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People with disabilities ‘locked at home’ as brakes slammed on tram accessibility

Patrick Hatch
The Age
Saturday 17th June, 2023
Not a single stop on Melbourne’s tram network has been made more accessible in the past 12 months and only four were delivered over the past three years, as work
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Make Sydney Road accessible for ALL – join the campaign

Sydney Rd Accessible Transport
Thursday 11th May, 2023
Friday 10th November, 2023
When the Upfield train line is closed to remove the Brunswick level crossings and build Skyrail, there will be NO accessible public transport along the Upfield corridor for the duration
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How on-demand buses can transform travel and daily life for people with disabilities

Ainsley Hughes
The Conversation
Friday 17th March, 2023
People with disabilities arguably stand to gain the most from good public transport, but are continually excluded by transport systems that still aren’t adapted to their needs as the law
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Electric vehicle charging bay designs prevent some drivers powering up

Antonia O'Flaherty and Alana Kennedy-Tucker
ABC News
Friday 17th February, 2023

Brisbane resident Chris Noble agrees electric vehicles present many opportunities with inclusive designs and modifications but he’s frustrated at charging bays that lack accessibility.

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Chair writes to CEOs of airlines and airports

Disability Royal Commission
Friday 10th February, 2023

The Chair of the Disability Royal Commission, the Hon Ronald Sackville AO KC, has written to the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Australia’s airlines and domestic airports outlining concerns people…

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Australia misses 20-year public transport accessibility target as many train and tram networks fail people with disabilities

Alison Xiao
ABC
Monday 16th January, 2023
Australia has 960 train stations, and by the end of 2017, each state was required to have ensured that 90 per cent of their stations met accessibility standards. "Across the
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2022 Review of the Transport Standards

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Thursday 22nd December, 2022
Friday 30th June, 2023
The Transport Standards provide requirements for public transport operators and providers to make their services accessible and remove discrimination for people with disability. A discussion paper is available and includes
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People with disabilities left feeling ‘helpless’ and ‘humiliated’ after trying to access subsidised taxi fares

Matilda Marozzi
ABC Radio Melbourne
Tuesday 18th October, 2022
"In terms of Victoria, it seems like people with disability are seen as a problem that the taxi industry would prefer not to deal with," he says. "We just want
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Taxi shortage

Claudia Forsberg
ABC Ballarat
Sunday 21st August, 2022
VIDEO: Millions of Australians living with a disability have no access to public transport. Wheelchair taxis are an essential service, but in regional Australia they can be difficult to find.
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Passenger kept from boarding after Jetstar’s refusal to assist with wheelchair makes discrimination complaint

Elias Visontay
Guardian Australia
Friday 5th August, 2022
“The treatment I received effectively means only people who are physically able to move themselves between wheelchairs or obtain assistance from an accompanying passenger can be confident they will be
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‘I have to plan for if I am stranded, if I am dropped, if my chair is damaged’: the perils of travelling while disabled

Lucy Webster
Guardian UK
Tuesday 2nd August, 2022
“I travel a lot, but never without fear,” she says. “It sounds awful, but I just expect the worst, then I plan what I’ll do if the worst happens –
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‘This was indignity’: passenger with disability left without wheelchair at Sydney airport

Elias Visontay
Guardian Australia
Friday 8th July, 2022
Snaking queues, cancelled flights and lost suitcases have been the story of air travel this year, but passengers with disabilities say they are falling through the cracks of the current
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