The government has refused to release its assessment of how plans to close nearly 1,000 ticket offices across England would have affected disabled people and other groups protected under the Equality Act, even though those proposals have now been abandoned. The […]
Transport
Laws on self-driving vehicles risk creating new access barriers, disabled peers warn
‘Smoking gun’ government memo exposes Network Rail on inaccessible bridges
Disabled people with blue badges ‘threatened, insulted and attacked’, survey shows
Minister ‘not persuaded’ by calls for new law on access to public transport
State of accessible transport is ‘unjust and unacceptable’, says report
Rail industry unable to point to single train company ‘getting it right’ on access
Ministers and train firms refuse to rule out future ticket office closures, despite climbdown
Disabled campaigners celebrate ‘bittersweet’ ticket office victory
Accessible transport laws are complex, unclear and not enforced, MPs are told
The legislation around accessible transport is unclear and “ridiculously complex”, with the rules protecting disabled people from discrimination not enforced by regulators or the government, MPs have been told. Disabled campaigners and legal experts told the Commons transport committee yesterday (Wednesday) […]