Operator guide for disability & Covid

The Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland (MACS) has published guidance for transport operators to ensure that changes to public transport services during Covid-19 take into account disabled people’s needs. The guidance emphasises that the 2010 Equality Act continues to apply and so the impacts on disabled people of any changes must be considered as a result of transport transition plans. “New and replacement concessionary travel permits are not currently being issued; you should allow passengers who do not have an National Entitlement Card but claim entitlement to travel free without one,” it says. Transport transition plans – guidance to operators on assisting disabled passengers is available at https://tinyurl.com/y74wf84q