Accessibility of Urban Transport for People with Disabilities and Limited Mobility: Lessons from East Asia and the Pacific

Accessibility of transport is not always a priority in transport planning and implementation. There can be barriers in the physical environment and delivery of services that render transport inaccessible. The principles of the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPRD) brings new momentum to ensuring accessibility in the delivery of transport infrastructure and services. The CRPD recognizes that obstacles and barriers to indoor and outdoor public facilities and buildings and the physical environment should be removed to ensure equal access by people with disabilities and all members of society. The CRPD has been ratified in over 100 countries, and as it moves forward, Governments and institutions such as the World Bank will need to implement its principles and binding obligations. Transport professionals need to understand and develop expertise in operationalizing access and mobility issues for people with disabilities and people with limited mobility in the design and implementation of projects. This note summarizes the analysis done of the accessibility features of recent transport projects in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region. It seeks to highlight good practice in national laws, policies and project implementation to improve the welfare of transport users across projects. The overarching objective is to suggest how to improve the implementation of accessibility features in transport projects for people with disabilities and people with limited mobility.

• Record URL:
  • http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTTRANSPORT/Resources/336291-1227561426235/5611053-1231943010251/TRN-44Accesssibility-of-Urban-Transport-for-People-with-Disabilities-final-2May2012.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2012 World Bank
• Authors:
  • Babinard, Julie
  • Wang, Wei
  • Bennett, Christopher R
  • Mehndiratta, Shomik
• Publication Date: 2012-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 9p
• Serial:
  • Transport Notes
  • Issue Number: TRN-44
  • Publisher: World Bank
  • Serial URL: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTTRANSPORT/0,,contentMDK:20457194~menuPK:337136~pagePK:210058~piPK:210062~theSitePK:337116,00.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Implementation; Infrastructure; Mobility; Persons with disabilities; Urban transportation
• Identifier Terms: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
• Geographic Terms: East Asia; Pacific Area
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01529448
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 2014 9:41AM