MOBILITY WITH SAFETY - RESEARCH AND POLICY STUDY ON ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIRS AND SCOOTERS

A rapidly emerging customer group in our community is people with mobility impairments who use electric wheelchairs and scooters for mobility and independence. For many, these devices have replaced the use of their legs and are vital for maintaining an equitable quality of life. In 1993 the Australian Bureau of Statistics estimated that there were some 9,000 electric wheelchairs and scooters in use in Western Australia. This is growing at a steady rate due to our increasing aged population and advances in technology. Between 1988 and 1993, the use of electric wheelchairs and scooters increased by 12 percent. In 1995, the Minister for Transport established a Ministerial Review Committee to identify statewide access problems and issues of concern to the Advisory Council for Disability Services. The Committee coordinated the preparation of a report which identified and researched these issues and identified policy options for each. The final report identifies ways in which Government policy can be enhanced to improve the transport network for the whole community. This paper provides an overview of the project and the key recommendations. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see IRRD abstract no. 890658.

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• Corporate Authors:

  University of South Australia, Adelaide

  Transport Systems Centre, GPO Box 2471
  Adelaide,   Australia  5001
• Authors:
  • MISSIKOS, A
  • JAMES, K
• Conference:
  • AUSTRALASIAN TRANSPORT RESEARCH FORUM (ATRF), 21ST, 1997, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, VOL 21, PART 1
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 497-512

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Equipment; Mobility; Persons with disabilities; Planning; Policy
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 1726: Disabled person; 3674: Equipment; 9105: Mobility (pers); 143: Planning; 173: Policy
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00749327
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-86803-248-4
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 26 1998 12:00AM