21 December 2022
Sheffield Safe Places has produced a new video highlighting the importance of taxis and public transport for breaking social isolation and how loneliness can have a severe effect on people’s health.Loneliness can be a bigger killer than a lifetime of smoking and is likely to increase your chance of death by 26%.
FULL ARTICLE31 May 2022
After extensive work at pace on local taxi policy consultations at Disability Sheffield there is now a national taxi guidance consultation. We know a lot of the issues many disabled people have to book or get the assistance they need whether for taxis or private hire services are not unique to this city. Contributing to this consultation on national guidance by 20 June should help to ensure improvements can be made for us and more widely.
FULL ARTICLE06 February 2019
Guide Dogs has issued a reminder has issued a reminder about the right to ride with your guide dog in taxis after a blind BBC journalist won a discrimination case recently.The Equality Act 2010 states that taxi and minicab drivers must carry assistance dogs unless they have genuine health reasons not to do so and have a certificate of proof.
FULL ARTICLE15 February 2017
From 6 April 2017 it will be illegal for taxi drivers to discriminate against wheelchair users. Taxi and private hire vehicle drivers face a fine of up to £1,000 if they refuse to transport wheelchair users or attempt to charge them extra.
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