Accessibility: Ivanhoe Train Station

Hi there, 

My friend's daughter Lilly, who is totally blind and achieved an outstanding 98.6 ATAR in 2024, is starting at the University of Melbourne in 2025 and her local train station is inaccessible and dangerous for blind and low-vision users. 

My friends have been trying to raise this as a safety issue with Public Transport Victoria and politicians at local, state and federal level SINCE 2022, to no avail. 

Ivanhoe Station and Heidelberg Station are both designated Premium stations on the Hurstbridge line, and also the only two stations on the Hurstbridge line without Tactile Ground Surface Indicators. (Those little raised dots you find throughout public spaces.) Heidelberg Station is outside a major hospital precinct! 

These tactile markers let those that are blind or have low vision use the public transport system safely. Without them it’s practically too dangerous for them to use these two train stations. 

We've set up a petition and we're hoping "people power" will assist in drawing attention to and ultimately resolving this unsafe and frankly discriminatory situation. Everyone has the right to travel safely and independently. Please help us by signing and sharing this petition! TIA ☺️ 

📋 Petition:  https://www.change.org/IvanhoeStationAccessibility 

🌟 More about Lilly: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vision-australia_the-message-i-want-to-spread-to-other-young-activity-7272791746793619457-Dm__ 

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