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The £1.3 billion redevelopment of an iconic cultural venue has failed to ensure step-free access at its neighbouring rail station, in a “slap in the face” to disabled visitors, staff and local residents. Millions of people every year are likely to […]
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 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 […]
Plans to widen the ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) in the capital will discriminate against tens of thousands of disabled Londoners and cause significant harm to many of them, a senior representative of the mayor of London has been told. Disabled people’s […]