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Transport for All Urges the Government to act on Transport Committee findings

Three disabled people sit and stand in front of disused railway arches. The first is a Black male wheelchair user with a limb difference. The second is a white woman standing with her hand on her hip. The last is a South-east Asian male wheelchair user. They're all staring firmly and defiantly at the camera

Transport for All is urging the Government to act on the findings of ‘Access Denied’ - the Transport Committee's report released this week on the laws around accessibility on transport and in our streets.

The report follows a comprehensive inquiry into the barriers disabled people face when travelling in the UK. The findings paint a damning picture: our community does not have equal access to any mode of transport, and equality laws are rarely enforced.

We agree with many of the report’s recommendations. We believe:

  • Regulators must enforce accessibility more actively. Accessibility exemptions for transport companies should be stopped, as they allow discrimination against disabled people
  • Passengers need one straightforward complaints service, whatever transport we’re using
  • Transport companies must have a responsibility to put things right when they fail disabled people, so we don’t experience the same problems again and again, and
  • There should be one regulator to enforce accessibility rules across all kinds of transport

The Government must act on these recommendations and apply concrete deadlines to achieving them. Transport companies who fail to act must be held accountable. Caroline Stickland, CEO of Transport for All said:

This report is a wakeup call for the Government to address transport accessibility and make sure the UK is a place for all of us.

Contact

Pictures and interviews available on request. Contact  comms@transportforall.org.uk
020 4532 4518

About Transport for All

Transport for All is the disabled-led charity breaking down barriers and transforming the transport system so that disabled people can travel with freedom, dignity, ease and confidence and make the journeys we want to. We work with our members to campaign for change, influencing governments, industry and the public.

Notes to Editors

  1. Transport for All contributed to the evidence gathered by the Transport Committee
  2. The committee’s survey findings echo many that Transport for All found in the National Accessible Transport Survey 2023
  3. At present transport companies can apply for exemptions to accessibility requirements
  4. The full report, including accessible versions, is available on the Transport Committee website
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