: Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:41 pm
Wire_Yed_79 wrote:
i knew a guy in a wheelchair and he was an absolute n-bhe-d.
some people think because they are disabled then the world has to fall at their feet.
I see beyond disability and see the person.
She might have been rude and the guy gave a warranted response ?
just an (un pc) thought
You treat disabled people in just the way the majority of us want to be treated, we just want equality not special treatment and I was horrified when I read that in the League Express.
The area behind the billboards that she is talking about being unsuitable with boards you cannot see over and is dangerous is the area used by Warrington for away disabled fans. I've been there many times and okay you get a lot of foot traffic walking backwards and forwards in front of you but in no way is it unsuitable or dangerous, its average from a spectators point of view really but you can see over the boards and apart from when the players get very close or go to the other end of the pitch you can see all the action.
I agree that nobody knows what was said by either party as we were not there but I tend to find that if I am reasonable so are Stewards and everyone else around me, that is from my experience as a wheelchair user who has followed RL for a lot of years.
It would have been better to have discussed this with Warrington by putting her complaint in writing and had she not had a response she was happy with to have written or mailed the RFL or us at the RLDSA. As it is we can't help as she has gone public and made any disabled wheelchair user who visits Warrington feel very put off attending and concerned for their safety if they do by stating the area pitchside in unsuitable and dangerous.
Needless to say we are not all like that by any means, the majority are reasonable friendly RL supporters like everyone else.
Give it a rest lad.
YES they have - the stadium manager did it on Tuesday, you even mentioned it yourself!
