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Campaign hopes to force improvements to ‘disgraceful’ access to rail travel
March 24, 2017
Ian Streets
A new user-led campaign is calling on the government to address the "disgraceful" and "unacceptable" treatment experienced by disabled rail passengers. Transport for All (TfA) has issued a series of…
Read morePeer pressure sees minister finally announce date for taxi access laws
February 10, 2017
Ian Streets
From 6 April, taxi and private hire vehicle drivers will face a fine of up to £1,000 if they refuse to accept wheelchair-users, try to charge them extra, or fail…
Read moreFirst Bus response to Supreme Court ruling ‘treats disabled people with contempt’
February 3, 2017
Ian Streets
A bus company forced to change its policies after a ground-breaking Supreme Court access case has been accused of treating disabled peple and the legal system with contempt, after it…
Read moreEquality watchdog puts 18 questions on access to every Premier League club
January 19, 2017
Ian Streets
The equality watchdog has asked every Premier League football club to explain how they are complying with their legal duties to provide reasonable adjustments for disabled supporters under the Equality…
Read more‘We must keep banging the drum,’ says bus campaigner after five-year fight for justice
January 19, 2017
Ian Streets
The disabled activist who yesterday won a ground-breaking legal victory that protects the rights of wheelchair-users to travel on buses has said he does not regret the five years he…
Read moreChildren begin to receive prostheses that will help them run, swim… or play the violin
January 13, 2017
Ian Streets
Hundreds of disabled children in England are starting to benefit from a new fund that will provide them with the specialist prosthetic limbs they need to take part in sports…
Read moreNew system allows wheelchair-users to park their unoccupied cars
January 5, 2017
Ian Streets
A wheelchair-user has successfully tested a system that allows an unoccupied car to be parked after its driver has left the vehicle, using technology that could be publicly available within…
Read moreScottish government admits six-year delay (and counting) on pub access laws
January 5, 2017
Ian Streets
The Scottish government has failed to introduce a new law that would have improved access to pubs and clubs for disabled customers, more than six years after it was approved…
Read moreGeorge Michael’s years of vital support for DPOs revealed after his death
January 5, 2017
Ian Streets
George Michael - who died on Christmas Day - financially supported some of the country's leading disabled people's organisations (DPOs) with secret donations for nearly two decades. The singer-songwriter provided…
Read moreAgency lied over bus operators flouting access laws, FoI response reveals
December 8, 2016
Ian Streets
A government transport agency lied when it claimed it had no evidence of transport operators using a loophole to avoid legal obligations to ensure their buses were accessible to disabled…
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