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Disability and Transport Standards
Friday 5th July, 2024
Friday 2nd August, 2024

There’s low public awareness of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (Transport Standards) among people with disability. Awareness of the Transport Standards is important so people with disability…

SBS
Wednesday 3rd April, 2024

Australia’s public transportation standards are poised for their inaugural significant overhaul in two decades, aimed at enhancing accessibility for individuals with disabilities. In this podcast, let’s delve into the perspectives…

Department of Infrastucture
Wednesday 20th March, 2024

Access to public transport is critical for people to work or study, visit family and friends, and access critical services such as healthcare. This is why the Australian Government has…

Safe Transport Victoria
Tuesday 20th February, 2024

Safe Transport Victoria have launched their ‘You Make The Difference’ program, they’ve partnered with Vision Australia to create a three-part series to debunk common myths about assistance animals. Assistance animals…

The Conversation
Wednesday 24th January, 2024

Australia’s former disability discrimination commissioner, Graeme Innes, has settled his dispute with Adelaide Airport. His complaint to the Human Rights Commission was lodged after being denied access to a body…

Physical Disability Australia
Thursday 23rd November, 2023

PDA recently wrote a Position Statement on the Treatment of Passengers with Physical Disabilities on Airlines & in Australian Airports which will be included as a submission to the Aviation…

Christian Astourian
Saturday 14th October, 2023
Sunday 19th November, 2023

Would you like public transports in Victoria to be fully accessible for everyone, including people with a disability, parents with prams, elderly people and anyone with temporary and permanent mobility…

Department of Transport and Planning
Friday 13th October, 2023
Tuesday 31st October, 2023

Victorian Government are seeking feedback on the Transport Accessibility Strategy. You are invited you to complete a survey, markup changes on the draft strategy or upload a submission by the…

Zoe Simmons
ABC News
Tuesday 26th September, 2023

Discovering mobility aids have been damaged or broken during air travel is not new to anyone with a disability — but even disability advocate Akii Ngo was shocked by the

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Australian Government
Tuesday 19th September, 2023

On 7 September 2023, the Australian Government released the Aviation Green Paper. The Green Paper provides the principles, initiatives and policy settings the government is considering to shape Australia’s aviation…

Guardian Australia
Friday 15th September, 2023

Disability advocate says there is ‘no political will’ to make accessibility upgrades as Brunswick residents plan rally.

Courtney Withers
ABC
Sunday 18th June, 2023
More than 200 people have gathered in Melbourne's inner north, calling on the State Government to create more accessible public transport. The group says when level crossings are removed in