Pair left stranded in Vancouver due to lack of wheelchair-accessible cabs | 24CA News

Leaving a venue after a live performance ends tends to be hectic, regardless of the place you might be. However, the trip residence generally is a lot extra irritating for somebody who makes use of a wheelchair.

This occurred to 2 West Kelowna, B.C., residents who have been left stranded after they have been advised no accessible taxis have been out there.

When Hannah Desrochers and Kyle Hindley went to a live performance in Vancouver on the finish of March they have been capable of get a wheelchair accessible trip to the present.

However, when the efficiency ended it was a unique story.

“I probably made 30 different phone calls trying to get someone to get us because we needed a wheelchair-accessible vehicle. Every cab company told me they had one or two wheelchair-accessible cabs and either they were being in use right now or they weren’t in the area,” stated Desrochers.

As the pair waited close to BC Place, they began to get nervous desirous about how they may be capable to get residence.

“It was kind of like out of our hands unless we had someone to help us get him into a regular cab and lift him. We couldn’t get a wheelchair cab, so we were literally just stuck there,” Desrochers stated.

“I wouldn’t ever want anyone else to be in that position. It was kind of honestly scary because he’s in a wheelchair and I’m a young female and we were stuck downtown on the street.”

After being stranded for 3 hours, the 2 have been determined for an answer however finally one rolled proper as much as them.

“This limo driver said he drove by three different times doing three different drop-offs for different people after the concert and he kept seeing us standing on the same street corner,” stated Desrochers.

Manase Majuera was the motive force that evening and stated he couldn’t cross by the 2 one other time.

“I dropped my client in another city and coming back maybe another hour or something like that, he is still there. Something is not right, I mean like you know it’s always on my mind, like you know this person needs help, I have to do something,” stated Majuera.

“These people are supposed to be home earlier than everybody else, they need help.”

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Since the limo was not wheelchair-accessible Hindley needed to be lifted into the automobile manually, which required Desrochers and Majuera to hold him in.

“He was, bless his heart, he was insistent. He was like no, we can do it we can just slide him in,” stated Hindley.

Majuera carried Hindley into the again of his limo and introduced them again residence. They have been then capable of transportable wheelchair elevate to get Hindley inside and again in his wheelchair.

“I would do it again and anytime yes especially with the wheelchair people anything with a disability I will do again and again and again. I just try my best to help people,” stated Majuera.

The duo may be very grateful that somebody lastly stopped to assist and stated it didn’t damper the journey.

“Even though the cab situation kind of sucked, I told him that he’d given me a memory I’ll never forget,” Hindley stated.

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