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Welcome
Welcome to the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee website.
The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) is an independent body established by the Transport Act 1985 to advise Government on the transport needs of disabled people. This website provides information on who DPTAC are and what DPTAC does in its role in advising the Government.
Information on accessible transport policy can be found on the Department for Transport website. Useful transport and travel Information for disabled people and less mobile people can be found on DPTAC's Door-To-Door website, within DPTAC's publication Handy Travel Hints and on the Directgov website.
What's New
- 09.07.10: Response to DfT Consultation on Proposed Changes to the Laws Governing Powered Mobility Scooters and Powered Wheelchairs
- 08.07.10: Response to DfT Consultation on Blue Badge Eligibility and Local Authority Funding for Eligibility Assessments
- 07.07.10: Response to DfT Consultation on a Code of Practice for the Acceptable Use of Advance Imaging Technology (Body Scanners) in an Aviation Security Environment
- 15.06.10: Minutes of Main Committee Meeting held on 26 March 2010
- 08.06.10: Access to Sea Travel: Information for Disabled People and People with Reduced Mobility
- 01.04.10: Minutes of Main Committee Meeting held on 09 December 2009
- 11.02.10: Response to DfT Consultation on the Draft National Policy Statement for Ports
- 14.01.10: DPTAC Revised Statement on Shared Space