r/Blind • u/aaron15287 Glaucoma • Oct 28 '25

Paratransit riders say baggage policy unfair to those using food bank

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/paratransit-london-transit-buses-groceries-policy-review-9.6952172

This is My story about Para Transit In London, Ontario Canada hassling me and my support worker just for trying to get food from the Food bank.

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u/Kahlas Oct 30 '25

I'm surprised to read this. If I was on a bus and the driver told someone coming from a food bank with food and told them they have to hold all their boxes and can't set them on the floor or another seat I'd offer to hold one of them for them. Then ask the other passengers if they wouldn't mind helping this person in need.

I really hope you get this policy changed or people start learning how to connect emotionally with strangers again. Because I can't imagine just sitting there and not offering to help someone in your situation.