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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/li...ews.html?in_article_id=352581&in_page_id=1797
Public transport services in London are failing deaf people, a report has said.
Many deaf and hard-of-hearing people feel their safety is at risk due to a lack of suitable emergency procedures, the report added.
All too often, London's transport services rely entirely on the use of audible information and passengers' ability to use it, said the report from the Royal National Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (RNID).
RNID chief executive John Low said: "It is really quite astounding that in the 21st century, one of the world's largest transport systems still relies almost entirely on its passengers being able to hear.
"This survey provides clear evidence that barriers to public transport continue to exist and the level of access deaf and hard-of-hearing people experience is still falling short of what they should reasonably expect."
Public transport services in London are failing deaf people, a report has said.
Many deaf and hard-of-hearing people feel their safety is at risk due to a lack of suitable emergency procedures, the report added.
All too often, London's transport services rely entirely on the use of audible information and passengers' ability to use it, said the report from the Royal National Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (RNID).
RNID chief executive John Low said: "It is really quite astounding that in the 21st century, one of the world's largest transport systems still relies almost entirely on its passengers being able to hear.
"This survey provides clear evidence that barriers to public transport continue to exist and the level of access deaf and hard-of-hearing people experience is still falling short of what they should reasonably expect."
