London children's time to shine
Ria Chatterjee reports from Stoke Mandeville, where disabled teenagers from all over London have been taking part in the Time to Shine event.
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Young footballer aims for next Paralympics
One of the young people at 'Time to Shine' was Liam Archer who competes in partially-sighted football. He hopes to represent Britain at the next Paralympics in Rio. Ria Chatterjee spoke to him.
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Young people show their skills at 'Time to Shine'
120 disabled young people from London went to Stoke Mandeville Stadium for the 'Time to Shine' event. They got to try out lots of different sports at the birthplace of the Paralympic Games.
Plans to make transport network more accessible
Transport for London has been setting out plans to make the capital's transport network easier to use for disabled passengers. The investment will improve accessibility to the bus network, and increase the number of stations with step free access.
Piers Hopkirk reports.
28 stations to be made step-free
Transport for London has announced 28 Underground and Overground stations will be made step-free by 2021 for disabled passengers.
Read the full storySteps to improve disabled access
Transport for London has announced a range of measures to help disabled passengers.
- 28 Underground and Overground stations to be made step-free over the next 10 years. TfL expect the number of step-free Tube journeys will treble by 2021.
- More National Rail stations will also be made step-free.
- Manual ramps will be installed at more stations to allow passengers to board carriages.
- Spending £18m to ensure 95% of bus stops are easily accessible for wheelchairs by the end of 2016.
- Spending £50m to train bus drivers on assisting disabled passengers.
- Improving signs, maps and the TfL website so disabled passengers can find routes they can use.
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TfL promises to help disabled to use public transport
Transport for London is promising to make major improvements to the transport system to help disabled passengers. Among the measures being taken are making more Tube and train stations step-free and making bus stops more accessible.
The Deputy Mayor for Transport Isabel Dedring said many disabled passengers need more advice and information on what facilities are available.
TfL to take "accessibility to the next level"
Mayor Boris Johnson and TFL will today outline a new plan to make London transport more accessible for disabled people.Today's programme will build on and expand existing projects to improve stations, stops and train with focus on access for disabled communters.
TfL says it wants to radically improve the information available to disabled passengers as they plan and makejourneys.
TfL's plans for helping disabled passengers
Transport for London has released a series of videos showing how disabled passengers can use public transport during the Olympics and Paralympics. TfL has also promised that 16 key Tube stations will have temporary boarding ramps so wheelchair users can board trains.
Protest march to save jobs
Hundreds of demonstrators are expected to stage a protest march, in London today, against the closure of dozens of Remploy factories.
It's the latest in a long line of action aimed at saving the factories which employ disabled workers across the country, including in Acton, Islington and Barking.
The government announced the closure of 36 units in March, with the loss of 1,700 jobs.
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