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Transport

September 6, 2018 0

Campaigners raise thousands in days for #TransportJustice legal fund

A new campaign that will fund legal actions on behalf of disabled people who have faced discrimination on public transport has raised thousands of pounds in just a week. The #TransportJustice campaign has secured the backing of leading disabled activists and lawyers and is supported by Inclusion London and law firm Deighton Pierce Glynn.

Transport

More than 30 protesters, including Heidi Alexander and wheelchair-users, with placards about access in front of a sign for Hither Green station

July 26, 2018 0

Figures finally show how government slashed spending on rail access scheme

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New figures released through the Freedom of Information Act have exposed how the government has slashed spending on its rail station access improvement programme over the last five years. The figures show spending on the Access for All scheme fell from as much as £81.1 million in 2013-14 to just £14.6 million last year.

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An artist's impression of the new rail station

July 12, 2018 0

‘Scandal’ of new rail station set to be built without step-free access to trains

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A new rail station being built as part of a multi-billion pound regeneration programme will not enable wheelchair-users to board trains without the help of staff and a ramp, disabled campaigners have warned. Brent Cross West Thameslink is being built as part of the £4.5 billion Cricklewood Brent Cross development in north-west London, a

Transport

May 24, 2018 0

Equality watchdog ‘considering legal action against government’ over rail access failures

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The equality watchdog is considering legal action against the government over its failure to ensure an accessible rail service, according to a leading disabled expert. The potential legal action emerged in the wake of anger directed at rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) – which runs Southern (pictured), Thameslink, Gatwick Express and Great Northern

Activism and Campaigning

December 7, 2017 0

London’s mayor broke election promise to meet disabled people’s organisations

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The mayor of London has refused to explain why he failed to keep his promise to meet representatives of the capital’s disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) in his first 100 days in office. Labour’s Sadiq Khan made the pledge to three London disabled people’s organisations – Inclusion London, Transport for All and The Alliance for

Transport

October 12, 2017 0

DPOs call on transport secretary to restore Access for All funding

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Disabled campaigners and their allies have called on the transport secretary to restore “vital” government funding for projects to improve access to rail stations across England, Wales and Scotland. In a letter signed by more than 50 organisations, Transport for All (TfA) – which campaigns for an accessible transport system – calls on Chris

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Campaigners with shared space placards and guide dogs outside parliament

September 7, 2017 0

Protesters demand end to shared space ‘no go zones’

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Campaigners from across the country gathered outside parliament this week to call for an end to unsafe “shared space” street designs, which risk turning public spaces into “no go zones” for many disabled and older people. The protest (pictured) was organised by the National Federation of the Blind of the UK (NFBUK), and attended

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Doug Paulley in his wheelchair, surrounded by supporters outside the Supreme Court

August 17, 2017 0

Bus industry set to face fresh legal action over access to wheelchair space

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The bus industry is facing fresh legal action over its failure to ensure disabled people have access to the designated wheelchair spaces on buses, six months after a Supreme Court judgment that campaigners hoped would finally settle the issue. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in January that wheelchair-users have a right to priority access

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Chris Stapleton in his wheelchair in the doorway of a bus

May 25, 2017 0

Disabled passenger forced to wet himself on train, months after minister pledged action

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A disabled campaigner was forced to wet himself on a train because the accessible toilet was out of order, just four months after a minister promised to ensure such incidents would never happen again. Wheelchair-user Chris Stapleton (pictured) boarded the Virgin Trains service last Tuesday (16 May), but even though he had booked the space

Transport

May 4, 2017

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Activists protest at eight stations hit by access delays

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Disabled activists have protested at rail stations across the capital over the government’s decision to postpone £50 million of funding that had been set aside for major access improvements across England and Wales. Supporters of the user-led Transport for All (TfA) campaign protested about the decision by the Department for Transport (DfT) at the

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