Simon is from Cambridge. He shares his experiences of using trains and how the current systems lack flexibility.
I would travel more if all stations were accessible
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Sarah is from East Midlands. She tells us about her experience using trains and how coronavirus has changed that.
Accessible travel will give me back my freedom
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Kathy is from Ipswich. She tells us how inaccessible travel has taken away some of her independence.
Accessible rail allows me to work, earn and spend
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Emma is 24 and from Birmingham. She shares her frustrations around inaccessible trains and what she'd like to see changed.
It would be brilliant if I could take the train
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Emma is 33 from Nottingham. She explains the impact that inaccessible trains have on her life and how she's trying to change that.
What accessible travel means to me as a legally blind person
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Emily is a legally blind content creator from London. She tells us about her experience using transport and what accessible rail travel looks like to her.
How one company opened adventures to all
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This week Leonard Cheshire and Expedia Group released a new report about making the travel industry more inclusive.
One of the people to contribute to the report was Jezza Williams. We spoke to him about how he set out to open up adventure tourism for disabled people with his company Makingtrax.
Why supportive work environments are important
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Rosemary Wairimu shares her journey to employment after joining Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) in Kenya as an industrial chemist in September 2019.
Why you should be hiring disabled people
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34-year-old Miriam Wawira Njeru is a customer care executive for Safaricom. But her journey to employment hasn't always been easy. She has had to overcome stigma and discrimination around her disability.
Changing the conversation around disability
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Lidia Pretorius is Disability Inclusion Advisor on the Girls’ Education South Sudan (GESS) project. She's been working with journalists to change the conversation around girls with disabilities.
