A WOMAN who couldn't get in to Oxford's central library because the lifts are too small for her wheelchair has launched a new campaign.

Suzi Horsley has started #askaboutaccess to call for buildings across the city to do more to ensure they are accessible to people who use wheelchairs.

She is asking disabled people to get in touch with her on Twitter to share the places they find it difficult to access.

Ms Horsley says she also can't use her local hospital, many of the shops and restaurants and her nearest bus stop because of access issues.

She said: "I should be able to do everything I want to do, without assistance.

"Instead I have to take taxis, take a PA or not do anything or go anywhere.

"Let's keep making our voices heard. We're disabled and we deserve to participate in life."

The mother-of-three from Headington was prevented from visiting Oxford's newly renovated central library, part of the Westgate Centre, because her wheelchair couldn't fit in the lifts.

Despite nearly £6million being spent by Oxfordshire County Council and Westgate developers, the lifts weren't upgraded as part of the project with the council blaming 'demand in the lift construction sector'.

It has promised to install new, bigger lifts within six to nine months.

Ms Horsley is also calling on the council to create a panel of disabled people to advise on access issues at all the city's libraries.

To get in touch search for @SuziHorsley on Twitter.