A disability day service in Christchurch has had three wheelchair vans stolen in the past three weeks.<\/p>\n
Chris Ruth Centre head Marilyn Paston said that made a total of five wheelchair vans taken in six months.<\/p>\n
The centre offers programmes for adults with physical and intellectual disabilities.<\/p>\n
Paston said only one van had been recovered, and she found out from police it had been used for burglaries around the city.<\/p>\n
She said it was incredibly disheartening for the the organisation.<\/p>\n
“People just don’t realise the impact it has on the people we support,” she said.<\/p>\n
“We really rely on those vans to get people out to their activities during the day. It’s just not okay.”<\/p>\n
Paston said the centre would struggle to fork out the money to replace the wheelchair vans, which can cost up to $80,000 each.<\/p>\n
Source RNZ<\/p>\n
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