4 December 2008 Public transport

Access to public transport for young disabled people in Britain continues to frustrate and disappoint service users. In 2008, three years after the Disability Discrimination Act of 2005, young people with muscle disease travelling on a bus, a train, the London underground network or in a taxi continue to find themselves refused access services that, by law, should be available to all. 

This lack of access can lead to many people becoming isolated because they aren't able to get to where they need to - the pub, a friend's house, work, college and the list goes on.

This evidence is currently anecdotal, but Trailblazers will be carrying out mystery passenger surveys and further research, the results of which will be launched in the spring of 2009. Get involved

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Tags: East Midlands, East of England, London, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber

2 Comments

  • David Gale replied on 14 Dec 2008 at 11:44
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    I know im from up North and everything but whenever i use say the London Underground or even the Metros in Newcastle the amount of stairs is a nightmare. Have they ever heard of lifts!!! i cant imagine how wheelchairs can even think of using these facilities. But as usual such things are an after thought!!!

  • Bobby Ancil replied on 18 Dec 2008 at 11:12
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    You are not alone on being frustrated by the state of public transport Dave. I'm putting together a draft of our survey that we will be using to rate the public transport of each region in the UK as of January.
    Keep feeding your thoughts in to these comments areas and use those blogs!

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