TRANSPORT EVENT 27th November 2001

A DDS group member outside the site of the new Scottish Parliament wonders if public transport will get him there

Guest speaker, Bill Fisher, Disability Rights Consultant, told the meeting that Edinburgh had some way to go to catch up with Europe and America when it came to accessible public transport.

Guests were invited to look at the Group's photo display on bus and taxi journeys, with quotes from members. In discussions that followed everyone got a chance to make their points. In this way, the group hoped the Event would help guests discover how to relate to the problems and share solutions.

A DDS Group member commented "People were most interested, and the problems were taken on board by providers and decision makers with promises to ease the situation".