Rail company to run services with no wheelchair spaces… on government’s orders
A train operator will this summer start running mainline rail services that wheelchair-users will not…
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TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference: ‘Discriminatory train firm should be stripped of franchise’
A train company which issued discriminatory guidance to its station staff should be stripped of…
Equality watchdog ‘considering legal action against government’ over rail access failures
The equality watchdog is considering legal action against the government over its failure to ensure…
Motability faces calls to increase grants or cut prices after MPs’ fierce criticism
Disabled activists have told Motability it would be “obscene” not to expand a fund that…
A year on from new taxi discrimination laws… and not a single prosecution
Local authorities have failed to prosecute a single taxi-driver for discriminating against wheelchair-users under new…
Government set to ignore key air travel discrimination concerns
The government appears to be ignoring pleas to clamp down on significant areas of discrimination…
Admission by aviation regulator is latest step in assistance dogs aircraft battle
The aviation regulator is being forced to change guidance that appears to discriminate against many…
Equality watchdog calls for court action over BA’s PA ticket ‘discrimination’
The equality watchdog has called for the courts to decide if airlines are discriminating against…
Ministers finally publish bus wheelchair space report… then announce more talks
Ministers have finally announced that they will act to protect the rights of wheelchair-users to…
British Airways PA ticket policy ‘discriminates’ against disabled woman
A disabled woman is having to pay hundreds of pounds extra to fly to Canada…