Why does one person have to wait an average 45 minutes for a taxi, while another waits only 11 minutes?

Answer: because the first person is a wheel-chair user. Not only that, but wheelchair users can't pre-book with some firms or get any taxis at all during certain periods of the day.

This was just one of the examples of the challenges facing wheelchair users in the city which was raised with me at a recent meeting with the local Federation of Disabled People - a really inspiring group of people doing their best to make life easier for people with disabilities in the city. And since one in five of us has some kind of disability, even if it's not a visible one, their work is hugely important.

At a recent Council meeting, Greens argued strongly for greater numbers of wheelchair accessible cabs, but were outvoted by Tories and Labour.

According to the Council's consultants, we would need roughly 400 more wheelchair accessible cabs to eliminate the difference in waiting time.

It's going to take 200 years to get there at the rate Labour and Tories have set, and they've refused to explore the options for which we can see widespread support in the trade. A clear missed opportunity to move towards eliminating a systematic inequality in a vital transport system for those with disabilities.

But as many of the Federation pointed out to me, the thing that would make the biggest difference to them is not changes in physical infrastructure, but changes in attitude.

Some good things are happening in the city, like the speaking bus stops, and the accessible city guide - but we could be doing so much more.

I'd love to see Brighton and Hove on the map not just as a great place to visit, but as one that celebrates being the most accessible city in the country as well!