Disability Transport Charter

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A new Transport Charter designed to improve and aid the experience of people with disabilities using public transport in the city will be adopted over the coming months.

The Disability Equality Action Partnership (DEAP) is constituted by the Council and made up of the Council and disability organisations, universities, schools and colleges and individuals with disabilities.

The Transport Charter outlines commitments including: promoting the public transport system as fully inclusive for people of all abilities; ensuring better implementation of priority seating policies; advertising more widely the availability of permit provision for scooters on public transport; supporting the expansion in electric bus capacity and allocation to more bus routes in polluted areas of the city; and continuing a dialogue with train companies to improve accessibility for wheelchair passengers.


The initiative is for regional partners and transport operators to acknowledge how they currently support disabled people of all ages with both visible and non-visible disabilities, and how they can assist even further. The Charter is currently with disability forums for feedback before being officially launched in the city later this year.


The aim is not only to improve awareness among transport operators of the difficulties faced by transport users with disabilities, but to also reinforce the message that they are fully committed to putting in any measures that are both practical and possible to improve access, freedom and inclusion to the public transport service. While it is not a compulsory measure for providers to comply with the charter, many recognise that their actions are advantageous to their business in enabling more residents with disabilities to use public transport with confidence.


A new Transport Charter designed to improve and aid the experience of people with disabilities using public transport in the city will be adopted over the coming months.

The Disability Equality Action Partnership (DEAP) is constituted by the Council and made up of the Council and disability organisations, universities, schools and colleges and individuals with disabilities.

The Transport Charter outlines commitments including: promoting the public transport system as fully inclusive for people of all abilities; ensuring better implementation of priority seating policies; advertising more widely the availability of permit provision for scooters on public transport; supporting the expansion in electric bus capacity and allocation to more bus routes in polluted areas of the city; and continuing a dialogue with train companies to improve accessibility for wheelchair passengers.


The initiative is for regional partners and transport operators to acknowledge how they currently support disabled people of all ages with both visible and non-visible disabilities, and how they can assist even further. The Charter is currently with disability forums for feedback before being officially launched in the city later this year.


The aim is not only to improve awareness among transport operators of the difficulties faced by transport users with disabilities, but to also reinforce the message that they are fully committed to putting in any measures that are both practical and possible to improve access, freedom and inclusion to the public transport service. While it is not a compulsory measure for providers to comply with the charter, many recognise that their actions are advantageous to their business in enabling more residents with disabilities to use public transport with confidence.


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Page published: 15 Mar 2021, 08:37 AM