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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 […]

Majority of rail carriages still not fully accessible, government admits

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

Majority of rail carriages still not fully accessible, government admits
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More than half of rail carriages are still not fully accessible to disabled people, according to a new government report. The Department for Transport (DfT) report – which mostly relates just to England – updates progress on its accessibility action plan, […]

National Express’s ‘fully accessible’ coaches ‘exclude many wheelchairs’

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

National Express’s ‘fully accessible’ coaches ‘exclude many wheelchairs’
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The UK’s largest coach operator has admitted that many wheelchair-users are still not able to travel on its vehicles, even though it has spent millions of pounds on a new “fully accessible” fleet. National Express claims that 97 per cent of […]

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