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Mobility & Access Committee for Scotland (MACS)

@wearemacs

MACS is an independent advisory committee that works to ensure that disabled people can travel safely, independently, and with dignity.
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It’s #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek! 💜 This year is all about community - coming together for mental health. 🤝 Get involved by sharing your positive community stories #ThisIsMyCommunity Find out more about the week: mentalhealth.org.uk/mhaw

It’s #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek! 💜

This year is all about community - coming together for mental health. 🤝

Get involved by sharing your positive community stories #ThisIsMyCommunity

Find out more about the week: mentalhealth.org.uk/mhaw
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Clear, accessible fare info helps everyone plan better, especially disabled passengers. The Bus Open Data Consultation is a chance to shape how it's shared. Share your views: consult.gov.scot/transport-scot… #FareEquality #AccessibleTravel

RNIB (@rnib) 's Twitter Profile Photo

All aboard? 🚌 Buses are vital for blind and partially sighted passengers to get to work and school, attend appointments and catch up with friends. But a multitude of factors are making it difficult for blind and partially sighted people to travel by bus. #AllAboard 1/3

All aboard? 🚌

Buses are vital for blind and partially sighted passengers to get to work and school, attend appointments and catch up with friends.

But a multitude of factors are making it difficult for blind and partially sighted people to travel by bus.

#AllAboard 1/3
RNIB (@rnib) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Cuts to services, lack of driver training, lack of audio announcements and poor bus stop design are symptoms of an infrastructure and service that needs a redesign – with all passengers in mind. 2/3

Cuts to services, lack of driver training, lack of audio announcements and poor bus stop design are symptoms of an infrastructure and service that needs a redesign – with all passengers in mind. 2/3
RNIB (@rnib) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our new research report, ‘All Aboard’, outlines what bus operators, traffic commissioners, local authorities and other passengers can do to help make bus travel easier, safer, and more reliable for blind and partially sighted people. Read more, here: rnib.in/bus-report 3/3

RNIB Campaigns (@rnib_campaigns) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today we published the #AllAboard report on bus travel. Read about the report's findings and the steps that need to happen to make travelling by bus more accessible: rnib.in/all-aboard-news

Mobility & Access Committee for Scotland (MACS) (@wearemacs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Transport Scotland consultation on Bus Open Data discusses setting standards for data formats. This is vital for ensuring information is accessible to all, including those using assistive technologies.​ Provide your input: transport.gov.scot/consultation/s…

Disability Equality Scotland (@descottweets) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢 We are excited to recruit a brand-new Access Panel Network Engagement Team. ⭐Access Panel Network Engagement Team Lead ⭐Access Panel Network Engagement Officer (3 roles available) 🗓️ Closing date: Monday 9 June at 12 noon 🔗 Apply now: goodmoves.org/organisation/0…

📢 We are excited to recruit a brand-new Access Panel Network Engagement Team. 

⭐Access Panel Network Engagement Team Lead
⭐Access Panel Network Engagement Officer (3 roles available)

🗓️ Closing date: Monday 9 June at 12 noon

🔗 Apply now: goodmoves.org/organisation/0…
Mobility & Access Committee for Scotland (MACS) (@wearemacs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Open data has the potential to transform public transport, making it more user-friendly and inclusive. This Transport Scotland consultation is a step towards that future, and your insights can drive meaningful change.​ Take part in the consultation: transport.gov.scot/consultation/s…

Mobility & Access Committee for Scotland (MACS) (@wearemacs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Interesting report from Disability Equality Scotland about the cost of living for a disabled person. Information on transport covers car usage and tax exemption, National Entitlement Card Use, Train Assistance Requirements, Peak Fares and Ferries Use. Full report: disabilityequality.scot/wp-content/upl…

healthandcare.scot (@hacscot) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🖥️ Sharing information – whether written, in-person, by phone or online – in a way that everybody can understand is a gateway to accessing all our human rights, The ALLIANCE explains. Inclusion Scotland Deafblind UK RNIB Scotland Enable Mobility & Access Committee for Scotland (MACS) healthandcare.scot/stories/4158/h…

Transport for All (@transportforall) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“My world has become very small.” Disabled people make 1/3 fewer journeys per week than non-disabled people. When transport isn’t accessible, it isolates us. Let’s change transport, and challenge loneliness together. #LonelinessAwarenessWeek transportforall.org.uk/news/are-we-th…

Paths for All (@pathsforall) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BIG NEWS: Paths for All is now Walking Scotland! We’re making walking and wheeling work for EVERYONE Ready to walk and wheel with us? 👉walkingscotland.org.uk

Anya Kettles (@kettlesanya) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Alice’s Army today at Race for life. What a team! It’s looking like we’ve raised more than £3000 for Cancer Research so far ♥️🐾 #familyspirit #charity #raceforlife #dundee

Alice’s Army today at Race for life. What a team! It’s looking like we’ve raised more than £3000 for Cancer Research so far ♥️🐾 #familyspirit #charity #raceforlife #dundee
Anya Kettles (@kettlesanya) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Last month I attended Transport Scotlands staff confrence. It was great to network and take part in workshops from leadership through change to comedy improv! #transportscotland

Last month I attended Transport Scotlands staff confrence. It was great to network and take part in workshops from leadership through change to comedy improv! #transportscotland
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👩‍🦯 The use of tactile paving surfaces is important on the railway. These surfaces relay information to visually impaired people about their environment, providing vital cues to approaching platform edges. This ensures everyone is aware and stands back from the platform edge.

👩‍🦯 The use of tactile paving surfaces is important on the railway. These surfaces relay information to visually impaired people about their environment, providing vital cues to approaching platform edges. This ensures everyone is aware and stands back from the platform edge.
David Hunter (@dvrh9) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Recruitment now open for a unique job: the first Chief Executive of the National Centre for Accessible Transport National Centre for Accessible Transport; deadline 3 August. bit.ly/44zOhhU