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A look at how accessible Scotland is for a wheelchair user?

A look at accessibility for wheelchair users in Scotland. How accessible is Scotland in 2011 for a wheelchair user?

Dè cho ruigsinneach 's a tha Alba ann an 2011 dha cuideigin a tha a' cleachdadh cathair-cuibhle?
Thàinig an Achd Co-ionnanachd gu bith anns an Dàmhair 2010. 'S e aon de na h-amasan a th' aice piseach a thoirt air ruigsinneachd agus co-ionannachd dhaoine ciorramach. 

Ann an 2007 bha Aonghas Iain Laing à Uibhist a Deas am beachd a bhith an sàs ann an togail na dachaigh ùir aige nuair a ghabh e stròc a dh' fhàg e ann an cathair-cuibhle. Leis an taigh ùr a-nise air atharrachadh airson tighinn air na feumalachdan aige, tha beatha làitheil a' fàs nas fhasa dha fhèin agus dha Chrissie, a bhean. Ann am Barraigh, tha Màiri NicDhòmhnaill, a tha cuideachd
ann an cathair-cuibhle, fhathast a' fuireach san dachaigh san deach a togail. Cofhurtail 's gu bheil e, chan eil e idir a' tighinn air na feumalachdan aice.

How accessible is Scotland in 2011 for a wheelchair user? The Equality Act came in to force in October 2010. One of its aims is to improve access and equality for people with disabilities and increase their chances in the workplace as well as wider society.

In 2007 Angus John Laing from South Uist was in the process of planning the build of his new house when a stroke left him in a wheelchair. Having now had his house modified to suit his needs, day to day life is easier for him and his wife, Chrissie. In Barra, Mairi Macdonald, who's also confined to a wheelchair, still lives in her childhood home. Though comfortable, it isn't ideal for her needs.

Transport can also be difficult, and finding suitable accommodation for specific needs could still be improved dramatically - with rural and urban areas having their own unique and very different problems to contend with.

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