Annual Report 1999

Appendix G: List of DPTAC Publications

• Access to Air Travel. Published June 1998. DPTAC newsletter about the Aviation working group.
• Advice for Taxi Drivers - Meeting the Needs of Disabled Passengers. Published June 1995. Leaflet for taxi drivers containing a good practice guide in providing taxi services for elderly and disabled passengers.
• Annual Report 1999.
• Code of Practice on Facilities for Disabled Motorists at Filling Stations. Published July 1998. Leaflet guide for operators of filling stations.
• Guidance on the Design of Large Passenger Ships and Passenger Infrastructure: Meeting the Needs of Disabled Passengers. Published December 2000.
• Guidance on Training for Taxi and Private Hire Drivers in Disability Issues. Published May 1997. Booklet for licensing authorities to assist them introduce training for taxi and private hire services to respond to the travel needs of disabled passengers.
• Guidelines for the Establishment of Taxicard Schemes. Published in March 1996. Advice booklet on setting up a taxicard scheme.
• Legibility of Timetables, Books and Leaflets. Published February 1996. Booklet setting out a code of good practice for legibility in transport timetables, books and leaflets. The Association of Transport Co-ordinating Officers (ATCO) is producing new guidance in consultation with DPTAC.
• Recommended Specification for Low-Floor Buses. Published January 1997. Booklet containing specifications for bus designs to improve accessibility of public transport for all passengers, including disabled people and wheelchair users.
• Re-statement of Recommended Specification for Buses used to Operate Local Services. First published 1988, revised July 1995. Booklet specifying best practice for bus design.
• Restrictions on Personal Vehicular Transport. Published January 1998. Report on the governments proposals to encourage greater use of public transport, including walking and cycling and reducing reliance on the private car whilst still meeting the needs of disabled people.
• Review of the Orange Badge Scheme. Published in 1999. Report reviewing the scheme and giving recommendations for further review.
• Take Care of your Customers (Advice to Bus and Coach Operators). Published 1996 - leaflet on customer care.

All the above publications are available free of charge and can be obtained from:

DPTAC Secretariat
Great Minster House
76 Marsham Street
London SW1P 4DR

Telephone: 020 7944 8011
Minicom: 020 7944 6100
Fax: 020 7944 6998
E-mail: dptac@detr.gov.uk
Website: www.dptac.gov.uk

Published 11 December 2000

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