Topic: Using the Equality Act 2010 to improve access to public transport

After a historic victory for Disabled people in a recent Supreme Court case of FirstGoup Plc v Paulley meaning that bus drivers will have to take more action to make sure wheelchair users have priority over a wheelchair space, we discussed how we to build on this success and use the law to ensure all Disabled […]

After a historic victory for Disabled people in a recent Supreme Court case of FirstGoup Plc v Paulley meaning that bus drivers will have to take more action to make sure wheelchair users have priority over a wheelchair space, we discussed how we to build on this success and use the law to ensure all Disabled people get equal access to public transport.

Presentations:

Joanne Owen, EHRC: Access to transport presentation to DDPO network Feb 2017

Catherine Casserly, Cloisters: Transport, Paulley and the EqA