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Introducing Wheels4MeLondon: An Inclusive Cycle Loan Scheme for Disabled Londoners!

In collaboration with Wheels for Wellbeing and Sustrans, and funded by Motability Foundation, this initiative offers free cycle loans and support sessions.

Find out more: bit.ly/4agGO8v

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Thank you to everyone who has donated to support our Campaigns & Policy Manager on her 30 mile Ford RideLondon #HandCycle . Now let's see how far we can smash through that target by Sunday and make #Cycling and #ActiveTravel possible for more #Disabled people!
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The brilliant Kay Inckle is handcycling 30 miles to raise money for Wheels for Wellbeing.

Many of you know the amazing work wheels do to help disabled people access cycling & advocating equal access to active travel.

Please help Kay make her £500 goal.

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What exactly is a 'pavement'? What makes a cycle track different from a cycle lane? Why does it matter for #Disabled people's access to #ActiveTravel ?
Read our latest guidance sheet to find out!
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Excellent feature in CyclingIndustryNews news on our new London-wide accessible cycle loan scheme in partnership with Peddle My Wheels and Sustrans in London, funded by Motability Foundation.
Milestone accessible cycling loan scheme arriving in London cyclingindustry.news/milestone-acce…

With the Autonomous Vehicles Act set to put self-driving cars on UK roads by 2026, we need #Disabled people fully involved in all aspects of AV design & implementation to ensure they are safe, accessible & do not worsen Disabled people's mobility options:
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Fantastic new review of evidence on #ActiveTravel - which highlights the need for more research on #Disabled people's experience.
The findings aren't surprising: Make safe space & enable people to access the cycles & public transport they need, & active travel rates go up!

'30,000 people are killed or seriously injured on our roads every year, less than 3 involving a cyclist'

Former Olympic cycling champion Chris Boardman spoke to #BBCBreakfast about Government plans to make causing death or serious injury by dangerous or careless cycling an

#Disabled and interested in trying out #Cycling ? We're excited to be working with Sustrans and PeddleMyWheels on this scheme which will help more Disabled people get access to cycles which work for them.
#MyCycleMyMobilityAid

It's great to see Department for Transport repost this. Active travel journeys are so important for acheiving these goals, and fitting exercise into busy lives. Good quality infrastucture is vital for that, and enabling #Disabled people to be included.
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A moving thread with the experience of a #Blind person in an Exeter low traffic neighbourhood. LTNs impact different #Disabled people differently.
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I'm disabled & chronically ill.

The most accessible form of exercise for me is cycling a trike.

The cost of a trike that I would be able to do extended distances on is £11,000.

Make movement accessible ffs.

Don't forget, if you want to help keep the wheels turning Wheels for Wellbeing you can sponsor our Campaigns and Policy Manager Dr Kay Inckle who will be #HandCycling 30 miles at this year's Ford RideLondon!
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We are really proud to join Disability Rights UK and 24 other organisations in this call on the government to stop the assault on #Disabled people's rights.

Is it really more difficult to create accessible pavements, cycle lanes, crossings and safe streets than it is to build motorways?
We don't think so.
We need political will, prioritisation and funding to ensure all #Disabled people have #Accessible #ActiveTravel options.

At Wheels for Wellbeing, we're proud to be part of this pilot scheme offering free loans of adaptive cycles for #Disabled people in Greater Manchester and Inverness with #Cycling UK & Motability Foundation Foundation
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We're going to be talking more about prioritisation and strategic designation of routes at upcoming events and in future resources.
This design - on a brand new estate still under construction - shows much more work on #Active Travel #Accessibility for #Disabled people is needed!