Archived item: RNIB and London Gatwick to present “perfect” collaboration at CAA co-organised “Accessible Airport Conference”

Co-organised by the Civil Aviation Authority and the British-Irish Airports EXPO, the 2^nd Accessible Airport Conference is subtitled: “Working with all air transport stakeholders to ensure everyone has fair access to air travel.”

Key components of the 2^nd Accessible Airport Conference:

• Launch of the new CAA guidance: CAP 1228: “The measures necessary to ensure that the rights of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility are respected.”
• A Special Guest Presentation by Frank Gardner OBE, BBC Security Correspondent, journalist and author: ““Talking in a personal capacity about my own experiences and conclusions about what needs to be done.”
• Responses and discussion of the UK Government’s new aviation strategy, “Aviation 2050”, which extensively sets out unprecedented plans “to make the transport system across all modes work better for disabled people.” A White Paper on the Aviation Strategy is due out shortly after this conference.Attendance at this event is entirely free of charge and is open to all aviation stakeholders and traveller interest groups.
• “The Great Accessibility Ideas and Innovations Workshop” – a showcase for the latest products, services, Apps and other mobility-transformations.

Marc Powell

Paralympian, Director and Strategic Relationships Executive - Innovation & Commercial Relationships at RNIB

RNIB

Paul Smith

Consumers and Markets Director

CAA

Frank Gardner OBE

BBC Security Correspondent, journalist, author

BBC

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Celine McGuigan

Accessibility and Assistance Manager

easyJet

Fiona Wright

Customer Services and Security Director

Manchester Airport

Sara Marchant

Accessibility Manager

Gatwick Airport

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Peter Drissell

Director Aviation Security

CAA

Libby Herbert

General Manager

Colostomy UK

William Neece

Director of Airport Solutions

Ozion Airport Software Europe

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Christina Smith

Customer Services Coordinator

Liverpool Airport

Samantha Saunders

Head of Innovation & Regulatory Compliance

OmniServ

Joshua Wintersgil

Founder and Director

easyTravelseat

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Keith Richards

Chair

Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC)

Ian Sherriff

Academic Partnership Lead for Dementia, Plymouth University, and Chair of the Prime Minister’s National Air Transport Dementia Group

Plymouth University

Free-of-charge attendance at this event, previously addressed by Lord Blunkett, Chairman, EasyJet Special Assistance Advisory Group (ESAAG), is open to all stakeholders – airports, airlines, handlers, traveller interest groups etc, etc …

You can view “The Civil Aviation Authority’s PRM and Airport Accessibility Conference” 2018 agenda here ».