I CAN DO THAT!

For people who won't let disability get in the way

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WHAT a gut-wrenching week for millions of Labour supporters.

First, the shame of the Government's plans to cut disabled people's benefits - only months after scrapping Winter Fuel Payments for 10 million pensioners.

Then the scathing comments from the party's chair of the Transport Committee.

Ruth Cadbury said: "It should be a source of national embarrassment that our country's transport services effectively treat disabled people as second class citizens, denying them access to jobs, leisure, support networks and essential services - denying them their rights."

She was speaking at the launch of the committee's new report that uncovers the harsh daily reality disabled people face when using transport services.

From accounts of wheelchair users left on planes for hours, to taxi drivers refusing lifts to people because they have an assistance dog, and street clutter causing obstructions, MPs received shocking evidence of widespread failure by providers, across all transport modes, to uphold the rights of people with access needs.