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query about getting around London and transport
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query about getting around London and transport
My specialist has said that I can travel to London from Sydney later this year. There is a medical congress for my rare condition so I would like to attend. I will be travelling on my own.
I am wondering if people could share there experience in relation to getting around London with disabilities. I know that a lot of the train stations are not accessible and I am thinking buses may work better for me.
I use a walking stick and have very poor balance. I am not able to do many steps and need a rail. I walk quite slowly. I find at home near public transport people sometimes kick my stick as they try and pass me. I also have a vision impairment with no peripheral vision or night vision and I have hearing aids.
Before I got diagnosed with my neurological condition a few years I travelled by myself to US. At that stage I was only aware of my vision impairment. When I went to Washington DC I have found I could not travel by train. Some of the escalators down to the train station were very long and they were too fast for me to get on and off. I also found that I could not see anything inside the station even with my torch. I was later told that they don’t have money to upgrade the station so the lighting is very poor. I ended up getting buses as I felt safer.
In relation to London I have read that even if a station is accessible the trains get really crowded and people push one another. I don’t think I would be able to cope with that. So for planning the trip buses may be better for me. Any thoughts or helpful hints? Thanks Susie
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