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Transport for All

@transportforall.org.uk

The disabled-led group breaking down barriers and transforming the transport system so disabled people can travel with freedom, dignity, ease and confidence. Join our community for transport justice: https://www.transportforall.org.uk

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Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · 2h ago

Our journey towards equal access for everyone continues, and it’s powered by all of us. Through community and disabled peoples' expertise leading the way. Want to make change happen? Our monthly members' newsletter is always full of ideas to take action. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/4n8me0m

Three disabled people in a busy train station. The first is a Black man, he is a powerchair user with a limb difference. The second is a white woman with brown hair and glasses. The third is a south-east Asian man with glasses. He is also a wheelchair user. They are all looking confidently at the camera. Text on the image reads “Powered by all of us” on an orange and yellow graphic background.

Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · yesterday

Transport connects us to the people and places that matter. Come work with us to break down barriers and make sure disabled people voices are heard where the decisions are made. We currently have four roles open. Find out more and apply on our website: https://bit.ly/3KJbYyn

Two disabled people sitting in a city park. They are facing one another, laughing and grinning. One is a white woman in a leather skirt with long sandy hair. The other is a black man with a limb difference. The image has a jagged yellow frame. The words ‘join our team’ appear in bold underneath the picture on yellow tape. Matching yellow arrows point to the picture and words.

Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · last wk.

This month's members' newsletter is going out soon. It's packed full of news from across the UK, jobs, and ways to take action for accessible transport. Don’t miss out! Join the community now (it’s free!): https://bit.ly/4n8me0m

Three disabled people sit and stand on a bridge, looking at the camera. The first is a man wearing a bright orange cardigan, he is a wheelchair user. The second is a woman with long sandy hair, she is a wheelchair user. The last is a tall man with cropped white hair and a red shirt. The word 'Join us' appears in bold black capitals on an yellow banner, matching the yellow arrows on the graphic. The graphic has a bright orange background.

Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · last wk.

Want to put your skills to work for a more accessible future? We're hiring! Come join the disabled-led team working to break through barriers to disabled people's freedom to travel. Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/3KJbYyn

Bold black text on bright yellow tape reads: We're hiring! Paid interns (x3) Research Manager. The background is a golden yellow with bright yellow arrows pointing at the text.

Bold black text on bright yellow tape reads: Paid Interns (x3). Open to blind or visually impaired candidates only. Communications and Press. Finance and Operations. Admin Assistant. Closing date 10 August. The background is a golden yellow with bright yellow arrows pointing at the text.

Bold black text on bright yellow tape reads: Research Manager. Join our disabled-led training, research and consultancy team and make sure disabled people's lived experience shapes decisions and meaningful change. The background is a golden yellow with bright yellow arrows pointing at the text.

Bold black text on bright yellow tape reads: Ready to put your skills to work for a more accessible future? Find out more about the roles, our organisation and how to apply on our website. The background is a golden yellow with bright yellow arrows pointing at the text.

Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · last wk.

Prime Minister, we know you've got a lot on your plate, but we'd love to hear about your plans and have a chat about unblocking disabled people’s freedom to travel. Read our open letter to Andy Burnham: https://www.transportforall.org.uk/blog/2026/07/24/our-open-letter-to-the-prime-minister/

Bold black text on yellow tape with a bright red textured background reads: Congratulations Prime Minister! We know you've got a lot on your plate, but we'd love to have a chat about disabled people's freedom to travel sometime... Call us?

Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · 2w ago

Our Adviceline will have limited cover for two weeks from 22 July until 5 August. Responses will take longer than usual during this period, although we will get back to people as quickly as we can. Thanks for your patience and understanding while we're working with reduced staffing.

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A green textured background with black text on a yellow rectangle which reads: 'We are currently running at reduced capacity while our colleague is on sick leave. For the time being there is a 30 day waiting list for new casework.'

A green textured background with black text on a yellow rectangle which reads: 'Email enquiries may take up to 10 working days to receive a reply. As a temporary measure, our phone lines are operating as voicemail only. We aim to call you back within 10 working days.'

A green textured background with black text on a yellow rectangle which reads: 'We appreciate your patience and understanding at this time. We are continuing to support people as quickly as we can and will update you as soon as our capacity improves.'

Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · 2w ago

Our monthly members' newsletter is full of news from across the UK and covers all modes of transport. Join us to stay up to date and help break down barriers so disabled people can make the journeys we want, with freedom, dignity, ease and confidence: https://bit.ly/4n8me0m

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Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · 2w ago

We’re recruiting three new interns through the Thomas Pocklington Trust Get Set Progress programme. If you’re blind or partially sighted and want to build your skills with a disabled people’s organisation working to break down transport barriers, find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3KJbYyn

Three disabled people sit in front of a colourful mural, smiling and talking together. One person is a wheelchair user, and another is sitting with a guide dog lying in front of them. The image is in a jagged frame on a bright yellow background with yellow arrows pointing towards the photo. Under the image, bold black text on yellow tape says “Join the team!”

Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · 3w ago

Nothing about us without us. Five simple words, one powerful idea behind decades of Disabled rights activism. And that reminds decision-makers today that real change must be led by us. Learn more about our history: https://bit.ly/4h8NHOe #DisabilityPrideMonth

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Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · 3w ago

Freedom to travel means freedom to live our lives. Join a community working together so we can all get to where we need to go. Our newsletters are always stuffed full of ways to get involved - campaigns, surveys, jobs and more! Join for free here: https://bit.ly/4n8me0m

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Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · 3w ago

Transport for All is a Disabled Person's Organisation or DPO. That means we are led by and for disabled people. We understand the barriers disabled people face to transport, because we experience them. Find out more about us: https://www.transportforall.org.uk/

Disability News Service @johnpring.bsky.social · 4w ago

Railways bill must ensure accessibility becomes a reality, disabled peers tell minister #RailwaysBill #AccessibleTransport www.disabilitynewsservice.com/railways-bil...

Railways bill must ensure accessibility becomes a reality, disabled peers tell minister

Disabled peers have called on the government to ensure that an accessible rail system becomes a reality through its new railways bill, with no sign yet that ministers will listen to calls for a gre…

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Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · 4w ago

What are you doing this weekend? Applications to join the team close on Monday. One policy-focused role. One campaign-focused. Both about transport justice led by disabled people. If the job page has been sitting open in your tabs this week, this is your sign. Apply now: https://bit.ly/3KJbYyn

A yellow graphic with bold black text on bright yellow tape. Bright yellow arrows point down at the text which reads: Join our team! Applications close midday on Monday.

A yellow graphic with bold black text on bright yellow tape. Bright yellow arrows point down at the text which reads: Policy Officer. An influential role for a policy thinker who can translate complex issues into clear evidence for action and shape national conversations. Closing 13 July

A yellow graphic with bold black text on bright yellow tape. Bright yellow arrows point down at the text which reads: Campaigns Officer. A leading role for a movement-builder who can develop and deliver bold campaign strategies rooted in lived experience and community priorities. Closing 13 July.

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Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · 4w ago

Transport policy decides who is included and who gets shut out. Come work with us to break down barriers and make sure disabled people voices are heard where the decisions are made. Find out more and apply by midday 13 July: https://bit.ly/3KJbYyn

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Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · 4w ago

We all need the freedom to travel without worrying that transport will fail us. It means we can say “yes” to life. For many disabled people in the UK, that’s not our reality. Transport for All exists to break down barriers so we can all make the journeys we want. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4rZowmd

A purple textured background with bright yellow arrows. Bold black text on yellow tape reads: Transport justice for all disabled people.

A purple background with yellow arrows. Bold black text on a yellow background reads: Transport means the whole journey. From planning to reaching our destination. Across every way we travel.

A purple background with yellow arrows. Bold black text on a yellow background reads: Justice goes beyond access. It means changing the system, not small fixes. It means 'nothing about us without us.'

A purple textured background with yellow arrows. Bold black text in a yellow frame says: 'Disabled people' means anyone who is shut out of making journeys others take for granted. That's a society problem, not an us problem.

Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · last mo.

Looking for a new challenge? We're recruiting for two roles in our Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns team. Application close at midday on Monday 13 July. Find out more on the website: https://bit.ly/3KJbYyn

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Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · last mo.

Transport should be accessible to us all. Join with us and other disabled people, and together we'll change the transport system. Become a member (it's free!): https://bit.ly/4n8me0m

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Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · last mo.

Disability pride isn’t just about who we are now. It’s about decades of activism and about disabled people organising, creating and refusing to be shut out. We’re proud to be part of that movement. Explore stories from the campaign for accessible transport: bit.ly/4h8NHOe #DisabilityPrideMonth

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Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · last mo.

We should all be able to get around our streets safely and with ease, but for many disabled people pavements are already an obstacle course. That's why we were on BBC Breakfast this morning talking about Living Streets campaign on delivery robots. Find out more: https://pavementoverload.com/

A bright bold graphic with an electric blue textured background. Bold black text in quote marks on a yellow rectangle reads "If robots can roam our streets freely but disabled people can't, we've got our priorities badly wrong." Three yellow arrows point at the text.

Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · last mo.

