Words Mary-Anne Gontsana / GroundUp
The Disability Revolution group wants the City of Cape Town to include specific measures for people with disabilities in its transport planning.
"Public transport for people with disabilities is a nightmare," said Phakama Zembeta, mother of a disabled teenager.
"It's so bad that we have resorted to using e-hailing vehicles each time he needs to go to the clinic which are costly and are sometimes unreliable," said the mother from Eerste River.
She was among about 50 people who, despite the cold and rain, came out to a picket led by the Disability Revolution organisation in Cape Town's Civic Centre. They say the City of Cape Town's Comprehensive Integrated Transport Plan 2023-2028 CITP does not include a specific plan for people with disabilities, especially from poor communities and informal settlements.
