Good Practice Recommendations - Transport
- Access to mainstream transport which is physically accessible and affordable was a major issue for LGB disabled people in the research. There have been many research reports including recommendations about increasing the accessibility of mainstream public transport to disabled people and this report endorses the overall move to inclusion in this respect.
- Similarly, the report endorses the need to improve attitudes of transport providers, including frontline staff, towards disabled people – for example through training in disability equality.
- Some disabled people will always need door-to-door transport. An “LGB friendly” charter mark which taxi firms or other door-to door providers could sign up would increase the confidence of LGB disabled people using these methods of transport.
- Vehicle licensing / transport planners should encourage the development of women-only or specifically LGB taxi firms.
- The government need to review whether the DLA mobility component is at an adequate level for people who need door-to-door travel.
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