We are recruiting for two roles in our Policy, Public Affairs, and Campaigns team. If you always wanted to appear before a Select Committee in Parliament, love a consultation, or read transport strategies for fun, we want to hear from you! Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3KJbYyn

Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · last mo.

We’re nearly ready to send this month's members' newsletter. It's full of news from across the UK and ways to take action for accessible transport. Don’t miss out! Join the community now (it’s free!): https://bit.ly/4n8me0m

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Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · last mo.

With amber and red heat health alerts issued across much of the country, we hope you're finding ways to stay indoors and stay cool! For many of us with disabilities or chronic illnesses, this kind of heat can be especially tough to deal with. Please stay safe and check in with those around you.

Met Office - weather and climate@metoffice.gov.uk · last mo.

⚠️⚠️🔴 Red weather warning issued 🔴⚠️⚠️ Extreme heat across parts of central/southern England and Wales Wednesday 0900 - Thursday 2100 Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️

Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · last mo.

Transport for All sends our deepest sympathy to the family, friends and colleagues of Shaun Burton, the driver who died in the Bedford train crash. Our thoughts are with those injured or caught up in the crash, and with the rail and emergency teams responding.

Sisters of Frida @sistersofrida.bsky.social · 2mo ago

⏳ Closing on Monday 22nd June There’s still time to apply for the Sisters of Frida Mentorship Programme. A space for connection, growth, and collective action. Know someone who should see this? Share it 💜 www.sisofrida.org/sisters-of-f...

Sisters of Frida Mentorship Programme Application Form

Apply to the Sisters of Frida Mentorship Programme Please complete the application form below to apply for the Sisters of Frida Mentorship Programme. An Equality & Monitoring form is als…

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Disability News Service @johnpring.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Ministers condemned for ‘outrageous’ failure to listen to ‘vital’ demands on accessibility in railways bill @abcommuters.bsky.social @transportforall.org.uk #RailwaysBill www.disabilitynewsservice.com/ministers-co...

Ministers condemned for ‘outrageous’ failure to listen to ‘vital’ demands on accessibility in railways bill

The government has been accused of an “outrageous” failure to listen to disabled campaigners and allies who have been calling for ministers to include far stronger measures on accessibility and dis…

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Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · 2mo ago

Better transport means disabled people making the journeys we want with freedom, dignity and ease. It means being able to travel with confidence. What does that look like for you? #BetterTransportWeek

A graphic with a purple textured background and bold black text on a yellow rectangle. The text reads: Freedom - Better transport means being able to choose our own journeys. It means freedom in where we go, when we go, and how we get there, not having to compromise.

A graphic with a purple textured background and bold black text on a yellow rectangle. The text reads: Dignity - Better transport means being treated with respect and courtesy. From the way staff interact with us, to how spaces are designed and problems are sorted out - it all adds up.

A graphic with a purple textured background and bold black text on a yellow rectangle. The text reads: Ease - Better transport means journeys that just work, for everyone. Disabled people should be able to plan a trip and simply go, without it taking more time, effort and money just because we're disabled.

A graphic with a purple textured background and bold black text on a yellow rectangle. The text reads: Confidence - Better transport means journeys disabled people can rely on. We need to know, without doubt, that our journeys will be calm, safe, and predictable however we decide to travel

Thomas Pocklington Trust @pocklington.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#BetterTransportWeek starts today and for blind and partially sighted people, a supportive bus driver makes all the difference to a journey. With Guide Dogs UK we've created free, Vision Impairment Awareness Training for bus and coach drivers: https://ow.ly/31mf50ZbIhB

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Sight Loss Councils @slcouncils.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Great to see collaboration in action for #BetterTransportWeek 👏 Sight Loss Councils are working with operators like Brighton & Hove Buses to improve journeys for blind and partially sighted people - from accessible services to driver training. Explore our bus driver resources: bit.ly/3HJZW65

Dave Smith, Engagement Manager for South East England is pictured with around 12 people inside a bright, modern room at the event. At the centre, someone holds a sign reading “Better Transport Week – Better transport connects communities.” A guide dog wearing a harness sits at the front of the group. Behind them are digital display screens and, to the right, a red Brighton & Hove Buses banner with the slogan “Let us show you the city.” The group is standing close together, facing the camera.

Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · 2mo ago

Transport connects us to the people and places that matter, but disabled people make roughly 30% fewer journeys than non‑disabled people each year because public transport still isn’t built for everyone. Find out more about the barriers we face on over on our website: https://bit.ly/4sE2STo

A graphic image on a yellow textured background. 30% is written in bold black text in the middle on orange tape, with orange arrows pointing at the number. Underneath black text says: Disabled people make around 30% fewer journeys than non-disabled people.