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Minister’s ‘hypocrisy’ over pledge on transport barriers

A minister has been accused of hypocrisy after pledging to break down the barriers to disabled people’s access to public transport, only days after confirming lengthy delays to new European bus and coach access rules.
The European regulation would have given powerful new rights to disabled bus and coach passengers, but the Liberal Democrat transport minister [...]

Austerity is undermining independent living across Europe, MEPs are told

Activists have told MEPs that “austerity” measures are undermining disabled people’s right to independent living across Europe.
The European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) held a hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels aimed at defending the right to independent living, a session hosted by MEPs from the European United Left/Nordic Green Left parliamentary group.
Leading disabled [...]