I AM very sorry for Anne Wright's injury (Total ban needed, Readers' Letters, January 30) and wish her a speedy recovery, but hers is another narrow-minded view of disability.

"Disabled people" could not "use the Shopmobility services in Piccadilly car park". Nor could they "reach these areas on motorised scooters". Please do not put disabled people into the same group.

Shopmobility is a charity and must have limited resources.

Also, motorised scooters are not suitable for many people. They are only suitable for people who can walk; they cannot go into or around inside many shops.

I cannot walk unaided, thus I cannot use a scooter. I have a wheelchair which suits my needs perfectly. It is like my legs, and I don't want to change it for anything else.

Perhaps I should park in Piccadilly, and roll my chair into town? Physically, I am usually capable, but if on such a journey, I take the bus anyway.

In wet weather, I can make very little progress in a manual chair so I take the car. If I buy something, it doesn't take much for something I am carrying to be heavy enough to tip my chair over, so I need to park close to where I shop.

I should not have to start taking a companion around because I can't park in the city centre.

There are enough barriers for disabled people in York. It is society, not injury or disease that disables people. Do not punish the sensible majority because of the actions of a few.

C Alexander, Garrowby Way, Heslington, York.