On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 11:33:05 -0000, "Peter Crosland"
wrote:

Yet here we have a situation, where somebody disabled and living in
their own home does something to maintain their independence.

But there would have been a much simpler and cheaper solution available
had
she not been simply bloodyminded. Some sort of mechanical or electrical
assistance to the door operation might have been an idea.

I don't agree that you should be able to completely flout the law just
because you are in a wheelchair.

I got the impression that "beating the council" was more important to her
than solving her problem.

This also seems to be the objective of her supporters as well!


The primary objective would be to see that a disabled person be
allowed the same freedoms to be independent that someone who is not
disabled has.

The council considered that preserving a wooden front door was more
important than that.

Therefore, in my view, they acted wrongly regardless of what
legislation about wooden doors says.

In that respect, if there is a way that ultimately those involved at
what ever level, be it in government or the small minded individuals
who initiated this inappropriate prosecution are put into their
rightful place and hopefully fired, then I am all for it.


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..andy