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U-turn on tube staffing cuts could ease access worries
February 8, 2012
Ian Streets
Disabled campaigners have welcomed the decision to reverse some of the cuts to station staff made last year by the body that runs London’s tube network. Transport for All (TfA),…
Read moreCrash-Tested Train Table could Save Lives for Disabled People
February 2, 2012
Ian Streets
A revolutionary new table could save the lives of wheelchair-users involved in train crashes. The table has been designed to absorb the impact of a wheelchair-user who hits it at…
Read moreMP calls for new laws to protect dignity in airport security checks
February 2, 2012
Ian Streets
An MP has called for new laws to protect the dignity of disabled people forced to undergo intrusive security checks at airports. The Labour MP Tom Blenkinsop said many disabled…
Read moreRailcard journeys treble in 15 years, but industry ‘still has more to do on access’
February 1, 2012
Ian Streets
The rail industry still has more to do to improve access, despite increasing numbers of disabled people using railcards, according to a leading expert. The Association of Train Operating Companies…
Read morePassion pays off as DaDaFest scoops prestigious prize
January 28, 2012
Ian Streets
The world’s biggest disability and deaf arts festival has won a prestigious annual award, a £10,000 prize, and a huge vote of confidence from regional business leaders. DaDaFest 2012 has…
Read moreBudget airline faces legal action over website access
January 26, 2012
Ian Streets
A disability charity has begun legal action against a budget airline over its failure to make its website accessible to blind and partially-sighted customers. RNIB says bmibaby has failed to…
Read moreCPS barrister to be quizzed over hate crime sentencing failure
January 18, 2012
Ian Streets
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is reviewing a barrister’s decision not to call for stricter sentences for three people who took part in a “degrading” hate crime attack on a…
Read moreDisabled US actor highlights UK hate crime at Golden Globes
January 18, 2012
Ian Streets
A disabled American actor has caused an internet sensation after using his acceptance speech at a televised US awards ceremony to offer support to the British victim of a disability…
Read moreGovernment ignores disability in £1 billion youth sport strategy
January 12, 2012
Ian Streets
The government has failed to explain why its new youth sport strategy contains almost no references to disabled young people. The £1 billion, five-year Creating a Sporting Habit for Life…
Read moreDisabled people ‘must play part’ in fighting blue badge abuse
January 4, 2012
Ian Streets
Disabled people must play a part in efforts to cut the misuse and abuse of blue parking badges, according to leading activists. New measures to cut abuse of the disabled…
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