'I'll run her over! Disabled Katy hit with vile abuse

SHOCKING ATTACKS ON WOMAN AFTER SHE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT BLOCKED PAVEMENTS

- MAISIE LAWTON

A WOMAN with cerebral palsy has spoken of her nightmare getting around Manchester's streets and the horrific online abuse she suffered after raising the issue on Facebook.

Katy Daly, who uses a powered wheelchair, spoke to the M.E.N. for a matter of minutes before coming across a typical issue a car blocking the pavement and stopping her getting past safely.

"I'll have to find a dropped kerb and travel along the main road," she said. "It would take seconds for a car to not notice and hit me. And who would be put at fault? Me, for being on the road."

Katy, 26, from Chorlton, met with the M.E.N. on Barlow Moor Road near her home to highlight the problem of pavement parking and people leaving wheelie bins out. It makes life incredibly difficult for people using mobility scooters, wheelchairs and parents with prams, she said.

"When you're disabled you have to be good at problem-solving every day," she said. "I'm used to getting around and critically thinking when travelling. When you face an obstacle you can't get around, it hits you."

Katy claims she's been told to 'just walk around cars' - despite the fact she can't stand up- and 'move the bins.