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Ministers give councils and schools go-ahead to breach bus discrimination law

By John Pring on 28th November 2019 Category: Transport

Ministers give councils and schools go-ahead to breach bus discrimination law
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Transport ministers have quietly given permission to councils, schools and colleges to breach a key anti-discrimination law for at least two years, and possibly up to four… in the middle of the general election campaign. The decision by ministers to allow […]

Mixed and wary response to government’s new transport access campaign

By John Pring on 31st October 2019 Category: Transport

Mixed and wary response to government’s new transport access campaign
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Disabled campaigners have delivered a mixed and wary response to a new government campaign that calls on the public to be “more mindful” of disabled passengers when they use public transport. The Department for Transport (DfT) campaign, It’s Everyone’s Journey, was […]

Disabled peer misses Queen’s speech after Underground flouts court ruling

By John Pring on 17th October 2019 Category: Transport

Disabled peer misses Queen’s speech after Underground flouts court ruling
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A disabled peer was forced to miss the state opening of parliament after London Underground failed yet again to alert wheelchair-users to broken lifts on the network, despite a critical court ruling in January. Baroness [Jane] Campbell (pictured) was forced to […]

Train companies set to be forced to act on rail replacement access after legal advice

By John Pring on 3rd October 2019 Category: Transport

Train companies set to be forced to act on rail replacement access after legal advice
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Train companies must ensure that nearly all their rail replacement vehicles are accessible to disabled people, or risk criminal prosecution, according to legal advice obtained by the rail regulator. Train companies have reacted to the provisional legal advice by promising to […]

Watchdog to launch project to fund legal actions on transport discrimination

By John Pring on 12th September 2019 Category: Transport

Watchdog to launch project to fund legal actions on transport discrimination
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The equality watchdog is to launch a new project that will provide funding for disabled and older people to take legal action when they have faced discrimination on public transport. The fund has not yet been officially launched by the Equality […]

Rail regulator backs down on access to replacement buses

By John Pring on 5th September 2019 Category: Transport

Rail regulator backs down on access to replacement buses
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The rail regulator has been forced by a disabled campaigner to reconsider its refusal to tell train companies to ensure their rail replacement buses are fully accessible. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) issued guidance to train and station operators […]

Equality watchdog’s ‘head in sand’ failure to listen, after MPs call for ‘bolder’ action

By John Pring on 1st August 2019 Category: Politics

Equality watchdog’s ‘head in sand’ failure to listen, after MPs call for ‘bolder’ action
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The equality watchdog has been accused of a “head in the sand” failure to respond to significant criticisms by MPs about its failure to enforce anti-discrimination legislation. In a new report, the Commons women and equalities committee calls on the Equality […]

Rail regulator’s access recommendations welcomed, ‘but do not go far enough’

By John Pring on 18th July 2019 Category: Transport

Rail regulator’s access recommendations welcomed, ‘but do not go far enough’
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Accessible transport campaigners have broadly welcomed a series of recommendations for improvements to the accessibility of the rail system. Among the 17 recommendations made by the regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), is a call for a drastic reduction […]

Bus company’s ‘indefensible’ failure over wheelchair spaces

By John Pring on 13th June 2019 Category: Transport

Bus company’s ‘indefensible’ failure over wheelchair spaces
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A bus and tram company has been criticised for an “indefensible and shocking” failure to comply with a high-profile Supreme Court victory on the rights of wheelchair-users to use buses. Blackpool Transport has now been forced to back down after being […]

More than £100 million in public funding… and no accessible showers

By John Pring on 9th May 2019 Category: Transport

More than £100 million in public funding… and no accessible showers
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A train company that has received more than £100 million in public subsidies to pay for new carriages for a sleeper service from Scotland to London has failed to provide any accessible on-board showers, even though it is providing such facilities […]

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