Pledge to make the 2012 Games the most "accessible ever" is now in tatters - Dee Doocey (London Assembly Liberal Democrats)

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Pledge to make the 2012 Games the most "accessible ever" is now in tatters - Dee Doocey

December 9, 2010 3:15 PM

Dee Doocey, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Olympics spokesperson, commenting on LOCOG's (London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games) statement that they will not allocate free tickets to the carers of any disabled people purchasing a ticket for any event, unless they are a wheelchair user, said:

"It is shameful that LOCOG are failing to adopt a fair policy towards all disabled people.

"With less than one in ten disabled people being wheelchair users LOCOG's policy is blatant discrimination against the huge number of disabled people who require a carer to attend any event, such as many blind people or people with a learning disability.

"Far from pushing forward in access standards it seems that the 2012 Games will not even match the ticketing policies that are already adopted by many music and sporting venues. The pledge that the 2012 Games would be the most accessible Games ever is now in complete tatters."

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