From: john ball [mimi@optushome.com.au]
Sent: Saturday, 9 June, 2001 19:49
To: disabdis@humanrights.gov.au
To whom it may concern As a regular user of disabled accessible taxis I feel very strongly towards making all taxis accessible. It would cut down dramatically the problems: 

1  Length of waiting for a taxi

 2. Drivers choosing their jobs 

3. Discrimination 

With the discrimination issue I don't think that it is right that their should be a particular type of taxi to do wheelchair jobs.  We have got integration in schools, almost all new buildings are wheelchair friendly and most important of all we had the best accessible Paralympic venues ever.  If they can end apatheid in South Africa why can't we make all taxis accessible. 

John Ball

mimi@optushome.com.au