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Programme highlights delays with Arts Access Card
Delays over the introduction of a free national Arts Access Card for disabled people have highlighted huge inconsistencies in the availability and price of concessionary and companion tickets, according to…
Commonwealth Games criticised over accessibility
Athletes, volunteers and spectators called for improvements to accessibility at major sporting events after experiencing problems at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. ITV.com reported that Helene Raynsford, Chair of the…
Campaigners in call for better facilities for disabled hotel guests
Disabled hotel guests are being forced to spend the night sleeping in their wheelchairs and unable to go to the toilet, because of a chronic lack of facilities according to…
AA calls for urgent action over post-Brexit blue badge status
Disabled drivers are being warned that their blue badges may not be accepted in European holiday destinations this summer due to an “outrageous” Brexit hangover. Various media organisations report that…
Disabled rail traveller seeks apology over lack of wheelchair bays
A wheelchair user has told the media how he was left feeling travel sick and unsafe after being forced to sit next to the train doors on two railway journeys.…
Students say “ableism is rife” in universities
The Metro has reported that a survey of disabled students across the UK found that only 23 per cent had received the support they needed at university. The research by…
Ofcom finds licence breach by Channel 4 over subtitles fault
Channel 4 was found to have breached the conditions of its broadcast licence by failing to provide enough subtitled programming to some viewers in autumn 2021. An investigation by the…
CAA threatens action against airports for failing disabled passengers
The aviation regulator has warned UK airports they will face enforcement action if they keep failing disabled and less mobile passengers. The Guardian reported that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)…
Rail firm blames station incident after leaving passenger stranded on train
A wheelchair user was trapped on a train after staff failed to turn up with a ramp even though he had booking assistance. BBC Online reported that Josh Hamilton ended…
Autistic customer challenges Sainsbury’s over assistance cat ban
The media have reported how an assistance cat is at the centre of a claim under the Equality Act after Sainsbury’s refused to allow her into one of its shops.…
