'the lack of empathy is frightening'
You're on the list! Expect to receive your first email very soon!The 11-time gold medal winner in wheelchair racing encountered the issue last Monday while heading to the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games.Tanni Grey-Thompson shared she had to crawl off a train at King's Cross station due to no assistance.Grey-Thompson received mixed reactions online, including offensive comments.
She was eventually helped by a train manager from another service bound for Leeds who saw her struggling on the platform, but before that, she had to wait for more than 10 minutes, during which she tweeted for assistance to LNER in real-time.“At 22:17 I decided to crawl off. I had to move all my belongings onto the platform.
“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.”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 year’s edition of the event also marks the debut of countries like Eritrea, Kiribati, and Kosovo, as well as the return of Bangladesh, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, East Timor, Macau, Myanmar, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turkmenistan, all of which were absent from previous versions.Grey-Thompson’s response to the hateful comments she received garnered her the support of viewers and fans, who made her reply go viral with one million views and 800 comments“Shame on them. Absolute disgrace.
“Sorry that you’re receiving abuse for your experience, Tanni. I’ve been in numerous situations before where nobody has come with the ramp to get me off,” one fellow
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