Transport for All survey invites disabled adults to share transport accessibility views
Transport for All (TfA) is launching its first annual Accessible Transport Survey which will offer the chance for deaf and disabled people to have their say about England’s transport and streets and the barriers they face.
It is hoped that the survey will help to shape the direction of future campaigns to fight for a more accessible future.
TfA wants to hear about disabled peoples’ end-to-end journeys, the barriers faced, what works well, what they want to see change, and how England can move towards a future where disabled people can get from A to B with as much spontaneity, freedom, and independence as everyone else.
It is only by finding out the reality of disabled people’s lived experience that it can be organised effectively to bring about change where people most need it, so in order to do this, TfA need as many people to take the survey as possible.
Disabled adults living in England can take the survey by Friday the 21 October, which takes around 40 minutes. Participants will have the opportunity to win a £100 shopping voucher if they choose to enter the prize draw.
According to TfA, disabled people make 30 per cent fewer journeys a year than non-disabled people, spend more time and money travelling, and have to tackle discrimination, indignity, and danger whenever they leave their homes, which has a knock-on effect on peoples’ lives.
Barriers to transport mean barriers to work, barriers to education, barriers to days out, holidays, hospitals and more, current measures are not doing enough to tackle these issues. Transport for All believes that this is, in part, because decision makers are not looking in the right places.
There are considerable gaps in the research into disabled peoples’ experiences of transport, according to TfA. Many existing studies are overly generalised, and are missing crucial detail about the specific barriers that the transport system poses. The research is rooted in the social model of disability, an understanding that the problems exist in the environment, not in the person.
Mobility retailers can share this news about the survey by visiting the Transport for All website where they can download a press pack, including a leaflet which can be printed off, graphics for sharing online, and copy to include in a newsletter or email.
