Manchester’s Christmas Markets bring in thousands of pounds to the city. They can bring in hoards of punters, too.
But for some people, they present a wave of problems. Those in mobility scooters, powerchairs, and wheelchairs ‘avoid’ the markets due to a litany of worries about trying to have fun at the city’s top festive destination.
For the International Day of Persons with Disabilities , the Manchester Evening News toured the main drag of the stalls — along Market Street — with four disabled people at different times this week to understand the challenges they face in trying to navigate the markets. The results were illuminating.
