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Transport for All DTTAS Accessibility Consultative committee 20 th March 2019 Presented by Dolores Henchin and Roger Flood 1 Contents Accessible bus Accessible bus stops Communication Travel Assistance Scheme 2 Accessible

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Transport for All

DTTAS Accessibility Consultative committee 20th March 2019 Presented by Dolores Henchin and Roger Flood

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Contents

  • Accessible bus
  • Accessible bus stops
  • Communication
  • Travel Assistance Scheme
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Accessible buses

  • 100% of our fleet is low floor
  • Kneeling suspension / Retractable Ramp
  • Priority space for wheelchair user
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Accessible buses

  • Improved lighting
  • Buggy space
  • Bright color hand

rails

  • Onboard announcements
  • Priority seating
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We have two area for priority seating

  • just after the centre doors
  • behind the buggy area

Accessible Buses

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Accessible buses

  • One wheelchair space on all buses which will accommodate all

standard size wheelchairs

  • One buggy space on 50% of buses and on all future purchases
  • Wheelchair space may also be used for small mobility scooters
  • To travel on Dublin Buses with a mobility scooter a customer must

have a permit which is obtained by contacting the Travel Assist Unit.

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Accessible Buses

  • If a customer with a rollator or walking frame

wishes to board the bus the driver will lower the ramp for them and wait until they are seated.

  • Customers must not sit on their rollators
  • Ramp will be lowered on request

(some customers have hidden disabilities)

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Accessible Bus stops

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Accessible Bus stops

Dublin Bus has approximately 5000 bus stops To make them more accessible

  • Accessible kerbs at all stops
  • Yellow Poles
  • RTPI
  • Audio announcements at bus stops
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Communication

  • Web site
  • Braille, large text
  • Driver Training
  • User group meeting
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User group

IWA, NCBI, Chime, Guide Dog Association, Senior Citizen Parliament, St.

Michaels House and Headways.

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Travel Assistance Scheme

  • Greater Dublin Area
  • Dublin Buses, Dart and Luas
  • Plan the journey
  • Accompanies the customer
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14 Dolores Henchin Roger Flood Access Officer Travel assistant dolores.henchin@dublinbus.ie travel.assist@dublinbus.ie