Roads for All Conference

The Roads for All Conference was held at the Thistle Hotel, Glasgow on 8 June 2010.

The conference provided a high quality, free event in central Scotland to encourage attendance from a wide cross section of organisations for who achieving accessibility will be a core function. The public, private and voluntary sectors were all represented on the day with delegates attending from local authorities, central government, contractors, consultants, disability organisations, charities and local access panels amongst others.

Chaired by author and broadcaster Muriel Gray, the theme of the Roads for All conference was "working together to open the door to independent travel along Scotland's roads." The conference offered an opportunity for both transport practitioners and transport users from all backgrounds to come together to share their knowledge and learn from the experiences of others.

Stewart Stevenson, MSP, Minister for Transport Infrastructure and Climate Change delivered the keynote address on the drive to improve accessibility in Scotland.

A short video highlighting the issues faced when undertaking journeys on the road network was shown to delegates. The video covered a range of disabled people's experiences.

The conference covered a range of topics including the legal perspective; the work of local access panels; case studies of Transport Scotland pilot projects; and how technology can be utilised to enhance journeys.

The conference was organised by representatives of Transport Scotland and the Scottish Government together with partner organisations including: Scottish Disability Equality Forum; Mobility and Access Committee Scotland; Equality and Human Rights Commission; the Society of Chief Officers of Transportation in Scotland (SCOTS); The Highland Council; Guide Dogs for the Blind Association; ENABLE Scotland and Halcrow Group Limited.

Further post-event information, including copies of presentation slides, a transcript of the day and a summary of workshop discussions, is available at: http://www.eventsforce.net/transportscotland10