Ian O'Keefe says the proposed closure of the service will rob disabled people of their independence
Council bosses have been urged to rethink cost-cutting plans to end Nottingham's Shopmobility scheme.
Nottingham City Council said the number of users has declined in recent years and it would save £26,000 a year by closing it.Mr O'Keefe, who is diabetic, has arthritis in both knees and limited vision following an operation to remove a brain tumour, said: "Stopping the Shopmobility scheme is a really bad idea and it will have such an effect on disabled people like me."For me and other disabled people it means independence. Take it away and and we're robbed of that.
A city council spokesperson said: : "A combination of factors has led to the proposal to end our provision of the Shopmobility service as we once again aim to set a balanced budget in difficult circumstances.
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