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What is the overarching strategy to enable journeys for disabled people as they are enabled for all other people? It may involve a bus, a train or a taxi. It should be smooth, it should be frictionless, it should be accessible and it should be fundamentally inclusive. It is obvious, but it bears repeating: when changes are made that are inclusive, that does not benefit just disabled people, wheelchair users and guide dog owners such as the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, and me; inclusive by design and inclusive culture mean that everybody is included and everybody benefits—economic, social and psychological benefits for entire communities.