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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Disabled people’s access to transport in UK a ‘national embarrassment’, MPs say

A wheelchair user with several able-bodied people, all photographed from the waist down on a public street.
The committee found that the majority of disabled respondents encountered problems using transport ‘always’ or ‘most of the time’. Photograph: David Jones/PA

Disabled people’s access to transport has been called a “national embarrassment” by MPs on a parliamentary committee, who said a new enforcement regime was needed to uphold their right to travel.

A report from the Commons transport select committee highlighted the experience of people with disabilities in using British transport services, from accounts of wheelchair users left on planes to taxi drivers refusing to take a guide dog, or people being unable to navigate pavements blocked by obstructions.

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