Disabled customer legislation introduced on NI transport

25th January 2010

New legislation being introduced in Northern Ireland means that transport operators will be prevented from discriminating against disabled customers.

Translink, the country's integrated public bus and rail firm, welcomed the move, claiming the company's services are now "more accessible than ever" due to heavy investment, the BBC reports.

The group's chief executive Catherine Mason said that it works closely with disability organisations to ensure it provides the best possible facilities for those travelling with the enterprise.

Under the terms of the law, businesses in the sector must now provide the same services to those with disabilities as they do to able-bodied individuals.

Evelyn Collins of the Equality Commission said that the ruling will "make a positive and practical contribution to enabling disabled people to realise new opportunities for work and leisure that may not have been open to them before."

According to Ms Collins, questions relating to prejudice against people with disabilities are the institution's most common enquiry.

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