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Countless tributes have been paid by friends, fellow campaigners and colleagues following the death of Alan Benson, an “astounding campaigner and ambassador” who played a major role in the fight for an accessible transport system. As well as being co-chair of […]
The current state of accessible transport is “unjust and unacceptable”, and the government’s efforts to offer “equal access for disabled people” by 2030 have “stalled”, according to a major new report. Are We There Yet?, released yesterday (Wednesday) by the disabled […]
Disabled activists and disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have been celebrating this week after a four-month campaign forced the government to abandon plans it had previously backed to close nearly 1,000 rail ticket offices across England. Transport secretary Mark Harper announced on […]
The legislation around accessible transport is unclear and “ridiculously complex”, with the rules protecting disabled people from discrimination not enforced by regulators or the government, MPs have been told. Disabled campaigners and legal experts told the Commons transport committee yesterday (Wednesday) […]
A disabled people’s organisation has told MPs it does not trust the government to listen to the hundreds of thousands of concerns raised during a consultation on proposals to close hundreds of rail ticket offices. Members of the Commons transport committee […]
The government has refused to release its own analysis of how the proposed closure of nearly 1,000 rail ticket offices will impact on disabled people and other groups protected under the Equality Act. On the day before the end of a […]
The right of disabled people to enjoy spontaneous travel on the rail network is under “serious threat” because of the planned closure of nearly 1,000 ticket offices across England, campaigners warned this week. One disabled activist warned that the time for […]
Detailed evidence prepared by disabled campaigners shows the “disastrous” impact that proposals to close hundreds of ticket offices across England would have on disabled rail passengers. In a 13,000-word letter, they describe how the details within proposals published by 16 train […]
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 […]
Disabled campaigners have responded with anger and frustration after evidence emerged that rail companies are set to launch a series of consultations on government-backed plans to close most ticket offices across England. The Association of British Commuters (ABC) revealed this week […]