Accessible Transport
The Accessible Transport Strategy
In 2005 the Department published the Accessible Transport Strategy (ATS). This strategy had the vision to
"have an accessible transport system that enables older people and people with disabilities to participate more fully in society, enjoy greater independence and experience a better quality of life."
A copy of the ATS can be found below in Word or PDF Format:
An Accessible Transport Strategy for Northern Ireland 2015(511kb)
A full Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) has also been carried out on the ATS. This can be downloaded by clicking the below link:
Equality Impact Assessment ATS (PDF)(577kb)
The Accessible Transport Strategy draft Action Plan 2009-2012
The ATS included a commitment to produce a series of Action Plans to implement the strategy. The Department for Regional Development has now published the Accessible Transport Strategy draft Action Plan 2009-2012 for public consultation.
This document lists the actions to be undertaken by the Department and others to improve the accessibility of the transport system up to the year 2012. This document is available below in Word and PDF format and also in an easyread version. A questionnaire on the draft document is also available.
Draft Accessible Transport Strategy Action Plan 2009-2012 (4.5mb)
Draft Accessible Transport Strategy Action Plan 2009-2012 (PDF) (253kb)
Accessible Transport Strategy Draft Action Plan Easy Read (PDF)(420kb)
Questionnaire on ATS Draft Action Plan 2009-2012(4.28mb)
If this document is not in a format that meets your needs please contact Regional Planning and Transportation Division. We will be pleased to provide additional copies of this document in accessible formats e.g. in large print, easyread, Braille or audiotape. We will also consider any requests for the document to be produced in alternative languages.
Consultation
The Accessible Transport Strategy draft Action Plan 2009-2012 is open for public consultation from Tuesday 31st March 2009 to Tuesday 7th July 2009. The Department and its advisors Imtac will be holding a series of public meetings on the topic. A list of these the meetings are detailed below. You are welcome to attend more than one session if you wish.
| Date | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 15th June 2009 | Ballymena | Tullyglass Hotel |
| Tuesday 16th June 2009 | Omagh | Silverbirch Hotel |
| Friday 19th June 2009 | Derry/Londonderry | City Hotel |
| Monday 22 June 2009 | Cookstown | Gortalowry House |
| Tuesday 23rd June 2009 | Enniskillen | Fermanagh House |
| Wednesday 24th June 2009 | Newry | Canal Court |
| Friday 26th June 2009 | Belfast | Grosvenor House |
All of the meetings will take place from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.
If you are interested in attending any of the meetings or if you would like a copy of the document
please contact Janet Watson on 028 90540580, textphone 028 90540642
or by emailing atsinfo@drdni.gov.uk.
The document is also available at www.drdni.gov.uk/ats
If you have any special requirements for the meetings please also let us know
Janet Watson
Mobility inclusion Unit
Regional Planning & Transport Division
Department for Regional Development
Room 3-01 Clarence Court
10-18 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8GB
Email us: atsinfo@drdni.gov.uk
Telephone: 028 9054 0580
Fax: 028 9054 0604
Textphone: 028 9054 0642
Travel Safe - a guide about community safety for people with learning disabilities.
One of the things the ATS said we can do is help people with learning disabilities travel more by themselves.
We have now published a guide for people with learning disabilities.
We found out everything we could about travelling safely. We read other guides, we looked things up on the internet, we talked to the police and to road safety officers. We talked to lots of people with learning disabilities about what they felt people needed to know. When we had done all that, we put all the information together in this book. To help make this book easy to understand, we took pictures of the things you will see when you are travelling in Northern Ireland.
We hope that this book helps you to get out and about and travel safe.
Because of all the pictures, we have split the document into sections to make it easier to download.
