Forthcoming Accessibility Planning Events, 2006

Date	Organiser	Title	Location	Contact
23 February 2006	Waterfront	Transport and Social Exclusion: Three Years On	Leeds	conferences@ thewaterfront.co.uk
22 March 2006	Aston University	DDA (995)—Issues for Professionals	Aston University, Birmingham	h.mallinson@aston.ac.uk
6 April 2006	Leeds University	30th Nottingham Transport Conference	Nottingham	gmarsden@ itsleeds.ac.uk
11 April 2006	Aston University	DDA—A Journey Towards Greater Inclusiveness	Aston University, Birmingham	h.mallinson@aston.ac.uk

Latest...

14 February 2006
Accessibility Planning 2005
Copies of the papers and presentation from the Accessibility Planning 2005 Conference held in November and organised by IQPC are available from:

http://www.iqpc.co.uk/cgi-bin/templates/genevent.html?topic=495&event=8050&

27 January 2006
Important changes to core indicators
The DfT has published important changes to the core indicators that need to be reflected in the Full Accessibility Strategies that are submitted as part of LTP2 in March 2006. The links to the DfT website are below:

• Local accessibility indicators for LTP2
  Guidance for preparing local accessibility indicators ( 90Kb)
• Changes to core indicators
  Information about changes to the national core accessibility indicators ( 80Kb)
  Information about the national core accessibility indicators CD ( 65Kb)
• Accession national runs final report
  Link to the final Accession national runs report ( 460Kb)

12 December 2005
Rural Disadvantage: the Commission for Rural Communities first Thematic Study
The Commission for Rural Communities is undertaking work on a major study about rural disadvantage. A growing and useful body of knowledge has been developed, but it is clear there remain gaps and weaknesses in the evidence base. Furthermore, success in tackling rural disadvantage will depend partly upon sound evidence about the policies and approaches that work. This topic is right at the top of the Commission’s agenda and the Commission plans to complete this study in early 2006. Work, knowledge and ideas from a wide range of bodies, including service providers, researchers, think tanks, voluntary groups and other organisations are requested to help the CRC to create a robust and challenging report on rural disadvantage. An online learning network has also been launched which brings these groups together.

If you wish to participate in this network, please visit http://disadvantage.net.countryside.gov.uk.

Press releases

13 May 2005
Calculation of National Accessibility Core Indicators   140Kb
The DfT will be issuing new streamlined national accessibility core indicators in early November 2005 for adoption in the March 2006 Full Accessibility Strategy. Further details will be added to this website when available. In the meantime, please follow the link above for the current situation as issue by the DfT on 13 May 2005.

4 November 2004
withinreach launch    97Kb   172Kb

 

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