Transport Committee - Fifth Report
Access to transport for disabled people

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 9 September 2013.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

2 Current approach to accessibility

Summary of measures to date

Buses

Railways

Taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs)

Aviation

Shipping

Personal transport

Further potential measures

Monitoring the Action Plan

3 Accessible transport infrastructure

Pavements

Buses and community transport infrastructure

Railways

Cross-modal interchange

Taxis and private hire vehicles

4 Better transport information

Transport Direct

The requirement for advance booking

Travel training

5 Staff training and awareness

Public transport staff

Taxi and private hire vehicle drivers

Airports and airlines

6 The future of the Disabled Persons' Transport Advisory Committee

7 Concluding remarks

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of printed written evidence

List of additional written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and Written Evidence

11 March 2013

15 April 2013

13 May 2013

3 June 2013

Written Evidence

Additional Written Evidence

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Prepared 17 September 2013