09/2016
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