The councils don't control the newspapers do they?
They do. Not directly these days. Even directly by phone if needed. At least many newspapers are too weak to go against the councils.
Even if it works, I mean people would go to newspapers, newspapers would make a fuss about the problem, nothing would make changes anyway. They can't provide all the disabled with everything they need, and even if they could, they can't change this in one day, can they?

Imagine someone in a wheelchair getting on this tram?