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Campaigners are set to take legal action against the government over its failure to provide an accessible service for disabled passengers across part of England’s rail network. The Association of British Commuters (ABC) plans to seek a judicial review of the […]
The government has agreed to review “discriminatory” guidance that has made it almost impossible for many disabled people whose mobility is affected by mental health conditions or autism to secure a blue parking badge. The pledge follows a legal challenge from […]
Public transport providers and local authorities are using loopholes in legislation to avoid their legal obligations to ensure that buses are accessible to disabled people, campaigners fear. They believe that transport companies are using three different loopholes to allow them to […]
New government figures show that the number of disabled people travelling by train has increased sharply in the last year. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) statistics show that disabled people were assisted to use a train 1 146, 000 […]
Disabled people whose mobility is affected by mental health conditions or autism are having their blue parking badges snatched away by local councils in England as a result of the introduction of the government’s new disability benefit. Government guidance issued after […]
Funding for the government’s main programme to improve access at rail stations is set to be nearly halved over the next four years, with up to 20 access improvement schemes likely to be postponed. The delays were hidden on page 138 […]
The public body responsible for 18 of Britain’s biggest rail stations is following the lead of the Olympic Delivery Authority and putting disabled people at the heart of its design process, according to its access and inclusion manager. Margaret Hickish – […]
Delays to the renewal of blue parking badges across the country – following government reforms – are a “national problem, scandal and injustice”, according to a retired Paralympian and campaigner. Steve Varden – now a musician and actor and chair of […]