News archive
09.12.07: Teaching materials/resources for Key Stage 3 design and technology teachers
22.11.07: DPTAC response to Department for Transport consultation on the review of the Code of Practice on Safety at Streetworks and Roadworks
07.11.07: DPTAC launches revised Small Bus Specification
06.11.07: DPTAC response to Department for Transport consultation on Cycling Infrastructure Design
19.10.07: DPTAC response to Department for Transport consultation on Local Transport Planning - The Next Step
15.10.07: DPTAC welcomes TfL's free travel on Dial-a-Ride
05.10.07: Designing for Disabled People in Home Zones
27.09.07: DPTAC response to Cabinet Office consultation on Effective Consultation
21.09.07: A Chair for the Air - DPTAC launches new standard for wheelchairs used on planes
18.09.07: Minutes of the Main Committee Meeting held on 7 June 2007
12.09.07: DPTAC response to Department for Transport consultation on the Draft Local Transport Bill
11.09.07: DPTAC consults on guidance for accessible shipping services
03.09.07: DPTAC response to Department for Communities and Local Government consultation on the Discrimination Law Review
25.08.07: Department for Transport seeks applications for DPTAC membership
20.08.07: DPTAC response to Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor's Department document The Governance of Britain
14.08.07: DPTAC response to Department for Communities and Local Government consultation on the White Paper Planning for a Sustainable Future
17.06.07: DPTAC Communication Strategy updated
17.06.07: Minutes of the Main Committee Meeting held on 8 March 2007
10.05.07: DPTAC response to Office for Disability Issues consultation Disability Equality: How Will We Know We Are Making Progress?
13.04.07: DPTAC Annual Report 2005-2006
22.03.07: Our Strategy for 2007-10
22.03.07: 2007-08 Work Programme
22.03.07: Minutes of the Main Committee Meeting held on 6 December 2006
28.02.07: Minutes of the Main Committee Meeting held on 13 September 2006
15.02.07: DPTAC urges extension of disability rights to air transport
07.02.07: DPTAC response to Olympic Delivery Authority consultation on the draft Olympic Transport Plan
06.02.07: DPTAC response to the Highways Agency consultation on Policy for Service Areas and Other Roadside Facilities on Motorways
04.12.06: Disabled peoples' new transport rights welcomed
04.12.06: Access advisor hails disability duty as key tool to promote inclusion
30.11.06: DPTAC response to consultation on the Second Three Year Review of the Department for Transport's Road Safety Strategy
27.11.06: Shopping made "wheely" easy
27.11.06: DPTAC postion statement on Shopmobility
20.10.06: DPTAC response to consultation on Welsh Transport Strategy 'Connecting Wales'
11.10.06: DPTAC welcomes new inspection powers to cut Blue Badge abuse
28.09.06: Power to inspect Blue Badges
26.09.06: Minutes of the Main Committee Meeting held on 14 June 2006
22.09.06: DPTAC consults on 2007-2012 Strategy
22.09.06: DPTAC seeks your views on 2007-2012 Strategy
13.09.06: Minutes of the Main Committee Meeting held on 1 March 2006
18.08.06: DPTAC advises on the implications of road user charging for disabled travellers
26.07.06: Appointments to DPTAC
25.07.06: New national Guidelines on detailing how public transport information systems should take account of the needs of disabled passengers
22.06.06: Memorandum by DPTAC on Finding a Space for Parking Policy - House of Commons Transport Committee Investigation
14.06.06: DPTAC publishes research on disabled people and passenger ships
14.06.06: Review of DPTAC guidance: Large passenger ships and passenger infrastructure
07.04.06: DPTAC response to Eddington Transport Study
07.04.06: DPTAC response to Scottish Executive proposals for a Public Transport Users' Committee for Scotland
07.04.06: DPTAC Work Programme for 2006-07
07.04.06: Minutes of Main Committee Meeting held on 07 December 2005
16.01.06: Minutes of Main Committee Meeting held on 14 September 2005
07.12.05: DPTAC Annual Report 2004-2005
19.10.05: Government accessibility advisor predicts Olympic victory for disabled people
30.09.05: Appointment of members to DPTAC
30.09.05: Minutes of Main Committee Meeting held on 15 June 2005
30.09.05: DPTAC response to the Department for Transport's consultation on the European Commission Proposal for a Regulation concerning the Rights of Persons with Reduced Mobility when travelling by air
22.08.05: DPTAC's response to the Disability Rights Commission's consultation on the draft Supplement to the Part 3 Code of Practice on the Provision and Use of Transport Vehicles
08.07.05: DPTAC to inspire and educate young designers
24.06.05: Minutes of Main Committee Meeting held on 9 March 2005
06.05.05: DPTAC response to Disability Rights Commission's consultation on a Statutory Code of Practice on the Duty to Promote Disability Equality (England and Wales)
06.05.05: DPTAC response to Disability Rights Commission's consultation on a Statutory Code of Practice on the Duty to Promote Disability Equality (Scotland)
06.05.05: DPTAC response to the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit's consultation on its report "Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People"
16.03.05: Commitment to Inclusive Design
09.03.05: 2005-06 Work Programme
09.03.05: 2005-07 Strategy
25.02.05: DPTAC response to the Department for Transport's consultation on draft regulations for lifting the Disability Discrimination Bill 1995 Part III exemption for transport
19.01.05: New members appointed to DPTAC
09.01.05: Minutes of Main Committee Meeting held on 1 December 2004
21.12.04: Minutes of Main Committee Meeting held on 6 October 2004
02.12.04: Neil Betteridge, Chair of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee, today welcomed the publication of the Disability Discrimination Bill on 25 November
26.11.04: Minutes of Main Committee Meeting held on 2 June 2004
26.11.04: DPTAC's Publication Scheme
The DPTAC Publication Scheme sets out the sorts of information that DPTAC publishes at present and will publish in the future. The Publication Scheme also explains how you can obtain this information.
