Disabled activists launch legal fund to take transport companies to court

Disabled activists launch legal fund to take transport companies to court

#TransportJustice campaign to challenge air and rail travel discrimination

A new legal fund is being launched on Wednesday to hold transport companies to account when they fail to provide equal treatment for disabled passengers.

The fund will take transport companies to court over major and systemic issues of discrimination and breaches of equality legislation, and is the first of its kind.

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Source: Guardian Transport

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