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  • 30-08-2005 10:14am
    #1
    dbnavan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,610 ✭✭✭


    Whether you work or are at school. Is the place where you go to work or school accessible to those in a wheelchair or those with mobility diffuculties. I am a student of Blanchardstown with Cerebral palsy, for me to get to college from the nearest bus stop, I must cross 2 main roads with no crossing whatsoever, meaning I must play dodge with cars coming off a roundabout. this is even thought there is a bus stop, within the college grounds but only used twice daily.

    It is at least a 10-15 minute walk to the nearest bus-stop. this is not a poor me messege at all, but the question I pose to everyone esepecially those in larger companies.(ie over 50 employees) think about your nearest bus stop and think would it be easy to get to for a disabled employee. I know not every work place can be expected to accessiblity for practical reasons, i.e office above a shop with no lift. that is a different debate altogether.

    I am basing this survey just on companies with more then 50 employees. Or colleges.

    Visit my website to see Dublin buses response to this question.

    http://www.browneline.com/travel.htm

    Regards
    D


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  • #2
    Norinoco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 347 ✭✭Norinoco


    Hi David,

    I work in City West, in a large company with over 50 employees.
    I drive so i had to think about this one.

    There is a Dublin Bus stop behind the building but you have to cross over a grassy hill to get to it.
    The other bus stop is about 10 minutes walk on a gravel path, which i assume would be quite difficult to move a wheelchair on.

    There is a privatly owned busstop outside my building, but i dont think the buses are wheelchair friendly.

    The building i work in is wheelchair friendly ( about 4 lifts and several ramps)

    Its an absolute disgrace.

    Is there anything Blanchardstown IT could do?
    Maybe the student union could help you out?


  • #3
    Eoin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,263 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    What a bland PFO of a letter you got from Dublin Bus...

    I work in a building with several thousand people, and it is wheelchair accessible. However to enter the building in a wheelchair, you must go around the back entrance through the car park as there is no ramp beside the front steps.

    We are located in Dublin city centre, and near the dart and a lot of bus routes.


  • #4
    whiskeyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    i think there are 2 issues here.
    Accessible buildings and then accessible routes to them.
    I've noticed nearly all new office buildings / colleges are well catered for wheelchair users - I presume this is in legislation?
    However, the streets / routes around many of these these areas are less than friendly - as you've described above with the lack of crossings.


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