Access and Inclusion

Our recommendations to ensure that London is an inclusive city for Deaf and Disabled people. Informed by Deaf and Disabled people’s views and experience gathered at the event facilitated by GLA staff on 5 September.

Today the Women and Equalities Select Committee have published their report, Building for Equality: Disability and the Built Environment, which we submitted evidence to in October.

Yesterday the Supreme Court delivered its judgement in the case of FirstGroup Plc v Paulley. The case is about how far bus drivers should go to enforce a right of wheelchair users to have a priority use of a wheelchair space.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) launched an inquiry into housing for Disabled people on 14 December. The EHRC will be issuing a call for evidence early in 2017.

Disabled people are falling into serious debt because of the heavy cost of adaptations needed to make their homes accessible. Read our evidence and recommendations…

Inclusion London submitted evidence to the Lords Select Committee on financial exclusion. Read our recommendations…

Following the proposals on Access for All detailed in the Hendy Review, Transport for All, together with Inclusion London, Disabled People against Cuts, Disability Rights UK, RNIB, Muscular Dystrophy Campaign UK and Campaign for Better Transport wrote to the Secretary of State for Transport.

The “Replanning Network Rail’s investment programme” report from Sir Peter Hendy to the Transport Secretary recommends to defer 50% of vital Access for All projects to 2019-24.

Inclusion London’s response

Inclusion London’s response to the market review

Organisations run by people with learning difficulties or people with mental health support needs gave feedback on improving the accessibility of DWP written communications.