TRANSPORT AND DISABLED PEOPLE. PART 2. TACKLING A GLOBAL PROBLEM

There are three groups of countries for which information is available. The third world countries where very little can yet be achieved even at a basic level, North American countries where legislation requires conventional public transport to provide total access, and western Europe, where levels of provision are variable but the aim is to provide cost-effective transport to meet the needs by adapted mainstream public transport or by special services. In the third world countries such resources that are available are devoted to the needs of individuals rather than to the broader issues of mobility. The evidence presented also indicates that, in practical terms, legislation is not necessarily the most cost-effective path to follow. Cross-sector benefits are seen to be an important issue in western Europe with its ageing population and even countries which have no existing legislation have practices which are helpful to disabled people. Providing transport services for the elderly disabled can produce both significant savings in keeping them out of residential care and improving their quality of life. Working groups have been shown to provide politically high profiles and a basis for common understanding. For abstract of Part 1 see IRRD 809353. (TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • HERATY, M
• Publication Date: 1987-2

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 23-26
• Serial:
  • Transport (London)
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: City Press Limited
  • ISSN: 0144-3453

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Aged; Benefits; Cost effectiveness; Developing countries; Legislation; Mobility; Persons with disabilities; Public transit
• Geographic Terms: Europe; North America
• Old TRIS Terms: Special service
• ITRD Terms: 9139: Accessibility; 1726: Disabled person; 237: Economic efficiency; 9034: International; 698: Journey; 1556: Legislation; 9105: Mobility (pers); 1746: Old people; 744: Public transport
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00470094
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1988 12:00AM