Transport Accessibility for Wheelchair Users: a Qualitative Analysis of Inclusion and Health

Using the case of wheelchair users who choose to use public transport in London, this paper highlights the experiences of a marginalized group within infrastructure to investigate how transport impacts their lives and well-being. This article first describes the barriers faced by wheelchair users in the transit network (from physical to social) and the largely negative emotions that these barriers bring out on these passengers. It then highlights how these users have developed problem-solving techniques to cope with the barriers they face. The article then discusses the impact that these barriers have on the lives of wheelchair users, not only regarding issues of access but also the ways in which it affects social inclusion. Lastly, this article considers how wheelchair users’ responses to barriers may be of consequence to the transport system itself, both as providing some interesting insight for transport engineers but also as potential harm to the network if improvements to access are not enacted.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtst.2018.04.005
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S204604301730117X
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/20460430
• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2018 Tongji University and Tongji University Press. Publishing Services by Elsevier B.V. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Velho, Raquel
• Publication Date: 2019-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 103-115
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 2046-0430
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/20460430

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Health; Persons with disabilities; Public transit; Social factors; Wheelchairs
• Geographic Terms: London (England)
• Subject Areas: Design; Passenger Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01714275
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 21 2019 9:35AM