DRIVE A2B February 2021

NEW SOUTH
WALES
NSW Taxi Council
establishes a
DISABILITY
REFERENCE
GROUP
for the NSW Taxi Industry
The NSW Taxi Council has
recently established the Disability
Reference Group (DRG) after
hearing calls from representatives
from the disability sector for better
engagement and collaboration
needed from the Taxi Industry.
This was following the
Parliamentary Inquiry Hearing,
where disability representatives
provided feedback on their
experiences with the Taxi Industry.
Furthermore, the recent
Parliamentary Inquiry report
tabled on the 8th December
2020, included Recommendation
number 13, which states that
“the NSW Government develop a
point-to-point transport disability
forum with representatives from
the Government, the point-topoint
transport industry and
the disability sector, to provide
a formal forum to discuss and
address disability access issues in
the industry”.
NSW Taxi Council had already
established the DRG prior to the
report being released.
The DRG comprises representatives
from disability groups representing
people with a disability across
NSW and Australia. They include
passengers with physical
disabilities, as well as sensory
disabilities (including vision and
hearing impairment), together
with agencies representing people
with mental and intellectual
disabilities. The DRG also includes
stakeholders from the NSW Taxi
Industry across metropolitan and
regional NSW.
The DRG is an important channel
for the Taxi Industry to listen to
stakeholders from the disability
sector, who represent their
members. This is an opportunity
to understand key issues and
look to develop strategies to
address and resolve issues moving
forward. Ultimately, NSW Taxi
Council wants to provide improved
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