Motability Foundation

We are delighted to share that we're looking for a confident, driven, Media and PR professional to join our lovely Communications team. This role suits someone who enjoys variety and is keen to make an impact, leading our Media and PR activity. Please follow the link below to hear more! https://lnkd.in/e5BdQmqK

📚 Only 10% of disabled people have used a shared micromobiltiy vehicle. This is one of the key findings from our new research, carried out by RiDC (Research Institute for Disabled Consumers) and CoMoUK. The report identified significant barriers to access for disabled people - these included inaccessible vehicle designs, low confidence in using the services, and a real lack of awareness about how to find and book them. As well as highlighting three priority areas for improvements: ⭐ Accessible Vehicle Design: Develop vehicles that safely meet the needs of disabled users and pedestrians. ⭐ Accessible Digital Platforms: Ensure booking apps and service platforms are user-friendly and inclusive. ⭐ Awareness and Education: Empower disabled people with the knowledge and confidence to both understand what shared micromobility services are and how to access these services. Read all key findings and the full report here: https://bit.ly/40TzBto #Accessibility #AccessibleTransport #Disability #Transport #Innovation #Research

🎉 We're delighted to have awarded Your Voice Counts a Travelling with Confidence grant for two years totalling £788,896. Your Voice Counts will be working with five partners in the North East and Cumbria to help people with learning differences develop skills for travelling independently. The organisations are Adapt North East, Bridge Creative, Darlington Association on Disability, We are People First, and Skills for People, and have consulted people with learning differences to understand their barriers to travel. 📚 They found 93% felt that travel training would lead to increased independence and freedom, and travel would be easier with a buddy to help and guide them when they were anxious or worried. Read more about their project here: https://bit.ly/42TEx34 #Disability #Grant #TravellingwithConfidence #TravelBuddies

📄 The National Centre for Accessible Transport (ncat) conducted surveys and interviews to understand the challenges faced by transport designers, when designing accessible transport. They identified four key recommendations for improvement: ✔️ Incentivise an accessibility design standard. ✔️ Establish relationships in the design decision-making process. ✔️ At the outset, challenge the preconceptions of a design brief. ✔️ Improve engagement of disabled people's lived experience for better decision-making. Read their full report here: https://bit.ly/40V4IDT #AccessibleTransport #Disability

Today is #ReclaimSocial - an annual campaign dedicated to sharing all things positive on social media, and we'd like to take this moment to spread a bit of joy by introducing Eva... Eva's family received an Advance Payment grant for their car from the Motability Foundation, which has helped make their journeys stress-free. “It's no exaggeration to say the grant has changed our lives. This car has given us freedom to go to the park with the kids’ scooters, the local beaches, or even the supermarket together as a family" said Eva's dad, Steven. We're proud to have supported Eva and her family... and we LOVE these photos! 💜 Read Eva's story: https://bit.ly/4cVzdxt #AccessibleTransport #Disability #Positivity

📚 Half of young disabled people experience anxiety or stress when planning public transport journeys. This is one of the key findings from our recent research, carried out by Savanta, which is the first to focus on young disabled people's transport experiences. The report showed that young disabled people face significant barriers when using transport, which “profoundly impacts their independence, social connections and ability to participate fully in society." Read all key findings and the full report here: https://bit.ly/40yTo0W #Accessibility #AccessibleTransport #Disability #Transport #Innovation #Research

📚 More than half of disabled people believe shared micromobility services such as e-scooters and e-bikes could improve their lives. This is one of the key findings from our new research, carried out by RiDC (Research Institute for Disabled Consumers) and CoMoUK. The report identified significant barriers to access for disabled people - these included inaccessible vehicle designs, low confidence in using the services, and a real lack of awareness about how to find and book them. Read all key findings and the full report here: https://bit.ly/40TzBto #Accessibility #AccessibleTransport #Disability #Transport #Innovation #Research

The latest issue of Lifestyle magazine is here... "I owe everything to my team!" In this edition we meet Thomas Salomone, who went from daydreaming to trailblazing by setting up the UK's first all-deaf construction company. Travel writer Emma Muldoon BEM also shares her favourite accessible activities and places to visit in Scotland, and Motability Scheme customer Emma Williams-Tully tells her story of raising awareness of endometriosis. Read these features and much, much more online: https://bit.ly/3E6BmKJ #LifestyleMagazine #Disability #Accessibility #InclusiveIndustry

📽️ Back Up deliver wheelchair skills courses that help people affected by spinal cord injury to build their confidence, independence, and reach their transport and travel-related goals. Their Head of Strategic Engagement Andy Masters tell us about the vital support that our Travel with Confidence grant will provide them over three years. #Grants #TravelwithConfidence #Grantmaking #Accessibility #AccessibleTransport

We are delighted to share that we're looking for a confident, driven, Media and PR professional to join our lovely Communications team. This role suits someone who enjoys variety and is keen to make an impact, leading our Media and PR activity. Please follow the link below to hear more! https://lnkd.in/e7sWvrr5