This morning on BBC Breakfast, I heard that a group of young disabled campaigners from London will be embarking on an undercover investigation into the state of the public transport system throughout the capital.
The mystery commuter study is the first campaign being organised by the Trailblazers – the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign’s nationwide network of 16 to 30-year-olds fighting for the rights of young disabled people.
The decision to probe public transport was taken following a number of negative incidents experienced by the Trailblazers when using public transport. These have included young wheelchair users getting stuck on buses, broken ramps and buzzers as well as being bullied out of seating by fellow passengers.
Over the coming months the 120 young campaigners from across the UK will be documenting their journeys and completing surveys every time they make a trip on public transport. The Trailblazers will be using their blogs to record their experiences on this website. The results of the local undercover investigation will be revealed in a national report published in the spring.
The mystery commuter investigation will be conducted across the whole of London.
Read more at the Trailblazers website. I would be very interested in the report.
