An art exhibition gives a powerful voice to lived experiences that are often overlooked.
All Aboard: Journeys across access, freedom and belonging is now on display at Oxford Parkway station and features work by disabled and neurodiverse artists.
Drawing on real-life experiences of using public transport, the artwork explores both the empowering aspects of travel and the barriers – structural and attitudinal – that many passengers still face.
The exhibition was created by the Shadowlight Artists, a collective of learning disabled and autistic professional artists based in Oxfordshire, who produced the work through a series of art workshops.
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Bee Clark, access and inclusion programme lead at the Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership (GOCRP), said: “This exhibition gives disabled and neurodiverse people a platform to share their experiences of public transport in their own way, through art.
“Too often, conversations about accessibility happen without the voices of the people most affected.
“All Aboard changes that, and we’re proud to be placing those voices directly within the rail environment.”
The exhibition is part of OxCRP’s wider efforts to improve inclusivity in rail transport by ensuring the perspectives of disabled people are embedded in rail development.
It also supports the movement to reimagine stations as vibrant community spaces.
Bethan Jelfs, regional director for CrossCountry, said: “We were delighted to have the opportunity to support the Shadowlight Light artists creativity. Providing a place for them to express their talent and experiences allows us to view how they see transport in all its forms.”
