National Centre for Accessible Transport (ncat)

Disabled people experience barriers getting around, because of things on the street and poorly designed pavements. ·      We asked 1,195 disabled people about what barriers they experience when travelling in the UK. Street obstacles were the biggest transport barrier, reported by 59% of people asked. ·      We interviewed 26 disabled people from around the UK about their experiences of using the streets and how it impacted their lives. ·      We surveyed over 400 disabled people about the street barriers that were raised in our interviews. Yesterday was ncat's first Accessible Transport Summit. We discussed this issue, with industry professionals, policy makers and disabled people's organisations, along with other barriers experienced by disabled people when accessing transport in the UK. You can still watch the livestream at: https://lnkd.in/eV9TU5uC #ncat_uk #accessibletransport Coventry University Research and Innovation Connected Places Catapult Designability Policy Connect RiDC (Research Institute for Disabled Consumers) WSP in the UK

Disabled people face barriers when travelling because of how the public and staff think and behave. We asked 1,195 disabled people about what barriers they experience when travelling in the UK. Using staff assistance was the second biggest transport barrier. This was reported by 47% of people asked. We spoke to 14 disabled people to understand their experiences of negative public and staff attitudes first-hand. They said a lack of awareness and understanding was a big issue and that these attitudes had severe effects on their mental health and confidence. Yesterday was ncat's first Accessible Transport Summit. We discussed this issue, with industry professionals, policy makers and disabled people's organisations, along with other barriers experienced by disabled people when accessing transport in the UK. You can watch the livestream on our website at https://lnkd.in/eV9TU5uC #ncat_uk #accessibletransport Coventry University Research and Innovation Connected Places Catapult Designability Policy Connect RiDC (Research Institute for Disabled Consumers) WSP in the UK

Organisations are not being held responsible for making sure transport is accessible. We asked the Community of Accessible Transport what issues were most important. 74% (489 disabled people) said this issue was important. We asked nearly 200 transport professionals about accessible transport and interviewed 15 of them. They told us that there aren’t clear responsibilities for accessible transport. We reviewed 40 UK transport policy documents. 15% of the accessibility commitments made within the documents have not been delivered. A further 15% are still in progress. You can stream the event online and comment on the discussion using #ncat_uk https://lnkd.in/eYHzZvvX Coventry University Research and Innovation Connected Places Catapult Designability Policy Connect RiDC (Research Institute for Disabled Consumers) WSP in the UK

Disabled people are not being meaningfully involved in transport decisions. We asked the Community of Accessible Transport what issues were most important to them. 81% (535 disabled people) said this issue was important. We reviewed 40 UK transport policy documents. Only 38% mentioned that they had directly involved disabled people or Disabled People’s Organisations. We asked over 200 transport professionals about accessible transport. They said they want a better understanding of lived experiences and guidance about accessible transport. We will be discussing this, along with other initial findings from our research, in 10 days time at our Accessible Transport Summit on Wednesday 11th September. You can stream the event online at Accessible Transport Summit 2024 - National Centre for Accessible Transport (ncat.uk) https://lnkd.in/eYHzZvvX and comment on the discussion using the hashtag #ncat_uk #accessibletransport Coventry University Research and Innovation Connected Places Catapult Designability Policy Connect RiDC (Research Institute for Disabled Consumers) WSP in the UK

With less than two weeks to go until our first Accessible Transport Summit on Wednesday 11th September, we are looking forward to having discussions on the challenges disabled people face when travelling within the UK, and what we can do to develop solutions. #ncat_uk Coventry University Research and Innovation Connected Places Catapult Policy Connect Designability RiDC (Research Institute for Disabled Consumers) WSP in the UK

Opportunity deadline tomorrow: express your interest in ncat's autumn '24 funding programme. https://lnkd.in/eemcmsE6 #ncat_uk #accessibletransport

OPPORTUNITY: Two days to go until the deadline for expressions of interest for ncat's Autumn funding programme. Send in your ideas before the 30th August. https://buff.ly/4g5QhDM #ncat_uk

If you've signed up for ncat's Accessible Transport Summit on Wednesday 11th September, check your emails now for your event accessibility guide. If you've missed out on a place this year, you can still stream the event live on the day. The link will be shared here: https://buff.ly/3WWaFhI #ncat_uk #accessibletransport

Thanks to the Motability Foundation for hosting us at #TheBigEvent. It’s great to meet so many people at the event who have been supported by the Motability Foundation and to hear their experiences.

Last month Indigo Ayling represented ncat at the UK Council on Deafness annual conference. Check out our website to find out more about Indigo's experience. https://lnkd.in/exgwe2VC If you are a British Sign Language user and would like to take part in ncat's research by joining our Community of Accessible Transport panel you can join via BSL here: https://lnkd.in/e-b2U6CS Or, if you would rather sign up over a video call using a BSL video relay service, please feel free to get in touch here on LinkedIn or through our website! #ncat_uk Coventry University Research and Innovation Connected Places Catapult Designability Policy Connect RiDC (Research Institute for Disabled Consumers) WSP in the UK