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The ‘postcode lottery’ of transport for disabled people must end, report says
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The Accessible Transport Policy Commission is part of the National Centre for Accessible Transport (NCAT) and convened by a cross-party group of parliamentarians.
UK transport for disabled people shows huge accessibility gapDenied access to transport systems that are equitable, consistent, and inclusive by design, disabled people make 38% fewer journeys than non-disabled people across the UK transport system.
Crucially, this is the result of inconsistent accessible transport standards, ineffective transport regulators, and a lack of integration between different transport modes.
A ‘practical vision for standardising transport accessibility’ throughout the UKFor individual nations, the NCAT report recommends that:EnglandYear 1: The forthcoming Integrated National Transport Strategy should develop an accessible transport framework.
Year 2-3: The government should establish an ‘Accessible Transport Standards Commission’ and UK-wide ‘Disability Transport Taskforce’.
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