Tag Archives: accessible transport

Disability Wales’ online Accessible Transport Survey – deadline 17 May 2017

Posted on 05/11/2017 by wames

Disability Wales Transport Survey Disability Wales wants to know your views and thoughts on the current bus & rail network in Wales and how it can be improved. The responses so far have been so useful. They need lots more … Continue reading →

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Law change could begin to improve treatment of disabled taxi users

Posted on 04/07/2017 by wames

GOV.UK press release, 6 April 2017: Law change provides equal treatment for disabled taxi users Law change makes it illegal for taxi drivers to discriminate against wheelchair users. Taxi drivers face a fine of up to £1,000 if they refuse to … Continue reading →

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Wheelchair user wins accessible bus travel Supreme court case

Posted on 01/20/2017 by wames

BBC News article, 18 January 20: ‘Wheelchair v buggy’: Disabled man wins Supreme Court case A disabled man has won a Supreme Court case after a dispute with a woman with a buggy over wheelchair space on a bus. It … Continue reading →

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Bus wheelchair space case makes history at Supreme Court

Posted on 06/17/2016 by wames

Disability news article by John Pring, 16  June 2016: Bus wheelchair space case makes history at Supreme Court A disabled activist was at the Supreme Court yesterday as judges heard his ground-breaking case that could finally force bus companies to … Continue reading →

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Help improve disability awareness training provided to bus drivers

Posted on 05/18/2016 by wames

Disability Rights UK blog post, 13 May 2016: Assessing disability awareness training provided to bus drivers The Department for Transport (DfT) is looking to assess the impact and quality of the disability awareness training provided to bus and coach drivers … Continue reading →

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Wheelchair taxi rules will finally come into force

Posted on 05/17/2016 by wames

Disability news service blog post by John Pring, 12 May 2016: Wheelchair taxi rules will finally come into force… after 20 years A report by peers on the impact of equality legislation on disabled people appears to have secured its … Continue reading →

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