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Rail companies are using access stats from mystery shoppers who pretend to be disabled

By John Pring on 9th May 2024 Category: Transport

Rail companies are using access stats from mystery shoppers who pretend to be disabled
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Rail companies are using evidence on the accessibility of their rail services that has come from “mystery shopping” exercises carried out by freelance workers pretending to be disabled, Disability News Service can reveal. Analysis of assignments offered by a market research […]

Ticket office closures will cut support for disabled rail passengers, papers show

By John Pring on 13th July 2023 Category: Transport

Ticket office closures will cut support for disabled rail passengers, papers show
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A government-backed programme to close most ticket offices across the country will lead to a significant fall in the number of staff available to support disabled passengers, analysis of consultation documents has shown. Several of the documents published last week by […]

Rail ticket office closures mean ‘one last chance to stop mass discrimination’

By John Pring on 22nd September 2022 Category: Transport

Rail ticket office closures mean ‘one last chance to stop mass discrimination’
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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 […]

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