Accessible transport with assistive features to assist older people in Hampshire
Age Concern Hampshire has unveiled four new minibuses, delivering a vital upgrade to its transport fleet. The vehicles are set to enhance the charity’s mission…
Interactive tool will provide evidence of the transport challenges disabled people face in the UK
The UK's National Centre for Accessible Transport (ncat) and the Research Institute for Disabled Consumers (RiDC) will launch an open-source interactive tool that provides crucial…
Disabled persons organisations call to meet with the Prime Minister regarding accessible transport
Disability Rights UK Transport Policy Adviser, Stephen Brookes, recently joined a group of disabled persons organisations (DPOs), which jointly compiled and signed a letter that…
£50m funding to improve existing transport services for disabled people across the UK
Motability has announced that it will award a total of £50 million in funding over three financial years, ending in March 2025, to charities and…
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…
New survey finds 46 percent of passengers with reduced mobility feel unable to travel by air
Passengers with reduced mobility are sometimes being left humiliated and physically hurt when travelling through airports, putting them off flying altogether, according to a new…