Links

This page contains a number of links to useful organisations and sites. Each link is preceded by the organisation's name and followed by the organisation's description. The links are arranged in alphabetical order of organisation name and grouped in areas of interest. To find a particular service, use your browser's search facility or go to the site's search page.

If you would like to have a link added, please e-mail us at dptac@dft.gsi.gov.uk. Please note DPTAC cannot guarantee that the link will be added and that we are not responsible for the content of external sites or their accessibility to people with disabilities.

If you find a link is dead or the site has moved, please e-mail us at dptac@dft.gsi.gov.uk with the information. Thank you.

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Access for all

Disability Action
www.disabilityaction.org

Disability Employment Advisory Committee (DEAC)
www.deac.org.uk

JMU Access Partnership
www.jmuaccess.org.uk

Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland (MACS)
www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Transport/macs

Air travel

BAA plc
www.baa.com

British Air Transport Association
www.bata.uk.com

Civil Aviation Authority
www.caa.co.uk

Buildings

The Code of Practice on Access and Mobility offers guidance on best practice in designing for inclusion.
www.accesscode.info

Buses

Community Transport Association
www.communitytransport.com

Confederation of Passenger Transport UK
www.cpt-uk.org

National Federation of Bus Users
www.bususers.org

Transport for London
www.tfl.gov.uk

Disability organisations

Association of Wheelchair & Ambulant Disabled Supporters
www.awads.co.uk

Equality and Human Rights Commission
www.equalityhumanrights.com

Scope
www.scope.org.uk
(Scope's aim is that disabled people achieve equality: a society in which they are as valued, and have the same human and civil rights as everyone else)

World Association of Persons with disAbilities (WAPD)
www.wapd.org

Ferries

Maritime and Coastguard Agency
www.mcga.gov.uk

Government policies

Government transport policies for people with disabilities
www.dft.gov.uk/transportforyou/access/

Trains

Network Rail
www.networkrail.co.uk

Travel information

Trnsport Direct
www.transportdirect.info

Traveline
www.traveline.org.uk

Walking

Queen Elizabeth's Foundation Mobility Centre
www.qefd.org

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