Public Transport: Visual Impairment

(asked on 7th November 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve travel experiences for blind and partially sighted people on public transport; and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
Guy Opperman Portrait
Guy Opperman
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 15th November 2023

The Government remains committed to the ambition set out in the 2018 Inclusive Transport Strategy – that disabled people, including those who are visually impaired, will be able to travel easily, confidently and without additional cost. The Department has taken many steps to progress this commitment; for example, earlier this year we introduced the Accessible Information Regulations, which will require the provision of audible and visible announcements onboard local bus and coach services across Great Britain.

The Department has also made £75m available to Network Rail to ensure that all mainline stations have platform edge tactile paving by 2025.

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