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to think not folding a buggy to make way for a wheelchair user on a bus is despicable?

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Zara1984 · 20/06/2012 19:55

Just watching Channel 4 news here and a focus piece on public transport accessibility for disabled people.

Apparently one of the biggest users for wheelchair users is parents with buggies not folding them to make way for wheelchair users. This startled me - surely there are not really parents out there who refuse to fold down their buggies to make way for a person in a wheelchair??? Seriously? What kind of twat does that?

AIBU to think that any parent who does this is not a nice human being?

Does this actually happen???

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HelenMumsnet · 20/06/2012 23:12

Hello. Just to say that this thread has been reported to us a fair few times because some other threads on the same issue were deleted earlier today, and people were (understandably) suspicious that, by starting yet another thread on the same subject, the OP here was being deliberately inflammatory.

We've taken a look and can see that the OP has been an MNer for a long while now and we're pretty darn sure she started this thread in response to tonight's Channel 4 News story, without knowledge of the other threads.

We'd also like to take the opportunity to state clearly that we at MNHQ do not tolerate disablist remarks - and, as per our Talk Guidelines, we will delete disablist remarks that are reported to us.

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HelenMumsnet · 20/06/2012 23:19

Feel your "aaaaaarghs" Maryz (and raise you about 7 million of 'em) but no one's saying that on this thread, are they?

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HelenMumsnet · 20/06/2012 23:25

@Maryz

There's a couple saying it's a grey area if you have more than one child, or lots of shopping.

It's the slippery slope. There'll be another dozen by the morning.

And we're here at bottom of t'slope, ready with delete button. Or another post clarifying our position.

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HelenMumsnet · 23/06/2012 20:31

Evening all. We'd just like to remind everyone that we will remove posts on this thread (and elsewhere on the boards, where they are reported to us) that are clearly disablist in tone and intent.

We have no wish to censor discussion about accessibility (or lack of it) on buses for pushchairs and wheelchairs but we regard posts that suggest wheelchair users have no greater right than pushchair pushers to designated wheelchair spaces as disablist.

It would be greatly appreciated if everyone could bear this in mind when they are posting.

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