Accessible Ground Transportation: Peru Needs Great Help in this Matter

This paper describes how the situation of accessible ground transportation in Peru is terrible, especially for people with disabilities (PWD). The General Law for PWD (Law No. 27050) and its ruling touch the subject in a very lenient way. The only thing that is stated in those laws is that it is mandatory to have seats reserved for PWD. This paper makes a brief introduction on what the actual situation is and tries to recommend actions that should be taken by the multiple stakeholders that this matter has. Peru is for help and support from specialists in order to come up with a plan that will avoid mistakes that have been made by other poor countries in developing accessible transportation systems.

• Corporate Authors:

  Japan Society of Civil Engineers

  1-chome, Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku
  Tokyo,   Japan  160-0004
• Authors:
  • Isola, Jose Antonio
• Conference:
  • 10th International Conference on Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled People
  • Location: Hamamatsu , Japan
  • Date: 2004-5-23 to 2004-5-26
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: References;
• Pagination: 5p
• Monograph Title: Transed 2004. Universal Transportation and Road Design: Strategies for Success

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Developing countries; Ground transportation; Persons with disabilities; Policy, legislation and regulation; Public transit; Transit operating agencies; Transportation disadvantaged persons
• Identifier Terms: Transed
• Geographic Terms: Peru
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01130443
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 19 2009 9:29AM