According to the UK Equality Act 2010, its illegal to discriminate against individuals with disabilities.
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[…] The governmentneeds to take urgent action to prevent thousands of inaccessible charging points being installed.
Neglecting the needs of disabled drivers is utterly shocking.
Its turning the clock back.
Not to mention that there was no appropriate lighting, audio-visual support or signage.
Disabled drivers would like to switch to EVs, but…
Overall, 61% of disabled non-EV drivers would consider making the switchonlyif charging was made more accessible.
Do EVs excite your electrons?
Do ebikes get your wheels spinning?
Do self-driving cars get you all charged up?
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
