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JELLY HEAD

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JELLY HEAD

@LordOrk

Equality & Disability Rights Campaigner •Co-Chair Avanti Accessibility Panel •Member Northern Access User Group •Member Cumbria Better Connected @LevelBoarding

Londoner in Lake District.

Joined July 2009

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JELLY HEAD
@LordOrk
Mar 23, 2023
Wow. My first experience as a mobility scooter user of ⁦@LevelBoarding⁩ in UK New ⁦@merseyrail⁩ trains are absolutely fantastic transformative for disabled people enabling independent travel and safer for everyone ⁦@DavidPo22194359⁩ has shown what’s possible
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JELLY HEAD
@LordOrk
Nov 19, 2023
Gran fined £160 ticket because she didn't have parking app - refuses to pay Despite explaining machine was broken, was told she should’ve downloaded the app “I'm making a stand for older generation who are being excluded because they don't have an app"
Gran fined £160 ticket because she didn't have parking app - but refuses to pay
From dailyrecord.co.uk
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JELLY HEAD
@LordOrk
Dec 30, 2022
Blind woman calls for U-turn on cruel plan to remove train station guards & close ticket offices ⁦@newdawn75⁩ said: “Without ramps to get on train, with no guidance to seats & no assistance to make my train connections I wouldn’t be able to travel”
Blind passenger calls on Government to end cruel trains plan
From leicestermercury.co.uk
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JELLY HEAD
@LordOrk
Nov 19, 2023
Replying to @southrunner24
There needs to be inclusive alternatives that work for everyone
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JELLY HEAD
@LordOrk
May 23, 2023
Replying to @WheelieGoodLife
Why can’t people just listen and respect you and why isn’t the train manager enforcing keeping the wheelchair space free from luggage so these confrontations can be avoided. Which train operator was this?
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JELLY HEAD
@LordOrk
May 22, 2023
Cheapest rail tickets can no longer be bought at ticket offices as passengers forced to go online Millions of older/disabled people aren’t online & rely on ticket office Operators should be legally obliged to treat all customers fairly for price + access
telegraph.co.uk
Rail bosses prevent ticket office staff from selling cheapest tickets
Reversal of advanced fare reforms that made it easier to find the cheapest tickets
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JELLY HEAD
@LordOrk
Jul 9, 2024
Why has a portakabin been installed over the two accessible parking spaces at Oxenholme train station @AvantiWestCoast ? Disabled drivers need access to those spaces
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JELLY HEAD
@LordOrk
Jul 10, 2023
London Bridge had a billion pounds refurbishment and no contingency planning A single lift fails and an accessible station becomes inaccessible Inclusive design matters
Alan Benson
@AlansTweets
Jul 8, 2023
Remind me how much was spent on the London Bridge rebuild? The one lift is out so my 40 minute trip to Tonbridge now goes via Charring Cross and takes 2 hours.
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JELLY HEAD
@LordOrk
Jun 9, 2023
Blue concrete blocks and pavement cafe reduces the pavement width and blocks are adjacent to the lamppost Prevents wheelchair user’s proceeding Location - before the junction at Castle Street, Liverpool Please can this be rectified @PamThomas01 @lpoolcouncil
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JELLY HEAD
@LordOrk
May 22, 2023
. ⁦@Tanni_GT⁩ “Disabled people must be at the heart of decision making to deliver more accessible transport” “In my lifetime I will not be able to get on most trains in UK without support or permission of a non-disabled person… Think about that”
Disabled people must be at the heart of decision making to deliver more accessible transport
From politicshome.com
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JELLY HEAD
@LordOrk
May 5, 2023
Tube station lifts closed more than 500 times last year because there were no trained staff available Accessibility isn't nice-to-have, it's a vital part of public infrastructure & unacceptable in 2023, we have to fight to for our right to get on the Tube
Tube station lifts shut 500 times last year when working fine
From standard.co.uk
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JELLY HEAD
@LordOrk
Sep 25, 2024
Disappointing - Another new train which does not enable @LevelBoarding baking in inaccessibility for decades Any operator that doesn’t order level boarding trains isn’t listening to its customers DfT need to specify level boarding trains for all future procurement @LouHaigh
Alex Hynes
@AlexHynes
Sep 25, 2024
Great to see these brand-new trains rolling out in the West Midlands. @WestMidRailway #shinynewtrain
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JELLY HEAD
@LordOrk
Feb 4, 2025
A disabled South London tenant was confined largely to his living room for 8 years after a council failed to make his home accessible Watchdog ordered Kingston Council to pay the man £10k after slamming its failure to install vital adaptations
mylondon.news
Man confined to living room for 8 years gets £10k council payout
Kingston Council paid the man £10,000 in compensation after an investigation into the case
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JELLY HEAD
@LordOrk
Sep 10, 2024
Mum 'belittled' after asking passenger to move his luggage from wheelchair space CrossCountry said: "Our onboard colleagues are highly trained” Why didn’t ⁦@CrossCountryUK⁩ ‘well trained’ staff enforce keeping wheelchair space free from luggage?
Mum 'belittled' after luggage blocks wheelchair space
From bbc.co.uk
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