Taxi services for disabled people are virtually non-existent in Londonderry, a wheelchair user says
Deborah Ferris says a lack of wheelchair-accessible taxis is especially acute in the evenings and at weekends
Deborah Ferris said a lack of wheelchair-accessible taxis was especially acute in the evenings and weekends.Ms Ferris said: "It is just ridiculous, there is meant to be equality, there is meant to be access for all."she said: "I am not blaming any taxi drivers, but to me taxi firms should have one or two wheelchair-accessible taxis."
She has faced the problem too in Belfast and said she believed there was an onus on statutory bodies , like local councils, to improve access to transport.Department for Infrastructure figures show the number of taxi drivers and vehicles has been steadily falling since 2013 They added that the department "does not hold information of wheelchair accessible taxis by post code in a readily accessible format".
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