Accessibility is one of the most important considerations in transport apps and websites. It means making an app or website accessible to users in more challenging situations and for those with disabilities. Accessibility is often referred to as A11y for short. A11Y is a numeronym (similar to an acronym) with the first and last letters of …

Catch the Bus Month is a nationwide campaign in the UK that takes place annually in September. Organised by Bus Users UK, it aims to promote bus travel and raise awareness about the benefits of using public transport. The campaign encourages people to switch from cars to buses, highlighting bus travel’s environmental, economic, and social …

The powers of the Equality Act 2010 allow the government to make regulations requiring all new land-based public transport vehicles (trains, taxis, buses and coaches) to be accessible to disabled people, including those who need to remain in wheelchairs. The regulations that govern access to buses and coaches are known as PSVAR. PSVAR has been applied to all …

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) is focused on providing an international technical standard for web content. It has guidelines that are organised under four principles: perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust. The guidelines each have testable success criteria at three levels: A, AA, and AAA.