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Government set to drop two more rail access schemes

By John Pring on 11th April 2014 Category: News Archive, Transport

Government set to drop two more rail access schemes
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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 […]

Government secretly slashes funding for rail access improvements

By John Pring on 4th April 2014 Category: News Archive, Transport

Government secretly slashes funding for rail access improvements
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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 […]

First on board with RNIB bus charter

By John Pring on 4th April 2014 Category: Activism and Campaigning, News Archive, Transport

First on board with RNIB bus charter
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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 left with no protection from discrimination

By John Pring on 14th March 2014 Category: Human Rights, News Archive, Transport

Disabled air passengers left with no protection from discrimination
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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 […]

Council keeps passengers waiting… and waiting… for an accessible taxi

By John Pring on 14th February 2014 Category: Activism and Campaigning, News Archive, Transport

Council keeps passengers waiting… and waiting… for an accessible taxi
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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 […]

London 2012 access boss’s ‘enormous task’ at Network Rail

By John Pring on 31st January 2014 Category: News Archive, Transport

London 2012 access boss’s ‘enormous task’ at Network Rail
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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 […]

Huge rise in lift closures ‘an affront’ to disabled tube passengers

By John Pring on 17th January 2014 Category: News Archive, Transport

Huge rise in lift closures ‘an affront’ to disabled tube passengers
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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 […]

Criminal law ‘could be next weapon in bus access war’

By John Pring on 10th January 2014 Category: News Archive, Transport

Criminal law ‘could be next weapon in bus access war’
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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 […]

Doubt cast over accessible transport progress report

By John Pring on 10th January 2014 Category: News Archive, Transport

Doubt cast over accessible transport progress report
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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 disabled taxi passengers ‘is widespread’

By John Pring on 3rd January 2014 Category: News Archive, Transport

Overcharging disabled taxi passengers ‘is widespread’
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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 […]

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