Accessibility of Urban Transport for People with Disabilities and Limited Mobility : Lessons from East Asia and the Pacific
Accessibility of transport is not always a priority in transport planning and implementation. There can be barriers in the physical environment and delivery of services that render transport inaccessible. The principle of the UN Convention on the R...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/17759166/accessibility-urban-transport-people-disabilities-limited-mobility-lessons-east-asia-pacific http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17104 |
| Summary: | Accessibility of transport is not always
a priority in transport planning and implementation. There
can be barriers in the physical environment and delivery of
services that render transport inaccessible. The principle
of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (CPRD) brings new momentum to ensuring
accessibility in the delivery of transport infrastructure
and services. The CRPD recognizes that obstacles and
barriers to indoor and outdoor public facilities and
buildings and the physical environment should be removed to
ensure equal access by people with disabilities and all
members of society. This note summarizes the analysis done
of the accessibility features of recent transport projects
in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region. It seeks to
highlight good practice in national laws, policies and
project implementation to improve the welfare of transport
users across projects. The overarching objective is to
suggest how to improve the implementation of accessibility
features in transport projects for people with disabilities
and people with limited mobility. Mobility and access
requirements of people with disabilities should be
considered by planning and designing barrier- free transport
systems. This implies an understanding and identification of
the circumstances that create barriers for people with
disabilities. Many countries have made progress in reducing
barriers in the transport environment, particularly in high
income countries. Countries have implemented regulation and
design guidelines which explicitly consider accessibility
for people with disabilities. |
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