Transportation and the Disabled: An Overview of Problems and Prospects

The report is an overview of the transportation problems of the disabled, and identifies both problems and possible solutions. Recent efforts are summarized within the framework of the concepts of accessibility and mobility, the scope and nature of the population affected, major policy issues and options are discussed, and some future needs and directions are identified. The report contains a bibliography on the subject area. The report explores the number, age, income, locational (urban-rural and geographic) characteristics, and travel patterns of the disabled. It explores their design problems with various modes of transportation and explores the potentials and costs for retrofitting public transportation facilities and systems. Presently available services are identified along with major sources of funding, and the report then spells out some future directions in terms of design changes, demonstration projects, hardware research, and basic research. Potential training of the disabled in the use of transportation systems are also explored.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Forum

  P.O. Box 5074
  Fargo, ND  United States  58105
• Authors:
  • Revis, Joseph S
  • Revis, Betty D
• Publication Date: 1977

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Edition: Volume XVIII, Number 1
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 503-514
• Monograph Title: Transportation in Transition. Proceedings of the Eighteenth Annual Meeting

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Level of service; Mobility; Needs assessment; Persons with disabilities; Public transit; Transit operating agencies; Transportation disadvantaged persons; Transportation planning; Travel patterns
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01105396
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 2008 3:24PM