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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Main Authors: Babinard, Julie, Wang, Wei, Bennett, Christopher R., Mehndiratta, Shomik
Format: Brief
Language:English
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Published: 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
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spelling 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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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
relation Transport Notes series;no. TRN 44
description 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.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Babinard, Julie
Wang, Wei
Bennett, Christopher R.
Mehndiratta, Shomik
author_facet Babinard, Julie
Wang, Wei
Bennett, Christopher R.
Mehndiratta, Shomik
author_sort Babinard, Julie
title Accessibility of Urban Transport for People with Disabilities and Limited Mobility : Lessons from East Asia and the Pacific
title_short 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
title_fullStr Accessibility of Urban Transport for People with Disabilities and Limited Mobility : Lessons from East Asia and the Pacific
title_full_unstemmed Accessibility of Urban Transport for People with Disabilities and Limited Mobility : Lessons from East Asia and the Pacific
title_sort accessibility of urban transport for people with disabilities and limited mobility : lessons from east asia and the pacific
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url 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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