In a professional way, obviously. At the partnership board, they were talking social work stuff (whoosh, over my head)until they mentioned my travel wallets and related travel problems that people with learning disabilities have, so I put my hand up and asked for help in our next Local Transport Plan, having had their help in the previous plan. Wow! Such an interest in the LD community. I am thinking "consultation", "focus group", pressing the right buttons. I get a buzz from these people because I actually show up, from a different world (and there were no other outsiders there)and they seem to appreciate the connection. I just wish I had an interest in social work.
I was worried we weren't making progress in the early stages of the Local Transport Plan which involves consultation etc, but there is an untapped frustration and demand, which is out there and ready to use. If only I could get such interest from all the other groups representing ignored social minorities.
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