Mobility supplier partners with train operator to make rail travel more accessible
TGA, a supplier of mobility scooters and wheelchairs, and train operator Northern have launched a new partnership aimed at making train travel easier with a…
Call for transport ideas to support healthy and joyful living for the UK’s rapidly ageing population
A call for innovative transport-focused proposals has been launched as part of a new Transport Pathfinder Innovation Programme, which aims to support healthy and joyful…
The UK’s first Evidence Centre for Inclusive Transport will address the “transport accessibility gap”
RiDC (Research Institute for Disabled People) is launching the UK’s first Evidence Centre for Inclusive Transport to work with disabled people, disability organisations, transport providers,…
Video: 38 more stations now mobility scooter-friendly across train operator’s network
Mobility scooter users can now travel to and from more stations than ever before across the Northern Rail network. Another 38 stations are now “mobility…
Disabled people make 30 percent fewer journeys, according to Accessible Transport Survey
Transport for All (TfA) is launching the first annual Accessible Transport Survey. The new project is a chance for all deaf and disabled people in…
Cards and badges for public transport in Ireland to help raise awareness of hidden disabilities
As part of its commitment to provide inclusive and accessible mass transit for all, Transport for Ireland (TFI) and disability advocacy group Invisible Disability Ireland…
Competition announced to find partners to run £20m centre dedicated to accessible transport
The charity Motability has launched a competition to find partners to run a £20 million Motability-funded evidence centre dedicated to making transport accessible for disabled…
41 percent of railway stations in Britain are still not step-free, study reveals
More than 50,000 disabled people could get jobs if Britain had an accessible rail system, a new study by national disability charity Leonard Cheshire has…
Up to £500,000 available for projects that find new ways to improve transport accessibility
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced a first-of-its-kind competition to find new ways to improve transport accessibility for disabled people across the UK. Helping…
Disability charity calls on UK Government to create new law to ensure all rail journeys are fully accessible by 2030
According to new analysis by Leonard Cheshire, the Government is set to miss its own target for making all railway stations step-free by 40 years.…