Glasgow Airport is trialling an app to ensure all passengers who require additional support get the help they need. Approximately 25% of requests for special assistance are made on the day of travel and are not pre-arranged for a number of reasons.  The PRM Assist app will supplement the current service which is usually pre-arranged by the passenger via their airline or booking agent. This means that Persons with Reduced Mobility (PRM) passengers who have been unable to book assistance with their airline can do so using the new app, or it will allow the airport’s service provider OCS to
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Join us on Wednesday 8 February 2023 from 2:00pm – 3:30pm as we host an online discussion about the Accessible Travel Framework.  This webinar is an opportunity to discuss what you think the key priorities for Accessible Travel in Scotland should be in the coming years and share your insights about what impactful change you would like to see. We will hear from key staff at Transport Scotland and Disability Equality Scotland, who will share updates of where we are now and what they feel are the key priorities of the framework from the perspective of their organisations moving forward.
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On Wednesday 26 October Disability Equality Scotland joined the relaunch of the National Hate Crime Charter, a zero-tolerance policy to hate crime on Scotland’s public transport network. We are asking key organisations to commit to this policy to actively challenge the status quo around hate crime in Scotland where within this disability makes up 11% of hate crimes in Scotland and 97% of disability hate crime goes unreported. At this event we were joined by representatives from Glasgow Disability Alliance, BEMIS, Police Scotland, the Crown Office, and COPFS who raised awareness of important topics around hate crime, such as third-party
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This card is available for travel by blind persons. It should be in the style shown on the image featured below, with an ‘eye’ symbol next to the C.           Card Holders may travel Free of Charge in Standard Class accommodation (no ticket to be issued) on the following services at any time:- All train services between stations within Scotland and as far as Carlisle and Berwick upon Tweed, by all operators. Companions Generally, companions are NOT included in this scheme. However, where a Local Scheme is in place the Local Authority who have issued the card is identified on
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  The latest edition of the Disability Equality Scotland magazine Open Door is themed on ‘Accessible Travel’. The magazine also brings you news and information from Disability Equality Scotland, Access Panels, and Disabled People’s Organisations across Scotland. In this transport themed issue, you will find: Inform: Patron’s Welcome – Introduction by Monica Lennon MSP, Disabled People Shaping the Public Transport Network – Update from Emma Scott, Safe Ferries for All – Update from Fiach O’Broin-Molloy Support: Articles from organisations that are striving to make transport more accessible, inclusive and safer for disabled people Accessible Travel Hub: Details of the website that is
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Scottish Ministers are looking to make up to three appointments to the Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland (MACS), an independent advisory committee to Scottish Ministers on making transport more accessible for disabled people. If you are interested in or have a background in Transport Accessibility or you are aware and understand the issues that affect disabled people when using public transport; can build and maintain relationships; are able to reflect the views of disabled people, especially people with hidden disabilities; and could challenge transport providers, local authorities and the Government to do more or to do things differently, then this may
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On Thursday 28 April 2022, we hosted a webinar in partnership with Transport Scotland about the Scottish Government’s strategy to reduce car kilometres, and the needs of disabled people in supporting a national reduction in car travel. In January 2022, Transport Scotland published a draft route map to achieve a 20% reduction in car kilometres by 2030. The route map features four key behaviours that Transport Scotland want everyone in Scotland to consider when planning journeys: make use of online options to reduce your need to travel; choose local destinations to reduce the distance you travel; switch to walking, wheeling,
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A group of researchers from the University of Bath are conducting focus groups to understand Scottish people’s experiences of travel, and to gather feedback on some materials they have designed about travelling around Scotland. Focus groups will be running online and will last for approximately one hour. The groups will contain between 4-7 participants and will be scheduled at a time that is suitable for you and other participants. You will be compensated £20 for your time. To find out more information, and to check if you’re eligible to participate, please go to: http://bit.ly/travelfocusgroup
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Watch our latest webinar discussion about Disability Training for Public Transport Staff. This was a chance for disabled people to discuss their own experiences of public transport and the support they have received from staff on those journeys, and provided suggestions for how the system could be improved. During this event we heard from: Claire Clark, Senior Executive Officer at the Office of Rail and Road Billy Robb, Customer Services Director at NorthLink Ferries Cheryl Campbell, Airport Services Manager and Inverness airport HIAL (Highlands and Islands Airports) Robert Burns, Stakeholder Engagement Officer (Scotland) at FirstBus A full summary report will
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