New information website for disabled travellers
By Tony Watts - Editor - 13/02/2007
The Disability Discrimination Act in December 2006 made improvements to the transport system for disabled people, and now a new and much needed information resource detailing suitable transport has been launched in Bristol.
Aimed at the disabled and less mobile, the website will be the only online resource that brings together comprehensive travel information in and around Bristol, Thornbury, Bath, Weston-Super-Mare, and Radstock.
The site is designed to be completely accessible to all users, with a clear layout to facilitate navigation. It will also have live links to the webpages of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC), who advise the UK Government on access for disabled people to transport.
Councillors Sir Elgar Jenkins from Bath & North East Somerset Council, Dennis Brown from Bristol City Counci, John Crockford-Hawley from North Somerset Council and Pat Hockey from South Gloucestershire Council said in a joint statement: "This new website delivers information such as which rail stations are step free or have ramps, what bus services are wheelchair-accessible, and what community transport is available. It should help disabled and less mobile people plan their trip from start to finish. Please use this website and then, if necessary, tell us how we can make it even better."
The website was established by Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset councils working with Bristol Physical Access Chain and an independent consultant.
For more information visit the link below.