I 100% support public transport being fully accessible to wheelchair users, Blind passengers, Deaf passengers
That said,
Some issues that mean some Disabled people need cars:
people for whom fragrance = migraine trigger [can't catch the bus or train if another passenger's spray-on deodorant or bodyspray = multi-day migraine];
people with compromised immune systems;
people who can't defend themselves against unwanted touch or aggression from other passengers, whether because of physical Disability; selective mutism; Anxiety/PTSD;
people with Anxiety/PTSD who have been harassed for being visibly Disabled on public transport so often that it is making it difficult or impossible to travel;
people with chronic pain for whom being grabbed or jostled can = days or weeks of increased pain...
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Date: 2021-03-17 09:57 pm (UTC)That said,
Some issues that mean some Disabled people need cars:
people for whom fragrance = migraine trigger [can't catch the bus or train if another passenger's spray-on deodorant or bodyspray = multi-day migraine];
people with compromised immune systems;
people who can't defend themselves against unwanted touch or aggression from other passengers, whether because of physical Disability; selective mutism; Anxiety/PTSD;
people with Anxiety/PTSD who have been harassed for being visibly Disabled on public transport so often that it is making it difficult or impossible to travel;
people with chronic pain for whom being grabbed or jostled can = days or weeks of increased pain...