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@mrhyde working with disabled people and service providers to design more inclusive low carbon journeys together.
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Transport is key but next week we'll be widening the focus and asking how #journeys can be more inclusive, safe and meet climate goals. We'll share a tool that could immediately align and combine inclusion and climate efforts. Free online workshop 29 Feb: eventbrite.co.uk/e/think-worksh…
Is travel becoming more equitable? If not, what will ensure fair transport decarbonisation? We need a radical rethink and action now. I'll share some ideas on 29 Feb with Transport & Health Integrated research NetworK eventbrite.co.uk/e/think-worksh… Transform Scotland Just Transition Commission Dr James Richardson Euan's Guide CutCarbonNetwork
Is travel becoming more equitable? If not, what will ensure fair transport decarbonisation? We need a radical rethink and action. I'll share some ideas on 29 Feb with Transport & Health Integrated research NetworK eventbrite.co.uk/e/think-worksh…… Katie Pennick Flick Williams @thredCiC JELLY HEAD Inclusion London
Building inclusion into transport decarbonisation design is an opportunity, not a complication. It's a time-limited design gift but we need a new approach. I'll be sharing some ideas to start conversations off on Thursday... eventbrite.co.uk/e/think-worksh… Kevin Anderson George Monbiot
POV: you’re a wheelchair user and the staff haven’t turned up with a ramp, so you’re trapped on an empty train. The emergency alarm is out of my reach so I have to rely on my shouting skills. How would you feel if there was a risk of this happening every time you use the train?
Love this from Steve Cassidy - kindness isn’t a KPI or an evaluation metric. It doesn’t have a ‘route to market’ either. But we know it when we experience it. What would it look like if we created the conditions for people to be kind?
Go on - have a read of MACS Work Plan for 2024/2025 - and share please. 👇 Disability Equality Scotland DESDougiTweets Glasgow Disability Alliance Marianne Scobie Tressa Burke Spinal Injuries Scot Maureen Morrison SRITC Go Upstream Euan's Guide Guide Dogs RNIB Scotland Imtac
We're working with Society of Antiquaries of Scotland planning a new space to learn about Scottish #heritage. We want to work with people who are disabled and disadvantaged by many destinations - how can the space and its services be made as inclusive and welcoming as possible? heritagehub.socantscot.org
Making public transport and active travel more affordable, accessible, and sustainable is an anti-poverty measure. Scottish Government can help by supporting public control over buses and extending free bus travel to more people on low incomes.
Had the pleasure of creating a course for CIHT, considering impacts of poor journey design on people with dementia, with help from an expert team Agnes Houston MBE Gerald King Charles Musselwhite Steve Cassidy and other friends. Join us for the launch next wk bit.ly/3UAtOok
If you have thoughts on more inclusive micromobility, Research Institute for Disabled Consumers (RiDC) are looking into this right now ridc.org.uk/news/research-…