1/5 Jay B. 4 months ago on Google
They
are
not
helpful
to
those
with
disabilities.
For
the
last
3
years
I
have
been
housebound
and
only
able
to
travel
the
800
metres
between
my
house
and
Highbury
mall
due
to
a
series
of
serious
heart
issues.
I
have
been
so
delighted
to
have
a
new
mobility
scooter
which
has
allowed
me
to
use
busses
and
get
to
places
outside
of
this
tiny
area.
I
was
rushing
as
my
watch
was
telling
me
I
was
having
a
cardiac
event,
but
I
just
needed
to
get
to
my
last
shop.
While
the
mall
employee
was
very
nice,
she
forced
me
to
either
walk
the
900
metres
back
to
use
the
mall
branded
mobility
scooter,
walk
and
push
my
scooter,
or
leave.
I
had
only
to
go
another
200
metres
so
I
tried
to
walk,
but
lost
vision
and
nearly
blacked
out
as
I
was
having
a
serious
Bradycardia
(heart
stoppage)
and
a
severe
attack
of
Afibrillation
(My
heart
rate
was
alarming
at
at
210bpm.)
I
collapsed
onto
some
cafe
seating
and
lost
consciousness
and
moved
the
tables
and
chairs
slightly
while
I
tried
to
stabilise
myself.
I
slowed
my
breathing
and
tried
to
gain
control,
and
then
got
up
and
moved
the
table
and
chair
the
6
inches
or
so
that
they
had
moved.
The
cafe
owner
was
clearly
furious
that
I
had
sat
in
his
chairs
without
being
a
customer
and
glared
at
me.
I
tried
to
walk
the
last
part
but
lost
vision
2
more
times
and
half
collapsed
in
my
last
shop
so
had
to
leave,
still
needing
to
walk
and
push
my
scooter
to
get
out
of
the
mall,
in
order
to
get
to
a
clear
place
to
get
to
the
hospital.
I
just
wanted
to
buy
some
underpants
as
Highbury
doesn't
sell
them
and
it's
been
years
since
I
have
been
able
to
go
shopping
in
a
broader
range.
Highbury
mall,
Shore
City,
Commercial
bay,
Countdown
have
all
spoken
to
me
and
said
its
completely
fine
to
use
the
scooter
inside
so
from
now
on
I
will
just
go
there
instead
I
will
not
be
back
to
Glenfield
Mall.
It
felt
degrading,
embarrasing
and
frustrating
to
not
be
able
to
just
get
the
last
thing
on
my
list.
She
was
very
polite
throughout.
