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Motorcycles in bus lanes consultation

Seeks views on allowing motorcycles to use bus lanes by default

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£4.65 million for bus operators to help disabled passengers travel with confidence

New funding will support upgrades to buses to provide real-time travel information to passengers.

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Accessible Volunteering Guide 

Tips and guidance on how to make events more inclusive and accessible for the disabled volunteers you work with.

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Planning Appeal: viability or accessibility?

The evidence does not assure that the planned development would make reasonable provision for a wheelchair user to live in any of the proposed dwellings.

Introducing Windows Copilot

Microsoft announces launch of personalised natural-sounding voice tech for those with speech disabilities

Microsoft announced the launch of several new assistive and accessible technologies that will help disabled people live more independently.

Midlands partnership aims to improve accessible housing

Housing association Habinteg has embarked on a groundbreaking initiative in partnership with the West Midlands Combined Authority.

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Disabled woman trapped in her home

Thurrock Council damned by Ombudsman for trapping disabled woman in her home by failing to manage bins collection.

Disability Action Plan

New Disability Action Plan to make UK most accessible place in the world

The new plan sets out 32 practical actions to transform the everyday lives of disabled people.

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The negative effects of pavement parking

Something that has a negative effect on people up and down the country – parking on pavements!