INDEPENDENT TRANSPORTATION FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

As the physically handicapped population has increased, society has become more responsive to the integration of these groups into the social mainstream. This integration has been made possible in part by the efforts of design professionals. Designers have already demonstrated their responsibility by creating products and environmental spaces which have eliminated many of the barriers encountered in the everyday lives of the handicapped.

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  Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited

  P.O. Box 24, Northgate Avenue
  Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP32 6BW,   England 
• Publication Date: 1984-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 39-41
• Serial:
  • AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Institution of Mechanical Engineers
  • ISSN: 0307-6490

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Equipment; Persons with disabilities
• Old TRIS Terms: Adaptive equipment (Disabled persons); Critical approach speed
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00396503
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 554
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1985 12:00AM