22.10.04: DPTAC has published the concordat which governs relations between it and the Disability Rights Commission.
22.10.04: DPTAC has published the concordat which governs relations between it and the Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland.
15.10.04: DPTAC 2005-07 Strategy
The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) is consulting on its strategy for 2005-2007. DPTAC has asked for comments by 17 January 2005.
11.10.04: DPTAC Annual Report 2003-2004
The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee today published its Annual Report 2003-2004. The Committee provides independent advice to the Secretary of State on the transport needs of disabled people. It also advises on disabled people's needs in the built environment. Printed copies of the Annual Report 2003-2004 are available from DfT Free Literature, PO Box 236, Wetherby, LS23 7NB Tel: 0870 1226 236 Fax: 0870 1226 237.
06.10.04: Door to Door - the transport and travel website for disabled and less mobile people.
Door to Door has been developed to give disabled people information about transport and advice about travelling using all forms of transport.
Door to Door will be updated regularly to reflect improvements in access to transport vehicles and interchanges, as well as keeping you informed about changes to Legislation, regulations and good practice.
Door to Door brings together in one website all the information that disabled people need to make informed decisions and choices. However, if you want to find out more detailed information about specific issues, the website also features direct links to the websites of other organisations. [Press notice].
12.07.04: DPTAC Consultation on Freedom of Information Act 2000 Publication Scheme
08.07.04: Minutes of Main Committee Meeting held on 7 April 2004
29.06.04: Attitudes of Disabled People to Community Transport: Research Study (carried out Nov - Dec 2002)
02.06.04: Government's adviser on transport and disability welcomes parliamentary support for Disability Bill changes
07.05.04: Nominations sought for DPTAC
07.05.04: Minutes of Main Committee Meeting held on 4 February 2004
30.03.04: Consultation response: DPTAC's first supplementary memorandum to the Joint Scrutiny Committee on the Draft Disability Discrimination Bill on the Blue Badge Scheme
10.03.04: Future Inclusive (updated)
02.03.04: Work Programme of DPTAC - 2004-2005
02.03.04: Uncorrected transcript of DPTAC's oral evidence given on 25 February 2004 to the Joint Committee On Draft Disability Discrimination Bill. (Although the evidence was given in public, it is an uncorrected document. The final form of its publication has not yet been approved by the Committee.)
01.03.04: Future Inclusive is open to all undergraduates throughout the UK. It aims to integrate inclusive principles through existing coursework projects and reward innovation.
24.02.04: Consultation response: Department of Work and Pensions - the Joint Committee in respect of the Draft Disability Discrimination Bill
17.02.04: Consultation response: Office Of Fair Trading - the Regulation of Licensed Taxi and PHV Services in the UK
12.02.04: An easier minicab ride for disabled people
12.02.04: Minutes of Main Committee Meeting held on 3 December 2003
12.02.04: Responses to consultations
10.12.03: New student competition launched today - towards an inclusive future
04.12.03: Minutes of Main Committee Meeting held on 1 October 2003
03.12.03: Making private hire services more accessible to disabled people
05.11.03: Improvements to building design improves access for disabled people
14.11.03: DPTAC Chair Neil Betteridge puts the case for improved access to readers of "Government Business", the magazine for UK government contractors
12.11.03: Future inclusive
15.10.03: Minutes of Main Committee Meeting held on 6 August 2003
08.08.03: Minutes of Main Committee Meeting held on 4 June 2003
04.08.03: Minutes of Main Committee Meeting held on 3 April 2003
25.07.03: Consultation on accessibility specification for toilets on aircraft
25.07.03: Air your views on aircraft toilets
11.07.03: Appointments to DPTAC
17.06.03: Delivering inclusive environments
29.04.03: DPTAC annual report 2002
13.02.03: Minutes of Main Committee Meeting held on 4 December 2002
09.01.03: London Congestion Charge Scheme & 'Blue Badge Holders' (updated)
18.12.02: Review of the Disabled Persons Parking Scheme (The Blue Badge Scheme): recommendations for change
18.12.02: Government response to review of the Disabled Persons Parking Scheme
18.12.02: Announcing better bus information
05.12.02: Minutes of Main Committee Meeting held on 2 October 2002
22.11.02: Another paw forward on road to accessible travel
05.11.02: Inclusive mobility
29.10.02: Draft work programme for 2003
11.10.02: Minutes of Main Committee Meeting held on 8 August 2002
01.10.02: Directions to an inclusive environment
30.08.02: Out of town - access for disabled people in rural areas
27.08.02: Help shape the future of access to buildings
13.08.02: Communication Strategy
13.08.02: Minutes of Main Committee Meeting held on 13 June 2002
26.07.02: DPTAC Charter on training and education in accessibility
17.06.02: Minutes of Main Committee Meeting held on 10 April 2002
24.05.02: Attitudes of disabled people to public transport: Research study
23.05.02: Transport the most important concern of disabled people
11.04.02: Minutes of Main Committee Meeting held on 4 December 2001
28.02.02: Our Strategy for 2002-4
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