The Door to Door: a travel guide for disabled people (DPTAC): (Website):
www.dptac.gov.uk/door-to-door
www.dptac.gov.uk/door-to-door
E-mail Address: dptac@dft.gsi.gov.uk
Who we are:
This website has been produced for the 'Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee' (DPTAC).
The information was originally provided by 'Tripscope' a registered charity established in 1987, which was the UK's main travel advice and transport information service for disabled people until lack of funding forced it to close in March 2006.
Following closure of the charity, arrangements have been made by DPTAC to ensure the information contained in this website continues to be regularly updated. If you have any comment or information to help us keep the site up to date and accurate, please see the How you can help keep this site up to date section.
Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC)
www.dptac.gov.uk
The Government set up the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) in 1985 as an independent body to advise it on the transport needs of all disabled people.
In 2000 DPTAC's role was extended to advise Ministers on the needs of disabled people in the built environment.
In April 2005, DPTAC lost its non-statutory remit for the built environment. The work of DPTAC's former Built Environment Group is now carried out by the Inclusive Environment Group, sponsored by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE).
DPTAC has a Chair person and up to 20 members (of whom at least half must be disabled people), representing a wide range of transport and disability interests.
Members are appointed by Ministers and are unpaid, apart from the reimbursement of expenses.
DPTAC also has a paid Secretariat of five people.
DPTAC uses four overarching principles on which to base its advice to Government, other organisations and disabled people.
These are that:
Accessibility for disabled people is a condition of any investment;
Accessibility for disabled people must be a mainstream activity;
Users should be involved in determining accessibility;
Achieving accessibility for disabled people is the responsibility of the provider.
DPTAC covers the whole of Great Britain, but we also have 2 'sister' organisations:
The Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland (MACS) in Scotland
The Inclusive Mobility and Transport Advisory Committee (IMTAC) in Northern Ireland
The IMTAC website home page has a \"Travel Advice\" button which takes you to \"Getting Out & About\" a guide to accessible transport in Northern Ireland (
www.ni-transportguide.info
)
For further information on DPTAC contact the Secretary, Andy Kirby on 020 7944 8012; e-mail dptac@dft.gsi.gov.uk
You can find out more information about DPTAC and our work by visiting our website at:
www.dptac.gov.uk
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