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Many disabled people cannot access work, further or higher education or leisure activities—things that the rest of us take for granted—because of a lack of suitable transport or because of trains that they cannot get on.
Is it difficult to move around in them and to get space? Yes. It is very difficult to get space in classrooms, especially for those with musical instruments.
Most local authorities have a small housing repair grant scheme, but there is nothing left in it by August. If someone gets their assessment in September, they might be lucky to get their wheelchair by the following summer.