Disabled passengers bearing brunt of travel disruption, say charities

Campaigners say disabled people seen as an afterthought amid rail strikes and flight cancellations

• It's not the waiting, it's the humiliation': disabled passengers on their travel torments

Disabled people are experiencing stress and degradation because of truly appalling" service failures caused by the ongoing travel disruption, charities have said.

The train strikes and airline cancellations have been difficult for everyone, but campaigners say that because the transport industry treats disabled people as the lowest priority, they are bearing the brunt of the turmoil.