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Deplorable footage shows double amputee struggling to climb up stairs at train station in Australia | |
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A double amputee has been filmed dragging himself up platform stairs at Unanderra train station in New South Wales, Australia, because there is no service at the station. | A double amputee has been filmed dragging himself up platform stairs at Unanderra train station in New South Wales, Australia, because there is no service at the station. |
The footage also shows a stroke victim, Bec Schmidt, struggling up the stairs with the help of her partner and an elderly woman with a hip replacement on the opposite side of the stairs. | The footage also shows a stroke victim, Bec Schmidt, struggling up the stairs with the help of her partner and an elderly woman with a hip replacement on the opposite side of the stairs. |
The video was shot by Fiona Jordan, a child support officer, and was intended to show how difficult it was for stroke victim Bec Schmidt to get on and off the platform at her local station. | The video was shot by Fiona Jordan, a child support officer, and was intended to show how difficult it was for stroke victim Bec Schmidt to get on and off the platform at her local station. |
A second video shows Ms Schmidt struggling to walk down the 36 stairs as a man in a wheelchair climbs down backwards, at points struggling to keep control. | A second video shows Ms Schmidt struggling to walk down the 36 stairs as a man in a wheelchair climbs down backwards, at points struggling to keep control. |
Ms Schmidt, a former transport worker, suffered a stroke in 2008. She is the owner of a Facebook community page “Elevators for Unanderra Train Station” and has started an online campaign to try and get 10,000 people to sign a petition to have the elevator built, the Daily Mail reported. | Ms Schmidt, a former transport worker, suffered a stroke in 2008. She is the owner of a Facebook community page “Elevators for Unanderra Train Station” and has started an online campaign to try and get 10,000 people to sign a petition to have the elevator built, the Daily Mail reported. |
A picture on the group’s Facebook page shows a sign, reportedly from several years ago and later removed, explaining that Unanderra Stationis “undergoing an upgrade” which will include the installation of two customer lifts. | A picture on the group’s Facebook page shows a sign, reportedly from several years ago and later removed, explaining that Unanderra Stationis “undergoing an upgrade” which will include the installation of two customer lifts. |
According to the Illawarra Mercury, transport minister Gladys Berejiklian said in response to the video: “It’s distressing to see anyone in the community struggle to access public transport- whether they’re elderly, customers with a disability or families with prams.” | According to the Illawarra Mercury, transport minister Gladys Berejiklian said in response to the video: “It’s distressing to see anyone in the community struggle to access public transport- whether they’re elderly, customers with a disability or families with prams.” |
There has been no confirmation from Transport for New South Wales that a lift installation project, estimated to cost AUS$25 million, will go ahead. | There has been no confirmation from Transport for New South Wales that a lift installation project, estimated to cost AUS$25 million, will go ahead. |
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