Woman calls on drivers to help wheelchair users by parking safely
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Woman calls on drivers to help wheelchair users by parking safely
A woman has launched a social media campaign to try to inform drivers about the consequences of blocking wheelchair access by poor parking.
Umaymah Dakri, 21, from Leicester, who has spina bifida, started her #dontcurbtheaccess initiative on Instagram to chart her experiences of being forced out into busy roads because of drivers parking on dropped kerbs.
A video she has made about the issue has had 5,000 views.
She said: "Parking on the kerb can be resolved if people just reconsider their actions and just find a safer place to park because it is unsafe for people in wheelchairs, like myself."
Video journalist: Heidi Booth
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