Network Rail’s decision to spend nearly £8 million building a new footbridge that will be inaccessible to many disabled people has been labelled an “appalling contradiction” of the government’s commitment to improving the accessibility of the public transport system. The footbridge […]
Transport
Activist’s legal threat set to lead to more generous compensation for rail passenger assistance failures
Motability Operations stays silent over how much high street banks benefit from disabled people’s car scheme
Angry response from campaigners as rail minister seeks to reassure MPs about government’s access plans
MPs call for urgent action on transport discrimination, and tell industry: ‘Accessibility is a human rights issue’
Ticket office cuts by three rail firms are just a test run for fresh round of reductions, campaigners warn
Not one electric vehicle public charging point across the UK meets government’s accessibility standard, say MPs
Government’s railways consultation has ‘betrayed’ disabled passengers, campaigners tell minister
Anger after government appears to drop Tory plans to put accessibility at heart of new national rail body
Campaigners call for action to address shortage of wheelchair-accessible taxis
A drastic and discriminatory shortage of wheelchair-accessible taxis is causing disabled people to miss medical and dental appointments, education and work commitments, and social opportunities, disabled campaigners have warned. They believe plans by their local council to address the shortage will […]