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Transport

August 2, 2018 0

Government repeatedly ignores its own advisers on ‘toxic’ train access

The government has repeatedly ignored concerns raised by its own accessible transport advisers about the “toxic” impact on disabled people of running trains without a member of customer service staff on board, official documents have revealed. The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) has been warning the Department for Transport (DfT) of its concerns

Independent Living

August 2, 2018 0

Charities help government with cover-up over blue badge changes

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Disability charities have helped the government cover up the reason it was forced to announce changes to rules that prevented thousands of disabled people with invisible impairments secure blue parking badges. The Department for Transport (DfT) won widespread praise this week for announcing changes to the disabled people’s blue badge on-street parking scheme, following

Transport

More than 30 protesters, including Heidi Alexander and wheelchair-users, with placards about access in front of a sign for Hither Green station

July 26, 2018 0

Figures finally show how government slashed spending on rail access scheme

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New figures released through the Freedom of Information Act have exposed how the government has slashed spending on its rail station access improvement programme over the last five years. The figures show spending on the Access for All scheme fell from as much as £81.1 million in 2013-14 to just £14.6 million last year.

Transport

June 28, 2018 0

Minister lauds £600,000 for rail access… after her department confirms £47 million in cuts

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A transport minister has announced £600,000 funding for seven digital projects to help disabled passengers access rail travel, days after her department confirmed another minister had rubber-stamped tens of millions of pounds in cuts to a separate rail access scheme. Nusrat Ghani, the transport accessibility minister, said this week that the seven “innovative, high-tech

Transport

May 31, 2018 0

Rail company to run services with no wheelchair spaces… on government’s orders

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A train operator will this summer start running mainline rail services that wheelchair-users will not be able to access… with the apparent blessing of the government. It is believed to be the first time for many years that a scheduled mainline train service will run without any provision for passengers who use wheelchairs. And

Transport

Three women, sitting in their wheelchairs, with their assistance dogs

April 12, 2018 0

Government set to ignore key air travel discrimination concerns

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The government appears to be ignoring pleas to clamp down on significant areas of discrimination against disabled air passengers. The concerns arose after the Department for Transport (DfT) issued a progress report on its new aviation strategy. It included suggestions that it could “make flying more accessible for disabled passengers”, including improving assistance on

Transport

Doug Paulley in his wheelchair, surrounded by supporters outside the Supreme Court

March 15, 2018 0

Ministers finally publish bus wheelchair space report… then announce more talks

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Ministers have finally announced that they will act to protect the rights of wheelchair-users to travel on buses, nearly 14 months after a ground-breaking Supreme Court ruling. The Supreme Court ruled in January 2017 that First Bus had breached its duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people under the Equality Act through its

Transport

January 25, 2018 0

Charities help cover up real reason government announced blue badge changes

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Disability charities are facing questions over why they helped the government disguise the reason it had to change “discriminatory” guidance that was preventing thousands of disabled people with invisible impairments from securing blue parking badges. The Department for Transport (DfT) announced this week that it was proposing alterations to guidance that would “herald the

Transport

Cars crossing a flat space, with bollards and surrounding buildings

January 11, 2018 0

Review calls for more inclusive approach to ‘shared space’ schemes

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A disabled peer has welcomed a new industry review of so-called “shared space” street designs, which has concluded that local authorities should adopt a more “inclusive approach” to them. The report by the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) looked at 11 shared space developments across England, but found evidence that only one

Transport

December 21, 2017 0

Councils’ response to taxi discrimination laws has been ‘inadequate’, says activist

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Only about a third of local authorities have taken action to protect wheelchair-users from discrimination by drivers of taxis and private hire vehicles, more than eight months after the government gave them new powers to do so. The figures, compiled by transport access campaigner Doug Paulley, also show that nearly half of local authorities

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