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Transport ministers look set to drop two more rail access improvement schemes, only days after admitting they had slashed spending on their main programme by nearly 30 per cent. Campaigners described the cuts as a “kick in the teeth” for disabled […]
The government has quietly slashed spending on a programme to improve access to rail stations by nearly 30 per cent, Disability News Service (DNS) can reveal. Network Rail this week published its new £38 billion plan for “delivering a better railway […]
A bus company has become the first national operator to sign a new charter that aims to ensure services are accessible to blind and partially-sighted passengers. First UK Bus has won praise from RNIB after joining local operators Reading Bus and […]
Disabled air passengers have been left with no protection from in-flight discrimination across Europe, thanks to a ruling from the UK’s Supreme Court. The court ruled that international rules on air travel – the Montreal Convention – take precedence during flights […]
Disabled campaigners are calling on a city council to give them a wider choice of public transport, after a five-year delay in deciding whether to license a more accessible type of black cab. Coventry city council has been accused of breaching […]
The disabled consultant who played a key part in ensuring the accessibility of London 2012’s purpose-built venues says she will use that experience in her new role as Network Rail’s access and inclusion manager. Margaret Hickish is now responsible for access […]
The number of occasions on which disabled people were prevented from using step-free tube stations in London because of staff shortages has more than quadrupled since 2009, a Freedom of Information Act request has revealed. Transport for All, the user-led disability […]
Bus-drivers who prevent wheelchair-users travelling on their vehicles are potentially committing a criminal offence and should be prosecuted, according to a disabled campaigner. Wheelchair-user Doug Paulley discovered the existence of the criminal offences while researching public transport regulations, as part of […]
A government progress report paints far too rosy a picture of the accessibility of public transport, say campaigners. The Department for Transport (DfT) report – which mostly relates to England – updates progress on its accessibility action plan, which was published […]
Overcharging of disabled passengers who use taxis and private hire vehicles is “rife”, according to an organisation that represents the industry. A leading figure in the National Taxi Association (NTA) made the admission after it emerged that drivers of accessible taxis […]