HERE we go again. I feel as if I'm banging my head against a brick wall sometimes.

Heather Johnson, of City of York Council's equality team, helpfully advises us of the Disabled Go website (August 16).

I'm lucky enough to have internet access, although I'd hazard a guess that thousands haven't, particularly the elderly.

Even so, why does one have to research whether or not you can gain access to a particular shop, restaurant or service provider?

Since October 2004 everywhere is meant to have facilitated access wherever possible, so equal access should by now be the norm, with obvious exceptions where this would be unreasonable.

If I had the time and/or the patience, I could easily construct a website of the majority of places that are still not legislation compliant.

Why I even bother to continue to write about such issues sometimes amazes even me.

Very little changes.

It's just that when some organisation or other, however well meaning, tries to paint a picture of events as if all is now well and we, the disabled, are adequately catered for, I feel inclined to protest.

Even Heather's final point about organisations on the website being sent info regarding access and disability issues awareness seems a little futile, given that they are probably the last organisations that need such information, because they are already fairly positive about such matters. Do us all a favour and get out there and actually do something about those that aren't.

Graeme Rudd,

Kerver Lane,

Dunnington, York.

Updated: 11:16 Friday, August 19, 2005