IMPROVING BUS ACCESSIBILITY SYSTEMS FOR PERSONS WITH SENSORY AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS. FINAL REPORT

The study examines access issues relating to persons with sensory and cognitive impairments in fixed route applications. There are four main goals of the report: 1) To determine existing technologies, operating policies, and training programs that are currently being used by transit agencies in North America to accommodate individuals with sensory and cognitive disabilities; 2) To examine the technological and operational needs where there are problems of transit access for individuals with disabilities which are not currently being addressed; 3) To specify design guidelines and conceptual designs that solve problems of transit access for individuals with disabilities; and 4) To specify operating policy and training program modifications to increase transit access for individuals with disabilities.

• Record URL:
  http://www.bts.gov/NTL/DOCS/sci.html
• Record URL:
  https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/6000/6400/6431/sci.html
• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB93-180214. Sponsored by Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC, Univ. Research and Training Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  Oregon State University, Corvallis

  Transportation Research Institute
  Corvallis, OR  United States  97331

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Hunter-Zaworski, K M
  • Hron, M
• Publication Date: 1993-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 134 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Bus transportation; Cognitive impairment; Design; Motor skills; Needs assessment; Operations; Persons with disabilities; Physical disabilities; Special user groups; Technology assessment; Training programs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design features; Operational analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Disabled people; Sensory impairment
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00666426
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Transit Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FTA-OR-11-0007-93-1
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 27 1994 12:00AM