Equality - engagement with others

Transport Scotland engages with a wide range of organisations on equality issues:

• Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland  (MACS) – a committee which has been set up to advise Scottish ministers how best they should take account of the interests of disabled people
• First ScotRail - The train operating company running the Scottish rail network
• Network Rail – The company which owns and operates Scotland’s rail infrastructure
• Passenger Focus - Putting Rail Passengers First - the organisation which is the independent rail consumer watchdog
• Equality and Human Rights Commission – the new Commission working to ensure everyone has a fair chance to participate in society. Replaces the Equal Opportunities Commission, the Commission for Racial Equality, and the Disability Rights Commission
• Scottish Accessible Transport Alliance (SATA) - an organisation which brings together individuals and groups with an interest in improving transport
• Inclusion Scotland (IS) - an innovative consortium of disabled peoples' organisations and individual disabled people
• Scottish Disability Equality Forum – a membership organisations working for social inclusion through the removal of barriers and the promotion of equal access for people affected by disability.