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Accessible transport

Government ‘smokescreen’ prevents release of crucial ticket office information

By John Pring on 18th January 2024 Category: Transport

Government ‘smokescreen’ prevents release of crucial ticket office information
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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 […]

Laws on self-driving vehicles risk creating new access barriers, disabled peers warn

By John Pring on 18th January 2024 Category: Transport

Laws on self-driving vehicles risk creating new access barriers, disabled peers warn
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Legislation that will set up a safety framework to allow the introduction of self-driving vehicles across the UK must not be allowed to create new access barriers, two disabled peers have warned the government. They told the House of Lords this […]

Alan Benson: Tributes from ‘heartbroken’ colleagues to ‘astounding campaigner’

By John Pring on 21st December 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Alan Benson: Tributes from ‘heartbroken’ colleagues to ‘astounding campaigner’
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Countless tributes have been paid by friends, fellow campaigners and colleagues following the death of Alan Benson, an “astounding campaigner and ambassador” who played a major role in the fight for an accessible transport system. As well as being co-chair of […]

State of accessible transport is ‘unjust and unacceptable’, says report

By John Pring on 7th December 2023 Category: Transport

State of accessible transport is ‘unjust and unacceptable’, says report
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The current state of accessible transport is “unjust and unacceptable”, and the government’s efforts to offer “equal access for disabled people” by 2030 have “stalled”, according to a major new report. Are We There Yet?, released yesterday (Wednesday) by the disabled […]

Rail industry unable to point to single train company ‘getting it right’ on access

By John Pring on 23rd November 2023 Category: Transport

Rail industry unable to point to single train company ‘getting it right’ on access
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Senior figures in the rail industry have been unable to point to a single train company that is even close to “getting it right” when it comes to providing an accessible service to disabled passengers. Iain Stewart, the Conservative chair of […]

Disabled campaigners celebrate ‘bittersweet’ ticket office victory

By John Pring on 2nd November 2023 Category: Transport

Disabled campaigners celebrate ‘bittersweet’ ticket office victory
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Disabled activists and disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have been celebrating this week after a four-month campaign forced the government to abandon plans it had previously backed to close nearly 1,000 rail ticket offices across England. Transport secretary Mark Harper announced on […]

Survey finds ‘troubling’ rise in abuse of disabled supporters

By John Pring on 2nd November 2023 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Survey finds ‘troubling’ rise in abuse of disabled supporters
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A new survey has uncovered “concerning” increases in the impact of verbal abuse, inaccessible public transport and lack of support from staff on the ability of disabled supporters to enjoy live sport. The annual survey by the disabled-led charity Level Playing […]

Accessible transport laws are complex, unclear and not enforced, MPs are told

By John Pring on 26th October 2023 Category: Transport

Accessible transport laws are complex, unclear and not enforced, MPs are told
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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) […]

Network Rail admits: ‘We have no idea how many inaccessible bridges we’re building’

By John Pring on 21st September 2023 Category: Transport

Network Rail admits: ‘We have no idea how many inaccessible bridges we’re building’
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Network Rail has been forced into a “deeply troubling” admission that it has no idea how many inaccessible footbridges it is planning to build across Britain, while claiming it is too time-consuming and expensive to find out. The public body, which […]

Watchdog appears set to approve mass ticket office closures

By John Pring on 14th September 2023 Category: Transport

Watchdog appears set to approve mass ticket office closures
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One of the two watchdogs tasked with running the huge public consultation on proposals to shut hundreds of rail ticket offices appears to have suggested to MPs that it will probably approve many of the planned closures. Transport Focus appears set […]

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