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Report calls for ‘proper safety net’ for disabled people

By John Pring on 14th September 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Report calls for ‘proper safety net’ for disabled people
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A user-led campaign group has welcomed a “timely and important” new report that shows disabled people are caught in a financial “disability trap” because of the extra costs they face, and their problems accessing work, benefits and essential services. The Disability […]

Disabled people ‘at the heart’ of new accessible transport centre

By John Pring on 16th February 2023 Category: Transport

Disabled people ‘at the heart’ of new accessible transport centre
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Disabled people are “at the heart” of a pioneering new centre that will research and develop accessible transport solutions, its launch event heard this week. The new National Centre for Accessible Transport (NCAT) aims to improve the accessibility and reliability of […]

Partners will use £20 million research centre to close ‘transport accessibility gap’

By John Pring on 5th January 2023 Category: Transport

Partners will use £20 million research centre to close ‘transport accessibility gap’
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Partners in a ground-breaking new research centre aim to develop solutions that will close the “transport accessibility gap” faced by disabled people, with the help of £20 million in funding. A disabled-led research organisation, the Research Institute for Disabled Consumers (RiDC)*, is […]

Widespread rail access failings revealed in regulator’s new report

By John Pring on 14th July 2022 Category: Transport

Widespread rail access failings revealed in regulator’s new report
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An audit for the rail regulator has found failings in the accessibility information provided by a train operator in all but one of 32 stations that were inspected, according to a new report. The audit, commissioned by the Office of Rail […]

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