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Underground staff problems cause ‘unacceptable’ rise in step-free suspensions

By John Pring on 22nd September 2022 Category: Transport

Underground staff problems cause ‘unacceptable’ rise in step-free suspensions
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New figures have revealed a huge increase in the number of times that staffing problems are causing lifts to be closed and step-free access suspended across London’s tube network. The figures, secured by Disability News Service (DNS) through a freedom of […]

Staff shortages repeatedly shut down step-free access at tube stations

By John Pring on 18th August 2022 Category: Transport

Staff shortages repeatedly shut down step-free access at tube stations
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Staff shortages are repeatedly causing step-free access to be suspended at stations across London’s tube network, new figures have shown. Transport for London (TfL) has provided figures showing that at one station – West Finchley – the lifts have had to […]

Campaigners celebrate their Crossrail access win as line finally opens, eight years on

By John Pring on 26th May 2022 Category: Transport

Campaigners celebrate their Crossrail access win as line finally opens, eight years on
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Disabled campaigners were this week marking the long-awaited opening of London’s new Crossrail scheme by celebrating their historic success in forcing the authorities to provide step-free access to all 41 of its stations. But they have also warned that a proposed […]

Rail company breaks level access pledge, then rewrites history

By John Pring on 11th November 2021 Category: Transport

Rail company breaks level access pledge, then rewrites history
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A major programme to improve access to rail services on the Isle of Wight has left disabled campaigners feeling let down and frustrated after they discovered that a train operating company had broken its promise to introduce level access boarding. South […]

Timpson silent over ‘accessibility fails’

By John Pring on 21st October 2021 Category: Independent Living

Timpson silent over ‘accessibility fails’
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The high street retailer Timpson is facing allegations from disabled campaigners that many of its stores are inaccessible to disabled people. The concerns focus both on its high street stores and on the small “pods” – factory-built kiosks – it has […]

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