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MPs call for urgent action on transport discrimination, and tell industry: ‘Accessibility is a human rights issue’

By John Pring on 20th March 2025 Category: Transport

MPs call for urgent action on transport discrimination, and tell industry: ‘Accessibility is a human rights issue’
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Disabled campaigners have welcomed a “fabulous” and “validating” report by MPs that calls on the government and industry to “urgently” recognise that the “regularity and severity” of public transport access failures is a human rights issue. The long-awaited report by the […]

Rail industry has grown used to failing every day on access, MPs hear

By John Pring on 15th June 2023 Category: Transport

Rail industry has grown used to failing every day on access, MPs hear
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The rail industry has no awareness of just how badly it is failing disabled passengers every day, a leading access consultant has told MPs. Christiane Link, a consultant and adviser on accessibility to the aviation and transport industry for more than […]

Evidence to inquiry exposes ‘inadequate’ consequences of transport discrimination

By John Pring on 8th June 2023 Category: Transport

Evidence to inquiry exposes ‘inadequate’ consequences of transport discrimination
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Disabled campaigners have exposed the widespread – and unpunished – discrimination that passengers face across the rail, bus and taxi sectors, in written evidence to an MPs’ inquiry. Many of the concerns were focused on the rail sector, with evidence highlighting […]

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