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15/10/2026

This week, we’re celebrating and all the organisations, staff and volunteers helping disabled people make the journeys they choose.

Community transport is about much more than getting from A to B.

For many disabled people, it can mean getting to a healthcare appointment, seeing friends and family, accessing education or employment, or simply having the freedom to make the journeys they choose.

📸: North Norfolk Community Transport

12/10/2026

Arthritis is a broad term for over 100 different conditions that cause pain, swelling, and stiffness in the joints. The most common is osteoarthritis and Steph developed it after breaking her leg. It completely changed the way she gets about.

“I have hypermobility and, two years ago, I broke my tibia. The impact of the break has left me with osteoarthritis in my knee. It has completely changed my ability to get about. I also have Crohn’s disease, so, not only do I have a lot of pain in my joints, there’s also mental stress. I need to know where toilets are all the time. In my case, accessible toilets. It affects my confidence.”

Being able to drive herself, and her family around in her Motability Scheme car gives Steph one less thing to worry about.

Today is and we are highlighting Steph’s story to show how conditions like osteoarthritis can impact your ability to travel.

There are thought to be 10 million people with some form of arthritis in the UK. It is the most common cause of disability in the UK and can affect people of all ages, not just older people.

You can learn more about arthritis from Arthritis UK, EULAR and Arthritis Action.

09/10/2026

How does a guide dog use the toilet on a cruise ship? 🚢

Debs recently went on a cruise around Canada with her guide dog Betty - here's what the pup's on-board bathroom looks like!

[Video description: This is a video of Debs talking to the camera about her experience as she is stood on the deck of a cruise ship. The camera cuts to Betty and then pans right to show her on-board toilet.]

08/10/2026

Making any journey, however big or small, starts with the belief that you can.

The idea of going somewhere spontaneously or independently can feel daunting if you are blind or have vision impairment.

That’s why we have funded the RSBC Travelling with Confidence programme. The grant was awarded to enhance the mobility and independence of blind and partially sighted children and young people (VI CYP) and their families, over a period of two years, across England and Wales. Over the summer, we visited the RSBC’s Life Without Limits Centre, to see the impact the programme was having.

There, we met 22-year-old Kaitlin, who lives in Essex with her parents. She invited us to shadow a mobility session with Habilitation Specialist Rosie.

Kaitlin told us that she left school before reaching year 9, due to inadequate support for her vision impairment. Her mental health deteriorated and she became isolated, relying on her parents to drive her anywhere she needed to go.

Now she is working on changing that.

Today is , which prompts us to consider what transport Equity means if you are blind or have vision impairment. It asks what we, as a society, must do to ensure everyone can navigate the world on their own terms.

06/10/2026

Today is and Ben's story highlights how conditions like cerebral palsy can affect everyday travel.

Since learning to drive through the Motability Foundation and getting a car through the Motability Scheme, Ben says, “life is just better.” His car is fitted with push-pull hand controls and a steering ball, and he says driving himself gives him more confidence.

“Now I don’t need to rely on other people, I go out every day on my own. I get myself to work, to the gym, see my friends. I can do whatever I want, whenever I want. I can do things I wasn’t able to do without my car. I have full independence.”

[Video description: This is a video of Ben talking about his experience of having an adapted Motability Scheme car. It is a mixture of Ben talking to the camera and his voiceover with clips of Ben walking, driving, going to college and visiting the seaside. There are also close up shots of the push-pull adaptions on his car.]

02/10/2026

In 2024, we awarded an Active Travel grant to Cycling UK to support its Inclusive Cycling Experience programme. Last week, we met Margaret and Andrew, who discovered a love of cycling through one of the programme’s hubs in Manchester.

For Margaret, the benefits go far beyond physical activity:

“Riding a bike in a mindful way is a real break from thinking about other things. The smiles and the waves we get from people who see us out and about is fantastic too. We are determined for this to be more than a hobby, but a way of life.”

Today is and we are delighted that cycling gives Margaret, Andrew and many others plenty to smile about. 😃

01/10/2026

Travelling on the Elizabeth Line to the airport with a guide dog! 🦮

Debs travelled from the UK to Canada with her guide dog Betty. The first snag in her travels was unfortunately on the way to the airport while at Heathrow Terminal 2.

[Video description: This is a video compilation of Debs talking to the camera about her experience. In the first and second clip she is stood on the Heathrow Airport Terminal 2 platform of the Elizabeth Line. In the final clip she in in Toronto stood with her back to the window with a skyline view of Toronto in the background.]

29/09/2026

“I've been fascinated with dots since age six. When I would describe how I saw things it was like looking for a thousand dots."

Read how Clarke Reynolds AKA Mr Dot challenges gallery rules, bringing tactile art into the mainstream, one dot at a time. ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4yZ9zD7

Photo: courtesy of Mr Dot

25/09/2026

We know that disabled people make 21% fewer journeys than everyone else. It’s just harder to navigate the world if you have a disability.

That’s why we grant-funded RSBC's Travelling with Confidence programme.

Last month, we had the privilege of joining Kaitlin on a session run by Habilitation Specialist, Rosie. It might have been the only day in the whole of summer to see torrential rain in Central London, but we still covered everything from ‘blister paving’ to ‘escalator training’.

Kaitlin took it all in her stride - take a look at our behind-the-scenes photos.

Thanks for letting us join you!

24/09/2026

Our year in numbers... 🔎

From April 2025 to March 2026, we:

✅ Supported 2,250 disabled people through Journey-Making Support.
✅ Awarded 2,794 Driving Lessons grants, totalling £4.4m.
✅ Awarded 4,433 grants towards Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles (WAVs).
✅ Provided 12,501 grants to Motability Scheme customers, worth £67.8m.
✅ Sent 762,138 direct mails to people receiving the higher rate of PIP or DLA.
✅ Awarded £2.3m to 40 organisations through Shared and Community Transport.

Behind every number is a disabled person, family or community benefiting from greater access, independence and opportunity.

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