“Disabled people need a practical pathway to full accessibility” – Transport Committee Chair leads accessibility debate
Ruth Cadbury MP, chair of Parliament’s Transport Committee, has used a Commons debate to call for further action to improve transport for disabled people and to lay down three questions for the Minister. The debate on transport accessibility on 26 March was secured by the Committee and addressed progress on the recommendations in its Access Denied report published in March 2025. Opening the debate, the Chair welcomed “several important steps” […]
TfL lacks “depth and nuance” when engaging with disabled travellers, report suggests
Transport for London is “lacking depth and nuance” when it comes to engaging with the needs of disabled people travelling around the capital, a City Hall report has concluded. The London Assembly Transport Committee have said that TfL’s efforts to make public transport more accessible – including launching a new strategy in 2024 – are […]
The UK’s streets “need to work for disabled people”
Disabled people are in danger of being further excluded in society if future changes to transport do not involve them and address their needs, according to a new report from Sustrans. The Transforming Mobility research, funded by the Motability Foundation, was led by the Sustrans policy team, with Transport for All – the disabled-led charity working to […]