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I have lived in London for 24 years and been a wheelchair user for 17 of those years and I remember being afraid to travel on the train to Central London (as I live in Teddington, a suburb of London), the first time I went was in 2011 when my younger sister came to visit us in London. We booked a train to get from Teddington to London…
Wow Patty, how amazingly uplifting your post is! Thank you so much for sharing. You are right… London can be an incredibly accessible city if you know where to go and how to navigate your way around. Kudos to your support worker also for showing you the ropes and letting you know what can be done nowadays! I hope you will share more of…
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Great to hear your positive perspective, Patty! I lived outside London for about three years and was using a cane at the time (part time wheelchair user now). I relied heavily on lifts at train stations so I was always glad when they took extra care to maintain them in good working order!
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