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Rail replacement services shunted back for disabled passengers
02 February 2020 | News
The Minister of State for Transport Chris Heaton-Harris has written to the Rail Delivery Group extending the period of non-accessibility compliance for buses and coaches performing rail replacement duties.
Train companies have been granted an extension until the end of April, providing that they:
- Source and use compliant vehicles wherever possible in the first instance
- Only use non-complaint vehicles that have been granted a special authorisation when other options have been exhausted.
Assessing disability awareness training provided to bus drivers
12 May 2016 | News
... (DfT) is looking to assess the impact and quality of the disability awareness training provided to bus and coach ... good practice guidance around the content and delivery of disability awareness training in the run up to it becoming ... questions or wish to participate contact Philip.Connolly@disabilityrightsuk.org Assessing disability awareness ...
County Council called upon to change chronic lack of accessibility
27 April 2021 | News
... March 2018 and now uses a wheelchair. He has made a video showing just how hard it is to get around the popular resort town, even ... of how to adapt environments as per the Social Model of Disability, and more recently, they have been taking away ...
Disabled people should decide priorities on getting active
09 June 2016 | News
Sue Bott’s latest blog ‘It’s a walk in the park’ highlights the obstacles disabled people face in getting active.
She says personal budgets give people an opportunity to decide what works best for them within the resources available and that bureaucratic obstacles can hamper wellbeing.
Funding available from EHRC for disability discrimination cases
22 January 2017 | News
... funding for front line advice and representation for disability discrimination claims. Find out more The work ... than 3rd February 2017. Funding available from EHRC for disability discrimination cases ...
Self-driving cars pose threat for Disabled people
21 April 2021 | News
A new generation of self-driving cars which is supposed to eliminate human error can actually increase mistakes as it fails to recognise the behaviours of Disabled people.
The Law Commission is drawing up a legal framework for self-driving vehicles, and has said that: “Systems may not have been trained to deal with the full variety of wheelchairs and mobility scooters.”
Disability Law Service vacancy for welfare benefits advisor
24 February 2023 | Opportunity
Disability Law Service is seeking a welfare benefits advisor ... See www.dls.org.uk/news for more information Disability Law Service vacancy for welfare benefits advisor ...
Coronavirus Care Act easements to be removed
24 March 2021 | News
... Act, are to be removed ‘at some point’ after Easter. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said that: “We are ...
SEND education in crisis as Ofsted and Observer highlight provision and budget shortfalls of over £0.5 billion
19 May 2021 | News
... education for children with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) of over £0.5 billion. The research, ... in special schools. The number of children with Education, Health and Care plans (EHCPs) has increased by 70.9% in the ... reports are a double whammy, with the Observer figures showing an overspend of half a billion on high needs. This ...
IPSOS Mori survey shows cutting disability benefits unpopular
23 March 2016 | News
... 22% were in support of them. View survey IPSOS Mori survey shows cutting disability benefits unpopular ...