People with Disabilities test Accessibility of Shops
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Disabled shoppers went out along Norwood High Street on Thursday to test how accessible the stores are.
The campaigners rated the physical features of shops and attitudes of shopkeepers and came up with improvements such as installing ramps.
Most of the 40-strong team had learning disabilities and some were in wheelchairs.
Lambeth Learning Disability Partnership Campaigners had joined with charity Leonard Cheshire Disability for the event supported by the council.
Hannah Whittle, policy and campaigns intern at Leonard Cheshire Disability, said: “We found that access was quite poor.”
