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Disabled campaigners and allies have called for an “urgent intervention” from regulators to prevent the closure of nearly 1,000 rail ticket offices across England. In an open letter to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and the Equality and Human […]
Campaigners have warned ministers that they will fight to ensure the government keeps its promise to introduce laws aimed at improving the protection offered to disabled air passengers. In its long-awaited response to a consultation on protecting air passengers – which […]
The government’s accessible transport advisers have been told by a regulator that they have been behaving unlawfully for years by failing to publish controversial reports, minutes of key meetings and letters they have exchanged with ministers. Campaigners believe the Department for […]
The government’s plans for the railways over the next three decades display a “poverty of ambition” on accessibility, its own advisers on accessible transport have told ministers. They told the Department for Transport that they were “extremely disappointed” that plans for […]
The new chair of the body that advises the government on accessible transport has questioned whether it is right to release research that exposes the discrimination faced by disabled passengers. There were hopes that the appointment of wheelchair-user Matthew Campbell-Hill would lead […]
The new chair of the committee that advises the government on accessible transport must stand up to ministers over their rail reforms and plans to close ticket offices and cut staff, say disabled campaigners. The Department for Transport (DfT) announced this […]
Campaigners have welcomed the decision of a committee of MPs to launch an inquiry to investigate the effectiveness of laws that are supposed to ensure an accessible transport system. The inquiry by the transport select committee – which is believed to […]
Campaigners have warned transport secretary Mark Harper that “discriminatory” plans to remove guards from trains, cut staff and close ticket offices will prevent many disabled passengers travelling on the rail network and put lives at risk. The National Federation of the […]
A leading expert on accessible transport has quit his role as a government adviser after accusing ministers of backing policies on de-staffing the rail network that discriminate against disabled rail passengers, and ignoring his committee’s advice. Matthew Smith, a key member […]
Disabled campaigners have raised fresh fears for the future of accessible rail travel, after reports that the government plans to close most train station ticket offices as part of a continuing programme of cuts. A national newspaper reported on Sunday that […]