‘Discriminatory' action

This is the plight of Cheryl Halford, a visually impaired woman, who will now have to find alternative methods to travel around following the City of Cape Town's announcement of significant changes to its Dial-a-Ride (DaR) service from next month.

- KAYLYNNE BANTOM

Dial-a-Ride is a dedicated kerb-to-kerb service for people with disabilities who are unable to access mainstream public transport services. But from Monday 8 September the service will only be available to eligible wheelchair users and people with severe walking impairments.