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‘Discriminatory’ PIP guidance means thousands could lose blue badges

By John Pring on 2nd June 2016 Category: Transport

‘Discriminatory’ PIP guidance means thousands could lose blue badges
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Disabled people whose mobility is affected by mental health conditions or autism are having their blue parking badges snatched away by local councils in England as a result of the introduction of the government’s new disability benefit. Government guidance issued after […]

Wheelchair taxi rules will finally come into force… after 20 years

By John Pring on 12th May 2016 Category: Transport

Wheelchair taxi rules will finally come into force… after 20 years
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A report by peers on the impact of equality legislation on disabled people appears to have secured its first success after the government agreed to bring into force taxi regulations – 20 years after they were first included in legislation. The […]

Campaigners call on minister to reject rail access funding delay

By John Pring on 5th May 2016 Category: Transport

Campaigners call on minister to reject rail access funding delay
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Campaigners have called on the transport secretary to ignore recommendations from the head of Network Rail that would delay tens of millions of pounds of investment in making rail stations more accessible. The seven organisations, headed by the user-led charity Transport […]

Abused, threatened and left stranded – young campaigners’ transport experiences

By John Pring on 21st April 2016 Category: Transport

Abused, threatened and left stranded – young campaigners’ transport experiences
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By Raya Al Jadir Young disabled people have been abused, threatened and left stranded while using public transport, according to a new report. End Of The Line 2016 follows a nine-month undercover investigation by Trailblazers – a network of 700 young […]

Rail access improvements set for delays… along with nearly £50 million funding

By John Pring on 7th April 2016 Category: Transport

Rail access improvements set for delays… along with nearly £50 million funding
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Funding for the government’s main programme to improve access at rail stations is set to be nearly halved over the next four years, with up to 20 access improvement schemes likely to be postponed. The delays were hidden on page 138 […]

Disabled campaigners set for battle with Chelsea’s celebrities over rail access

By John Pring on 7th April 2016 Category: Transport

Disabled campaigners set for battle with Chelsea’s celebrities over rail access
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A London disabled people’s organisation has backed plans to build a new accessible train station in the heart of fashionable Chelsea, despite opposition from a string of celebrity residents. Action Disability Kensington and Chelsea (ADKC) today (7 April) announced its support […]

Network Rail is ‘leading industry on access by following Olympic path’

By John Pring on 14th January 2016 Category: Transport

Network Rail is ‘leading industry on access by following Olympic path’
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The public body responsible for 18 of Britain’s biggest rail stations is following the lead of the Olympic Delivery Authority and putting disabled people at the heart of its design process, according to its access and inclusion manager. Margaret Hickish – […]

Minister hints at further block to taxi access law, 20 years after MPs approved it

By John Pring on 18th December 2015 Category: Transport

Minister hints at further block to taxi access law, 20 years after MPs approved it
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A government minister has told peers that it is “not necessary” for all taxis to be accessible to wheelchair-users. Transport minister Andrew Jones said that such a policy would mean having to replace thousands of taxis across the country. But members […]

Blanket scooter bans on trains must end, say conga-dancing campaigners

By guest on 4th December 2015 Category: Transport

Blanket scooter bans on trains must end, say conga-dancing campaigners
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By Raya Al Jadir Disabled transport campaigners have called on three train companies to remove blanket bans that prevent all scooter-users from using their services. To mark the campaign members of the user-led campaigning organisation Transport for All (TfA) took part […]

Transport boss apologises after ‘misleading’ comments to peers on access

By John Pring on 20th November 2015 Category: Transport

Transport boss apologises after ‘misleading’ comments to peers on access
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The boss of a public transport lobbying organisation has apologised to campaigners after being criticised for two “misleading” comments made to peers investigating the impact of the Equality Act on disabled people. Simon Posner chief executive of the Confederation of Passenger […]

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