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Extra 1m public transport users during Paralympics
Expect transport chaos in September when a million extra commuters cram into tubes, buses and DLR stations, as the last week of the London Paralympic Games overlaps with the return to school.
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‘Bridgend 50’ fighting back in No Go Britain
As No Go Britain reveals the stories of disabled people struggling to travel on public transport, Katie Razzall meets a group of campaigners in Wales who are pushing for change.
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Young disabled test London transport ahead of Olympics
As young people from Whizz-Kidz test London’s buses, trains and boats for disabled users in Olympic year, its Kidz Board delivers a transport manifesto for No Go Britain.
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Blind bus users left in ‘dangerous situations’
Blind and partially-sighted people are being left stranded and vulnerable by bus services in Britain, according to Guide Dogs. Annabel Williams, from the charity, writes for No Go Britain.
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Full transport access for disabled ‘not ever possible’
As No Go Britain examines transport access for the disabled, Sir Philip Craven from the International Paralympic Committee says progress is “tremendous” but concedes full equality might never happen.
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No Go Britain Q+A: Paralympian Stephen Miller
One of Team GB’s Paralympic gold medal hopes tells Channel 4 News better training of staff on the UK’s transport network would be a key step towards improving travel for the disabled.
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No Go Britain: the Twitter travel trial
For the Channel 4 News No Go Britain campaign, we track the journeys of disabled transport users around the UK. You can take part throughout Wednesday – use the hashtag #nogobritain.
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Your tweets tell the story of 24 hours in No Go Britain
As disabled passengers tweet their travels for No Go Britain, more cases emerge of wheelchair users forced to “get onto the train floor” to complete their journeys.
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Duchenne and a life worth living
Sometimes you meet someone and realise you can learn a lot from their approach to life. That happened when I met Jon Hastie – a man with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, writes Katie Razzall.
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Train bans sportsman because of wheelchair
Disabled sailor Geoff Holt MBE tells Channel 4 News of his outrage at being prevented from boarding a train by an “aggressive” guard, and why he felt the need to speak out.
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‘To boldly go where everyone else has gone before’
As No Go Britain brings together the stories of disabled people on the UK’s buses and trains, the director of campaign group Transport for All explains how you can help the push for change.
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FactCheck: TfL’s abandoned pledge on Tube access for the disabled
In 2006, Transport for London promised: “One third of Tube stations will have step-free access by 2013 and will, if possible, accelerate accessibility works ahead of the 2012 Olympics”. How did they get on? FactCheck dons its hard hat.
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No Go Britain: disabled passengers’ own stories
Disabled passengers share their travel experiences in response to the launch of Channel 4 News’ investigation into transport for the disabled, No Go Britain.
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No Go Britain: ‘Using public transport can be horrific’
As Channel 4 News investigates the state of public transport for disabled users with No Go Britain, we hear from campaign group A2B which is fighting a legal battle for the “Darlington 16”.
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How Paralympian Tanni had to crawl from train
As Channel 4 News launches No Go Britain, an investigation into transport for the disabled, the UK’s most successful disabled athlete reveals how she was recently left stranded on a train.