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This section contains information for disabled people with regard to travel by air or sea. It includes commonly observed industrial codes of practice.

Access to Air Travel for Disabled People: 2005 Monitoring Study (331 kb)

Findings of a study by TRL to assess UK aviation industry's compliance with the voluntary Code of Practice 'Access to Air Travel for Disabled People'.

Published:
03 August 2006

Access to air travel for disabled people: code of practice (316 kb)

The purpose of this Code of Practice is to improve the accessibility of air travel to disabled people. It is aimed at all those involved in air travel. It is not intended as a guide for disabled people.

Published:
16 January 2006

Government response to Scope's "Time to Get Equal" campaign

Time to Get Equal seeks to ensure that the barriers disabled people face are removed. This letter is the Government's response to a campaign seeking to bring aviation and shipping under the Disability Discrimination Act.

Published:
16 January 2006

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