{"id":73055,"date":"2022-03-03T16:01:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T16:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=73055"},"modified":"2022-04-25T11:31:27","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T10:31:27","slug":"international-wheelchair-day-how-accessible-is-the-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/international-wheelchair-day-how-accessible-is-the-capital","title":{"rendered":"International Wheelchair Day: How accessible is the capital"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">International Wheelchair Day celebrates the diversity of the disabled community. But how is Cardiff for wheelchair accessibility?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Wheelchair-feature.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Wheelchair-feature.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Wheelchair-feature-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Wheelchair-feature-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Wheelchair-feature-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Wheelchair-feature.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Wheelchair-feature.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Wheelchair-feature-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Wheelchair-feature-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Wheelchair-feature-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Paraders brave the March weather along the River Taff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Multi-coloured decorations danced against the grey Cardiff sky near Pontcanna fields. The path that runs parallel to the river Taff is normally home to joggers and cyclists. However, today a small yet bold number of Cardiff\u2019s Wheelchair community braved the early March gloom in a parade to celebrate their diversity and pride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frankie Hackett of Skills and Volunteering Cymru, one of the groups that organised the parade says why it\u2019s an important event, \u201cWe\u2019ve come for an accessible parade around Bute Park in celebration of International Wheelchair Day\u2026to celebrate wheelchair pride and celebrate accessibility,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wheelchair accessibility can range from ease of entrance into a building to employment and work opportunities. Some of the community and support workers have praised the accessibility of Cardiff to Wheelchair users while acknowledged the Welsh Capital can still improve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Wheelchair-parade-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Wheelchair-parade-2.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Wheelchair-parade-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Wheelchair-parade-2-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Wheelchair-parade-2-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Wheelchair-parade-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Wheelchair-parade-2.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Wheelchair-parade-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Wheelchair-parade-2-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Wheelchair-parade-2-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Bright Decorations trail wheelchairs in Pontcanna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>International wheelchair day was established in 2008 and is celebrated annually by users around the world, parading through their communities with brightly coloured banners and decorations. A year later in 2009, a Senedd inquiry into\u00a0wheelchair accessibility aimed to improve aspects such as waiting times for wheelchair provisions and assessments, the effectiveness of wheelchair needs for individuals, as well as wheelchair provisions across geographic areas and ethnic minorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Leah Llewellyn, a support worker for the Innovate Trust, noted that improvements in individual facilities still need attention, \u201cIt\u2019s definitely an improvement but more could be done, more places could make an effort,\u201d she said. \u201cLots of places don\u2019t have accessible toilets, that\u2019s a big one\u2026that\u2019s the biggest thing to be honest, toilets and lifts.\u201d<a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will Harding, a Cardiff University postgraduate student and wheelchair user has found the capital\u2019s move towards pedestrianisation has created some issues. He notes that making areas only accessible without a vehicle, and a greater emphasis on public transport in the face of climate change has made getting around a bit more difficult for those in wheelchairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Will Hardy Talks About Wheelchair Accessability In Cardiff\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FIqalX-Chq4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Will Hardy Talks About Wheelchair Accessability In Cardiff\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FIqalX-Chq4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAlthough, yes, going about as a pedestrian you can get very easily to places, there isn\u2019t that much parking in Cardiff if I\u2019m being honest which is tricky,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019ve been quite surprised by the roads\u2026 I get the environmental reasons, that it\u2019s really important we have loads of bus lanes\u2026 it does genuinely feel in Cardiff like you\u2019re almost being punished for using your car, which when you use a wheelchair and you don\u2019t have any choice often but to use your car, doesn\u2019t often feel very fair.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will sees the difficulty in creating a harmony between two separate issues, \u201cI totally get the thing about, would I rather have my journey be longer and we stop climate change, well of course that\u2019s fine, of course it\u2019s a balancing act it\u2019s just it\u2019s an interesting issue that\u2019s been created by that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/jblue-badge.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73058\" width=\"770\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/jblue-badge.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/jblue-badge-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/jblue-badge-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/jblue-badge-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/jblue-badge.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73058\" width=\"770\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/jblue-badge.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/jblue-badge-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/jblue-badge-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/jblue-badge-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Disabled Parking can be more difficult in pedestrianised areas says Will<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Will praises the role in which awareness campaigns have in bringing issues to the public view, he says, \u201cCardiff is generally pretty good for wheelchair access, you know clearly there are places which aren\u2019t and so actually to have an international wheelchair day does kind of hopefully bring it a bit more to the floor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Will, speaking with members of the disabled community is the most effective way to improve accessibility, he says, \u201cA massive thing to do is talk to someone in a wheelchair and nine times out of ten they\u2019ll tell you\u2026it\u2019s really about focussing on the small details\u2026it\u2019s about those small details which actually really do, for a lot of people in a wheelchair, make a massive difference.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/St-Marys-Street-finished.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/St-Marys-Street-finished.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/St-Marys-Street-finished-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/St-Marys-Street-finished-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/St-Marys-Street-finished-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/St-Marys-Street-finished.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/St-Marys-Street-finished.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/St-Marys-Street-finished-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/St-Marys-Street-finished-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/St-Marys-Street-finished-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>St Mary&#8217;s Street is pedestrianised, which can make car travel more difficult<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>South Wales appears to be heading in the right direct, child wheelchair user assessment waiting times had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-19234289\">declined from 32 weeks to six weeks in the space of a year between 2011 and 2012<\/a>, according to Welsh Government statistics, employment rates for the entire disabled community had risen <a href=\"https:\/\/statswales.gov.wales\/Catalogue\/Equality-and-Diversity\/Disability\">by 3.3% in 2021 from 2014<\/a> in Wales as a whole. However, this rise is still behind the non-disabled population at 4.4%. The work of disability support groups continues to ensure that the community has the same opportunities as everyone else and does not get left behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Events such as the International Wheelchair Day continue to bring accessibility into the public eye \u201cI think people are a lot more inclusive these days, I think people are starting to know a bit more about it, which is part of our whole premise of our project is that we\u2019re trying to educate other people on it.\u201d says event organiser, Frankie Hackett.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the cold March weather amongst the colourful eye-catching wheelchair decorations, Frankie notes that there\u2019s still work to be done, \u201cI think there\u2019s definitely always room for improvement especially with accessibility.\u201d says Frankie. She is has no doubt in the purpose of events like these, she says, \u201cProving that every bit of education helps, everyone can make their own little bit of difference and hopefully that can make a bigger bit of difference in the long run.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardiff has come a long way in making the city more accessible for the disabled community, but what more needs to be done?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":805,"featured_media":73283,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[167,405],"coauthors":[1058],"class_list":["post-73055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics-social-justice","tag-disability","tag-public-transport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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