MOBILITY OF HANDICAPPED PERSONS: EXAMINATION OF MOBILITY LEVELS OF DIFFERENT GROUPS OF HANDICAP

A large-scale study of mobility-handicapped persons in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1981 made possible the examination of the mobility of handicapped persons in light of several classifications of handicap. This paper is a report on the mobility of those persons generally defined as handicapped (i.e., with a reduced earning capacity), those defined in the major study as mobility handicapped, and those whose mobility is, officially, considered limited enough to warrant the issue of a free travel pass. The results show the mobility handicap extends well beyond the official definition and that it is particularly evident if movement is possible only with the assistance of a second person. It also appears that free travel passes distributed on the basis of general, not mobility, handicap can result in only those persons who are already most mobile receiving them.

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• Authors:
  • Brög, Werner
  • Ribbeck, Karl
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1-13
• Monograph Title: TRANSPORTATION FOR ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED PERSONS, PARATRANSIT, AND RIDESHARING
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1018
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Classification; Mobility; Persons with disabilities; Physical disabilities; Travel behavior
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00453112
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 030903907X
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 31 1986 12:00AM