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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okr-10986-171042021-04-23T14:03:33Z Accessibility of Urban Transport for People with Disabilities and Limited Mobility : Lessons from East Asia and the Pacific Babinard, Julie Wang, Wei Bennett, Christopher R. Mehndiratta, Shomik ACCESSIBILITY ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS ACCIDENTS ADAPTATION AID BABY STROLLERS BARRIER BLIND BRAILLE BRIDGES BUS BUS STOPS BUSES CURB CUTS DELIVERY OF SERVICES DISABLED DISABLED COMMUNITY DISABLED PEOPLE DISABLED PERSONS EXCLUSION FREE TRANSPORT FULL PARTICIPATION GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GRADIENTS HEARING HEARING IMPAIRMENT HUMAN RIGHT INCLUSION INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT INCOME INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING ISO LIMITED MOBILITY MAINSTREAM MAINSTREAMING MAINSTREAMING DISABILITY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT MOBILITY MODE OF TRANSPORT MODE OF TRANSPORTATION NATIONAL LAWS NATIVE SPEAKERS OLD AGE PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY PASSENGERS PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT PEDESTRIANS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT PUBLIC TRANSIT PUBLIC TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION RAMPS RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ROAD ROAD DESIGN ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ROUTE RURAL ROADS SCHOOLS SIDEWALKS SIGNS SOCIETY STREET DESIGN STREETS SYMBOLS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEMES TRAFFIC SIGNALS TRANSPORT AGENCIES TRANSPORT FACILITIES TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT PLANNING TRANSPORT PROFESSIONALS TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT STRATEGY TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORT USERS TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH TRANSPORTS TRAVELERS TRIP TRIPS TUNNELS UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL DESIGN URBAN ROADS URBAN TRANSPORT URBAN TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN TRANSPORT PROJECTS VEHICLES VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS VISUALLY IMPAIRED VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS WHEELCHAIR WHEELCHAIR USERS WHEELCHAIRS 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. 2014-02-18T23:27:41Z 2014-02-18T23:27:41Z 2012-04 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 English en_US Transport Notes series;no. TRN 44 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific |
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ACCESSIBILITY ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS ACCIDENTS ADAPTATION AID BABY STROLLERS BARRIER BLIND BRAILLE BRIDGES BUS BUS STOPS BUSES CURB CUTS DELIVERY OF SERVICES DISABLED DISABLED COMMUNITY DISABLED PEOPLE DISABLED PERSONS EXCLUSION FREE TRANSPORT FULL PARTICIPATION GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GRADIENTS HEARING HEARING IMPAIRMENT HUMAN RIGHT INCLUSION INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT INCOME INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING ISO LIMITED MOBILITY MAINSTREAM MAINSTREAMING MAINSTREAMING DISABILITY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT MOBILITY MODE OF TRANSPORT MODE OF TRANSPORTATION NATIONAL LAWS NATIVE SPEAKERS OLD AGE PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY PASSENGERS PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT PEDESTRIANS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT PUBLIC TRANSIT PUBLIC TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION RAMPS RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ROAD ROAD DESIGN ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ROUTE RURAL ROADS SCHOOLS SIDEWALKS SIGNS SOCIETY STREET DESIGN STREETS SYMBOLS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEMES TRAFFIC SIGNALS TRANSPORT AGENCIES TRANSPORT FACILITIES TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT PLANNING TRANSPORT PROFESSIONALS TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT STRATEGY TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORT USERS TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH TRANSPORTS TRAVELERS TRIP TRIPS TUNNELS UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL DESIGN URBAN ROADS URBAN TRANSPORT URBAN TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN TRANSPORT PROJECTS VEHICLES VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS VISUALLY IMPAIRED VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS WHEELCHAIR WHEELCHAIR USERS WHEELCHAIRS |
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ACCESSIBILITY ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS ACCIDENTS ADAPTATION AID BABY STROLLERS BARRIER BLIND BRAILLE BRIDGES BUS BUS STOPS BUSES CURB CUTS DELIVERY OF SERVICES DISABLED DISABLED COMMUNITY DISABLED PEOPLE DISABLED PERSONS EXCLUSION FREE TRANSPORT FULL PARTICIPATION GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GRADIENTS HEARING HEARING IMPAIRMENT HUMAN RIGHT INCLUSION INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT INCOME INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING ISO LIMITED MOBILITY MAINSTREAM MAINSTREAMING MAINSTREAMING DISABILITY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT MOBILITY MODE OF TRANSPORT MODE OF TRANSPORTATION NATIONAL LAWS NATIVE SPEAKERS OLD AGE PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY PASSENGERS PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT PEDESTRIANS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT PUBLIC TRANSIT PUBLIC TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION RAMPS RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ROAD ROAD DESIGN ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ROUTE RURAL ROADS SCHOOLS SIDEWALKS SIGNS SOCIETY STREET DESIGN STREETS SYMBOLS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEMES TRAFFIC SIGNALS TRANSPORT AGENCIES TRANSPORT FACILITIES TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT PLANNING TRANSPORT PROFESSIONALS TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT STRATEGY TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORT USERS TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH TRANSPORTS TRAVELERS TRIP TRIPS TUNNELS UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL DESIGN URBAN ROADS URBAN TRANSPORT URBAN TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN TRANSPORT PROJECTS VEHICLES VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS VISUALLY IMPAIRED VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS WHEELCHAIR WHEELCHAIR USERS WHEELCHAIRS Babinard, Julie Wang, Wei Bennett, Christopher R. Mehndiratta, Shomik Accessibility of Urban Transport for People with Disabilities and Limited Mobility : Lessons from East Asia and the Pacific |
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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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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Babinard, Julie Wang, Wei Bennett, Christopher R. Mehndiratta, Shomik |
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Babinard, Julie Wang, Wei Bennett, Christopher R. Mehndiratta, Shomik |
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Babinard, Julie |
| title |
Accessibility of Urban Transport for People with Disabilities and Limited Mobility : Lessons from East Asia and the Pacific |
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Accessibility of Urban Transport for People with Disabilities and Limited Mobility : Lessons from East Asia and the Pacific |
| title_full |
Accessibility of Urban Transport for People with Disabilities and Limited Mobility : Lessons from East Asia and the Pacific |
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Accessibility of Urban Transport for People with Disabilities and Limited Mobility : Lessons from East Asia and the Pacific |
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Accessibility of Urban Transport for People with Disabilities and Limited Mobility : Lessons from East Asia and the Pacific |
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accessibility of urban transport for people with disabilities and limited mobility : lessons from east asia and the pacific |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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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 |
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