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DISCRIMINATION BY NATIONAL CAMPIAGNING ORG.

DISABLED PARKING BLOCKED OFF AND INACCESSIBLE.

FROM 38 DEGREES:  "We would like to invite you to join members of 38 Degrees South Norfolk at a Public Meeting hosted by 38 Degrees about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the EU and US."

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I drove all the way to Norwich Blackfriars Hall through nightmarish ‘going home’ traffic for this meeting. I was there for 6.40pm but was unable to get into the forecourt where the parking spaces for wheelchair users are because there was no way in. I waited around until 7.05 in case someone came out. I tried to attract the attention of some people at the entrance to the Hall (right at the far end of the forecourt - a distance I couldn’t walk). I could do nothing other than to go home.

I am very angry at, having been invited by you, this blatant discrimination. I will have nothing further to do with 38 degrees because of this sort of treatment, and will not be at the Saturday Loddon demonstration.

I will also publicise the manner in which you treat disabled people, whenever and wherever I can.

N.B. There was a line of cars parked on the forecourt. I wonder how many of those people were disabled.

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