Motability study reveals public transport fears of young disabled travellers

More than half of young disabled people feel unsafe using public transport in the UK, a study has suggested. The Motability Foundation has shared its research into the experiences and barriers that young disabled people face when travelling by public transport so that the transport sector can understand their needs and involve them moving forward […]

Government partners with disability charity to set standards for electric vehicle chargepoints

Working partnership with national disability charity Motability, the Department for Transport (DfT) has commissioned the British Standards Institute (BSI) to develop accessibility standards for EV chargepoints across the country. These standards will provide industry with guidance and drivers with a new clear definition of ‘fully accessible’, ‘partially accessible’ and ‘not accessible’ public EV chargepoints. The design of public chargepoints is already carefully […]

Coventry University joins forces with Motability to drive forward accessible transport research

Coventry University has collaborated with national disability charity Motability to recruit and sponsor a number of doctoral candidates to undertake research into accessible transport at the university’s National Transport Design Centre (NTDC). The collaboration combines Coventry University’s strong tradition of design transport teaching and Motability’s objective to support and develop innovative solutions to meet the evolving transportation needs of […]