“Scandalous Train Debacle: Paralympian Under Fire for Controversial Missed Journey!”
“They’ll look into it because it’s me. But what about everyone else who isn’t me? That’s what angers me the most.”
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In her interview, the Paralympian also revealed that a number of officials at the Department of Transportation acknowledged the situation and want to hold a meeting with her to discuss the issue as soon as she returns from Paris.
“This is about dignity for disabled passengers. When are they going to address level boarding on trains?” she continued, explaining that the implementation of the measure was originally mandated in the 90s but has yet to be carried out fully.
Her problems are not limited to this one experience, however, as two years ago, she had to crawl off a train at Euston. Just a week before the recent incident, she was told she couldn’t board a train to Aylesbury due to the staff “not being trained to use a disabled ramp.”
The Baroness won 11 gold medals as a wheelchair competitor and successfully transitioned into television before being made a member of the House of Lords
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Born as Carys Davina Grey-Thompson, the athlete began her career as a 15-year-old in the 100m competition at the 1984 Junior National Games for Wales.
Her international debut came four years later in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, where she won a bronze medal. Her successful Paralympics run would continue for 16 more years, with her last appearance as a competitor being at the 2004 Athens Games, where she won two gold medals in the 100m and 400m categories of wheelchair racing.
