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Shaping the future of accessible transport

About the National Centre for Accessible Transport

The National Centre for Accessible Transport aims to make transport accessible for all. Through user-centred development processes and innovative co-designed solutions underpinned by applied research, the centre strives to ensure that all future travel systems have accessibility for disabled people at the heart of their development and delivery.

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ncat works directly with disabled people, disability organisations, transport providers and policy makers to undertake research and develop solutions; amplifying the voices of disabled people in all decision making and collaborating widely with all transport stakeholders; demonstrating good practice and impact to influence policy.

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Understanding and Identifying Barriers to Transport
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ncat Unveils New ‘Transport Barriers Database’ to Highlight Transport Challenges for Disabled People

Recent research by ncat has found that 92% of disabled people we spoke with faced barriers when using at least…
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: ncat opens Scaling Innovation Programme 2025 (deadline 5pm 19 December 2024)

We are excited to announce that ncat’s first funding call, the Scaling Innovation Programme (SIP) 2025, is now open for…
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Accessible Transport Policy Commission Autumn Roundtable Held in Parliament

Ncat’s Accessible Transport Policy Commission hosted its autumn roundtable in Parliament on Wednesday 9th October to discuss the findings of…

Making transport accessible

ncat is a specialist consortium, led by Professor Paul Herriotts of Coventry University, based at the National Transport Design Centre, alongside partner organisations Connected Places Catapult, Designability, Policy Connect, Research Institute for Disabled Consumers, and WSP UK. ncat is funded by Motability Foundation, the charity.

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