No way ahead - the policy barrier faced by drivers with disabilities : 1st September 2009
Scores of UK motor insurers are dodging anti-discrimination laws by refusing to cover people with disabilities, using a loophole designed to exclude boy racers with heavily modified cars.
Up to 10% of the country's 35 million driving-licence holde
Discover more about Motability at Naidex 2009 : 9th April 2009
Over 500,000 disabled people across the UK are currently enjoying a brand new car, powered wheelchair or scooter through the Motability Scheme. Yet there are over a million people who are eligible to join the Scheme who haven't taken up the opportun
Move for disabled access black cab fleet : 5th February 2009
Taxi drivers who refuse to pick up customers in wheelchairs could be sent on disability awareness courses under government proposals to make every black cab accessible.
Only Liverpool, Manchester and Edinburgh have fleets of entirely wheelchair ac
Motability keeps Aaron on the move : 3rd November 2008
Aaron Morgan, 18, from Hampshire, is paralysed from the waist down following a motocross accident at the age of 15.
"I've always been a massive fan of motor sports and would love to become a racing driver," says Aaron. "After the accident, there w
Valuable online Blue Badge map service improved : 11th April 2008
The online Blue Badge map service, which makes it much easier for disabled people to find places to park, has now been significantly improved. The map on the Directgov website, produced by the Office for Disability Issues, was first launched in July