Are we there yet? Barriers to transport for disabled people in 2023

Document summary

This report presents findings from research carried out by Transport for All during 2022 and 2023. This included a literature review and a series of qualitative workshops, which were used to design a survey with 150 questions. The survey asked respondents to share their experiences of making journeys between September 2021 and September 2022. Following the survey, in July and August 2023 we ran a second series of qualitative workshops to test the policy recommendations and conclusions that had come from the survey analysis. The full research report is available on our website. The scope of the report is trips made by disabled adults within England that involved leaving a house or place of residence for any purpose: for example, a trip to the shops, a journey to see friends, a commute to work or place of education, a trip to the doctor, or a trip with no destination (such as going for a walk or a drive). It covers public transport (bus, train, tram, metro, and light rail), private transport (car, taxi, or Private Hire Vehicle), and active travel (walking, wheeling, and cycling). Journeys made via door-to-door community transport, aviation, or maritime were not included in this research