Winter is here, which means lots of lights trails, festive festivals, dark skies events and bustling spaces.
Too often, Disabled people who use cycles as mobility aids are excluded due to lack of understanding from people managing the spaces.
We’ve written this letter to support Disabled people who use cycles as mobility aids in going to the places they want to go. It might be helpful when planning and booking tickets, or for talking to officials including local authority staff, police, marshals or management at events.
Download My Cycle, My Mobility Aid letter in Word format
Download My Cycle, My Mobility Aid letter in pdf format
We have provided this letter in both pdf and Word formats for accessibility purposes. Please do not alter the wording without our consent. We cannot be held responsible for wording that we have not agreed to.
Our guide “Disabled people using cycles as mobility aids – a guide for managing spaces and venues” might also be helpful with the letter or by itself. This two-page downloadable guidance document contains simple information to help people running events and managing spaces make their policies and approaches work for Disabled people using cycles as mobility aids.
If you need more information, support or have any comments, questions or anything else, please get in touch with us at info@wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk
You can also join our friendly peer-support Discord group DCAN – it’s a forum for Disabled people who use all kinds of cycles, powered and unpowered mobility aids, and for allies too.