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Life Cycle

People looking for positives during the pandemic have pointed to a decrease in air pollution as a result of fewer motor vehicles on the road – which h…

Disability motoring events announced for 2020

Following this summer’s successful programme of events, The Big Event will be returning to the NEC in Birmingham on 3 and 4 July 2020. The flagship sh…

Power assist trikes are transforming the way we think about manual wheelchairs.

Triride is the pioneer in the power add-on sector and has quickly become known for offering some of the toughest and most capable kit available. …

The future of accessible vehicles is sitting upfront

Sirus Automotive design high quality accessible vehicles, enabling wheelchair users to drive or travel upfront next to the driver. Sirus caref…

National Express strengthens commitment to inclusive and accessible travel

The UK’s largest coach operator, National Express, is strengthening its commitment to create an accessible service inclusive of all customers and…

Scotland’s Railway – Accessible Travel For Everyone

ScotRail. Scotland’s Railway. For just that, all of Scotland. Rail travel should be accessible to everyone and we’re doing everything that we can to d…

Virgin Trains opens the door to the first ever Calm Corner

Virgin Trains has opened the doors to ‘The Calm Corner’ at Crewe station – a room which has been specifically designed to offer customers with hidden …

JAM card introduced by Virgin Trains for customers with communications barriers

Virgin Trains has become the first travel company outside of Northern Ireland to introduce a ground-breaking initiative for people with communication …

Global IT Company DMS Technologies are seeking participants for a focus group on UK travel accessibility

DMS Technologies a global IT company wish to support the vision of empowering people through new innovations in location-based services and sharing of…

Survey on accessible transport and parking opens

Business Disability Forum is launching a new survey today seeking the views of people with a disability or long-term condition on public transport and…

Special Assistance at Edinburgh Airport

If you’re traveling from Edinburgh airport for your summer holiday, you could be forgiven for being a touch apprehensive. Fortunately, much of this is…

easyTravelseat, a new addition to the easy family of brands

Founder of Able Move Ltd, and winner of the UK Disabled Entrepreneurs Award in 2018, Josh Wintersgill, was invited by EasyJet founder, Sir Stelios Haj…

Able Magazine spoke to Rail Delivery Group to find out their plans for accessible train travel

There are some exciting developments taking place in 2019 that will make it easier for disabled people to travel by train. Able Magazine spoke with He…

Inclusive design – a crucial part of accessibility

In recent years, there have been increased efforts to address the issue of accessibility in the UK. By Hilary Stephenson Disabled Access Day, fo…

Transport for London will host its second Access All Areas exhibition this March

Transport for London (TfL) will host its second Access All Areas exhibition. This free event will bring together around 2000 disabled and older custom…

Get Cycling – the ideal alternative to travelling by car

Get Cycling are a not-for-profit giving you impartial advice and a choice of over 150 new and refurbished cycles in stock. Come to their try-out centr…

Half of train staff don’t help people with autism

Every year 1.7 billion people travel by rail*. It’s something which most commuters or holiday-makers don’t usually give a second thought to. But for p…

Mobility Networks Group enters the Japanese market with a range of bus lifts for the Inbound Tourists

From 2019, Mobility Networks Group will supply Hato Bus Company with lifts for a selection of their buses. These buses will be used for the inboun…

Columnist Frances Ryan: Is there a more reliable New Year’s tradition than a train price hike?

Is there a more reliable New Year’s tradition than a train price hike? On cue, January saw rail fares rise by 3.1% adding hundreds of pounds to many c…

Accessible aviation expert, Graham Race from QEF has joined the Heathrow Access Advisory Group

For some, flying with a disability is a daunting prospect and as a result people with disabilities only make up a small percentage of the total number…

Able Move – Making air travel easier and safer

Most wheelchair users will tell you, one of the most challenging parts of taking a flight is transferring into one of the aeroplane’s cabin seats. Able…

Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles

Motoring is an all-but essential part of everyday life. A wheelchair accessible vehicle can make motoring for disabled people and their carers so much …

As CAA slams British airports over disability access, one charity is trying to make a difference

As today's UK Civil Aviation Authority report on airport accessibility is heavily critical of four airports in the UK that are failing disabled passeng…

Fresh Dial-a-Ride strikes as peace talks fail

Workers at Dial-a-ride will begin a second series of strikes tomorrow (Tuesday 1 May) after peace talks to resolve the dispute, over the withdrawal of …

Dial-a-ride workers to begin two day strike over attack on conditions

Unite members employed by Dial-a-ride will begin a 48 hour stoppage from today in a dispute over the withdrawal of rest days and the imposition of new …

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