New accessibility features for passengers with visual and hearing impairments at train stations
Train operator Northern is in the process of improving the accessibility of customer information at rail stations with the installation of new display screens and…
The UK’s first National Centre for Accessible Transport launches to shape the future of transport
The Research Institute for Disabled Consumers (RiDC) has helped to launch the UK’s first National Centre for Accessible Transport (NCAT) to put views and experiences…
Toyota and RCOT give tips on helping someone with mobility issues get into and out of a car
The helpful guidance can be used by health and social care professionals to pass on to their clients with reduced mobility who may struggle with…
Let’s Get It Clear: Travelling by air with a wheelchair part II – Air Travel Configuration Card
Figure 1. American National Standard for Assistive Technology for Air Travel In last month’s Let’s Get It Clear article we reviewed the experience that wheelchair…
Let’s Get It Clear: Travelling by air with a wheelchair around the airport and the plane
Figure 1. The minimum width requirement for a body scanner is 90cm in Japan. Air travel and airports are not readily designed for ease of…
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…