Olympics

In recognition of the successful UK bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games, DPTAC set up an Olympic Working Group in January 2007. The Group were involved in a variety of activities ensuring that the 2012 Olympics venues and transport systems were planned and built with regard to access for disabled people.

The Olympic Working Group worked with stakeholders, particularly the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and Transport for London to provide advice on accessibility to transport systems that were being planned, built and/or upgraded for the 2012 Olympics.

The group attended meetings of the Transport Access Panel and provided key stakeholders with advice and guidance to raise issues for consideration for the Department for Transport and the ODA.

Most notably, the Group led DPTAC's response to the ODA Transport Plan and provided input into the Accessible Transport Strategy. The Group contributed to the consultation process of the Olympic Transport Plan and maintain engagement with ODA throughout the implementation of their Accessibility Strategy.

The ODA Accessible Transport Strategy that was launched at the London Transport Museum on 29 May. As part of their Strategy, the ODA made a commitment to work with DPTAC to deliver signage and way-finding systems that will be appropriate to all, including visually impaired people.

As the transport plans progressed, discussions became more mode and venue specific. So in 2009 it was decided to disband the Group and instead make available Members with particular modal expertise to attend mode specific meetings.

DPTAC considers all Olympic issues modally within each of its working groups. The Committee as a whole will to respond to any significant cross modal tasks, such as reviewing the revised Olympic Transport Plan when it is published.