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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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We’re recruiting – come and join the ncat team at Coventry

The National Centre for Accessible Transport (ncat) is recruiting for an Operations Officer to join the team at Coventry University. You'll be…
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Tell us your experiences using transport; please take our survey

The National Centre for Accessible Transport (ncat) aims to make transport accessible for all disabled people. In this piece of research for…
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ncat presents at Motability AGM

Paul Herriotts was delighted to present at the Motability Foundation's AGM held at the Science Museum in London on 28…

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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