This is a message I have today sent to First Group/First South Yorkshire:
'I am a tetraplegic wheelchair user. Until the recent service changes from route 3/3A to 56 I found that buses were the best way for me to get to and from the city centre. Under the new route of service 56 the nearest I can get to the city centre is either Furnival Street or Eyre Street. From there to Fargate is a 10 minute push which is a problem even for a young wheelchair pusher in the peak of health.
It seems to me that the service changes to route 56 (as it now is) are disabling me far more than the disease which I have (MS). I cannot be alone, the changes affect other wheelchair users, people with mobility difficulties, and parents with children.
Please consider altering the route of route 56 to include a stop on Arundel Gate. Any bus service from Nether Edge to Wybourn which does not seriously approach the greater city centre is a service to nowhere and will flourish accordingly - such might be the aim.'