Dunedin still has a long way to go before access to everyday amenities such as buildings, footpaths and public transport is available to all its residents.
It is the conclusion about 50 people came to after attending the Access for All Dunedin forum at the Regent Theatre yesterday.
Issues consistently popping up during the three-hour forum included kerbs which were not wheelchair friendly; non-disabled drivers abusing disabled car park spaces; difficulty getting mobility taxi vans during rush hours; obstacles on footpaths such as overgrown hedges, broken glass and shop signs; pedestrian crossings needing repaintingd and surface indicators needing replacing.
Disabled Persons Assembly community networker Chris Ford said the city still had a long way to go before it resolved all the accessibility issues.
''It's always going to be a journey of incremental improvement.
''We are working closely with the Dunedin City Council on identifying areas where there are still access barriers in place, and working constructively to address those.
''Today was a part of that. It enabled people to let the stakeholders [the DCC, Otago Regional Council and the New Zealand Transport Agency] to come together with disabled people to hear a wider range of viewpoints.
''It allowed them to see first hand how it affects people.''
