Disability Resources Centre (DRC) chair Martin Leckey is one of five complainants taking action against the Victorian government and Yarra Trams鈥櫬爁ailure to meet accessibility standards as set out in the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002, a subsection of the聽Disability Discrimination Act 1992.
The reported that it could be the 鈥渇irst of several discrimination cases鈥 against the state government and Yarra Trams over their聽鈥溌爄n overhauling Melbourne鈥檚 sprawling tram network鈥.
that 鈥73% of tram stops and 62% of trams are inaccessible to people using wheelchairs, mobility aids and prams. If upgrades continue at the current rate, tram stops will not be accessible until 2066 and trams by 2045.鈥
on June 28 that progress had been very slow. 鈥淭hey鈥檝e put very little money into it over the last few years and we鈥檙e falling further and further behind the targets.鈥
Trains in Melbourne have been made accessible for wheelchair users.
A wheelchair users in 1996 protesting for wheelchair accessibility on trams. Alongside the court case, this may be the only way to speed up access聽and guarantee rights to those with mobility limits.
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