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Wheelchair user was refused Eurostar check-in for not booking ramp (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] jordanlund 2 points 2 months ago

Weird that the trains don't just have the ramps built in. Our light rail trains just HAVE wheelchair entrances.

https://youtu.be/U22FndBHBc0

[–] jqubed 1 points 2 months ago

When the activist then did try to sort out the ramp, she was asked to present papers showing that she needed it, despite being in a wheelchair, describing this to the BBC as “petty power play”.