Tracey Proudlock founded the Campaign for Accessible Transport (CAT) in 1988 to agitate for accessible public Transport services in London. From its inception, CAT used direct action to publicise its aims: Disabled members queued “pointlessly” at bus stops and in 1990 stopped traffic in central London by blocking roads and by chaining themselves to buses. Events like this drew good media coverage that introduced the UK to Disabled people’s travel problems. CAT members included many activists like Steve Cribb and Allan Sutherland, and their direct action methods were later employed nationally by DAN.

Founder of Proudlock Associates, Tracey supports organisations that have disability, diversity and inclusion agendas and contributes to media debates on the issues.

She is a trustee of the Research Institute for Disabled Consumers – the UK consumer champion for disabled and older people. Tracey is a member of Transport for London’s Independent Disability Advisory Group where she has a strategic role to evaluate Transport for London policies, services and projects.