‘With us, we, like, physically can’t’: Transport, Mobility and the Leisure Experiences of Teenage Wheelchair Users

This paper reflects upon the experiences of 69 British teenage wheelchair users in their attempts to access leisure environments. Heiser’s (Heiser, B. 1995. “The Nature and Causes of Transport Disability in Britain, and How to Remove It.” In Removing Disability Barriers, edited by G. Zarb, 49–64. London: Policy Studies Institute) notion of transport disability is developed, and the concepts of transport anxiety and mobility dependency are explored. The challenges that young people in general experience when attempting to access public and private forms of transport (namely, buses, trains, taxis and private cars) are discussed, and the additional ‘layers’ of disadvantage experienced by teenage wheelchair users explored. The ramifications of barriers to transport for young wheelchair users in particular are shown.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1080/17450101.2014.970390
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Taylor & Francis.
• Authors:
  • Pyer, Michelle
  • Tucker, Faith
• Publication Date: 2017-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 36-52
• Serial:
  • Mobilities
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISSN: 1745-0101
  • EISSN: 1745-011X
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rmob20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Adolescents; Anxiety; Leisure time; Mobility; Persons with disabilities; Transportation disadvantaged persons; Wheelchairs
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01630974
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 28 2017 5:09PM