A teenage wheelchair user says a bar kicked her out simply because staff deemed her a “fire risk,” prompting outrage online and renewed scrutiny over disability-access laws in the United Kingdom.
In a viral TikTok, creator Maddie (@maddieiswheelycool) described being removed from a bar in Manchester, England, despite repeatedly telling staff that ejecting her because of her wheelchair was unlawful. “So I’m being kicked out of a bar for being in a wheelchair,” Maddie said in the video, according to the clip posted to her account.
