Bell welcomes new door to door Transport Service for People with Disabilities
UUP Lagan Valley MLA and Spokesman for Disabilities and Older People Billy Bell today welcomed the launch of ‘Door to door transport’ by the Department for Regional Development.
Door to Door transport is a service for people with disabilities living in urban areas who find it difficult or impossible to use mainstream public transport. The service will be operated by Chambers Coach Hire and will fulfil a function similar to regular town services by enabling people to get to and from their homes to access local facilities and services.
In a statement today Mr Bell said,
“I welcome the launch of this initiative. Many people with disabilities living in urban areas, despite the increasing numbers of kneeling buses on offer, find it difficult accessing shops, supermarkets, libraries or even just getting out and about.
The Door to Door transport service will offer people a regular service that they can depend on which will pick them up from their front door and drop them off where they need to go, at their own time and at their own speed. I would urge as many people as possible with disabilities to make use of the service when it rolls out in late September and spread the word to others.”