Transport Strategy to Improve Accessibility in Developing Countries
In developing countries disabled people and the elderly are more likely to be among the poor. Moreover, exclusion increases the costs associated with disability to constrain disabled people from breaking out of poverty. Improved access and mobility...
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okr-10986-176852021-04-23T14:03:39Z Transport Strategy to Improve Accessibility in Developing Countries Roberts, Peter Babinard, Julie ACCESSIBILITY ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION AGED BARRIER BLINDNESS BUS COGNITIVE DISABILITIES COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES CROSSING DEAFNESS DEMAND FOR SERVICES DEPENDENCY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DISABILITY AWARENESS DISABILITY GROUPS DISABILITY ISSUES DISABILITY POLICIES DISABILITY STANDARDS DISABILITY STUDIES DISABLED DISABLED PEOPLE DISABLED PERSONS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ELDERLY ELDERLY PASSENGERS ELDERLY PEOPLE ELEVATORS EMPLOYMENT ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS EQUALIZATION EXCLUSION FARE CONCESSIONS FREE TRANSPORT HAZARDS HEALTH CARE HEARING HUMAN BEINGS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLITERACY IMMUNIZATION INCLUSION ISOLATION LEGISLATION LIMITED MOBILITY LIMITED RESOURCES LIVING STANDARDS LOW VISION LOW- INCOME COUNTRIES LOW-FLOOR VEHICLES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MOBILITY NUTRITIONAL STATUS OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY PASSENGERS PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY PERSONAL SAFETY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PHYSICAL DISABILITIES POPULATION DATA POPULATION DENSITIES PROGRESS PUBLIC TRANSPORT RAMPS RAPID TRANSIT RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS RURAL AREAS SAFETY SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIETY STAFF TRAINS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACCESS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS TRANSPORT STRATEGY TRANSPORT SYSTEM TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNIVERSAL ACCESS URBAN AREAS URBAN TRANSPORT VEHICLES VULNERABILITY WHEELCHAIR In developing countries disabled people and the elderly are more likely to be among the poor. Moreover, exclusion increases the costs associated with disability to constrain disabled people from breaking out of poverty. Improved access and mobility are important factors in reducing poverty and can facilitate the participation of people with disabilities in economic, social, and political processes. Many countries have legislation requiring that these challenges be addressed but effective responses are generally very limited. Action to improve the situation is constrained by the serious shortage of data on the access and mobility needs of disabled and elderly people as well as by resource constraints. This paper outlines guidance for addressing the access and mobility needs of disabled and elderly people in the context of the World Bank's mission to reduce poverty and discusses the main challenges for providing inclusive transport. It draws attention to opportunities to learn from transport interventions and to current research. The paper describes the main activities being fostered by the transport sector in the World Bank. These aim to raise awareness of proven good practice in setting policies and strategies. 2014-04-07T21:56:29Z 2014-04-07T21:56:29Z 2004-05-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/18843302/transport-strategy-improve-accessibility-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17685 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Infrastructure Study Africa Nigeria |
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ACCESSIBILITY ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION AGED BARRIER BLINDNESS BUS COGNITIVE DISABILITIES COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES CROSSING DEAFNESS DEMAND FOR SERVICES DEPENDENCY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DISABILITY AWARENESS DISABILITY GROUPS DISABILITY ISSUES DISABILITY POLICIES DISABILITY STANDARDS DISABILITY STUDIES DISABLED DISABLED PEOPLE DISABLED PERSONS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ELDERLY ELDERLY PASSENGERS ELDERLY PEOPLE ELEVATORS EMPLOYMENT ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS EQUALIZATION EXCLUSION FARE CONCESSIONS FREE TRANSPORT HAZARDS HEALTH CARE HEARING HUMAN BEINGS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLITERACY IMMUNIZATION INCLUSION ISOLATION LEGISLATION LIMITED MOBILITY LIMITED RESOURCES LIVING STANDARDS LOW VISION LOW- INCOME COUNTRIES LOW-FLOOR VEHICLES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MOBILITY NUTRITIONAL STATUS OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY PASSENGERS PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY PERSONAL SAFETY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PHYSICAL DISABILITIES POPULATION DATA POPULATION DENSITIES PROGRESS PUBLIC TRANSPORT RAMPS RAPID TRANSIT RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS RURAL AREAS SAFETY SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIETY STAFF TRAINS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACCESS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS TRANSPORT STRATEGY TRANSPORT SYSTEM TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNIVERSAL ACCESS URBAN AREAS URBAN TRANSPORT VEHICLES VULNERABILITY WHEELCHAIR |
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ACCESSIBILITY ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION AGED BARRIER BLINDNESS BUS COGNITIVE DISABILITIES COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES CROSSING DEAFNESS DEMAND FOR SERVICES DEPENDENCY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DISABILITY AWARENESS DISABILITY GROUPS DISABILITY ISSUES DISABILITY POLICIES DISABILITY STANDARDS DISABILITY STUDIES DISABLED DISABLED PEOPLE DISABLED PERSONS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ELDERLY ELDERLY PASSENGERS ELDERLY PEOPLE ELEVATORS EMPLOYMENT ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS EQUALIZATION EXCLUSION FARE CONCESSIONS FREE TRANSPORT HAZARDS HEALTH CARE HEARING HUMAN BEINGS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLITERACY IMMUNIZATION INCLUSION ISOLATION LEGISLATION LIMITED MOBILITY LIMITED RESOURCES LIVING STANDARDS LOW VISION LOW- INCOME COUNTRIES LOW-FLOOR VEHICLES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MOBILITY NUTRITIONAL STATUS OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY PASSENGERS PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY PERSONAL SAFETY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PHYSICAL DISABILITIES POPULATION DATA POPULATION DENSITIES PROGRESS PUBLIC TRANSPORT RAMPS RAPID TRANSIT RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS RURAL AREAS SAFETY SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIETY STAFF TRAINS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACCESS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS TRANSPORT STRATEGY TRANSPORT SYSTEM TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNIVERSAL ACCESS URBAN AREAS URBAN TRANSPORT VEHICLES VULNERABILITY WHEELCHAIR Roberts, Peter Babinard, Julie Transport Strategy to Improve Accessibility in Developing Countries |
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Africa Nigeria |
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In developing countries disabled people
and the elderly are more likely to be among the poor.
Moreover, exclusion increases the costs associated with
disability to constrain disabled people from breaking out of
poverty. Improved access and mobility are important factors
in reducing poverty and can facilitate the participation of
people with disabilities in economic, social, and political
processes. Many countries have legislation requiring that
these challenges be addressed but effective responses are
generally very limited. Action to improve the situation is
constrained by the serious shortage of data on the access
and mobility needs of disabled and elderly people as well as
by resource constraints. This paper outlines guidance for
addressing the access and mobility needs of disabled and
elderly people in the context of the World Bank's
mission to reduce poverty and discusses the main challenges
for providing inclusive transport. It draws attention to
opportunities to learn from transport interventions and to
current research. The paper describes the main activities
being fostered by the transport sector in the World Bank.
These aim to raise awareness of proven good practice in
setting policies and strategies. |
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Economic & Sector Work :: Other Infrastructure Study |
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Roberts, Peter Babinard, Julie |
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Roberts, Peter Babinard, Julie |
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Roberts, Peter |
| title |
Transport Strategy to Improve Accessibility in Developing Countries |
| title_short |
Transport Strategy to Improve Accessibility in Developing Countries |
| title_full |
Transport Strategy to Improve Accessibility in Developing Countries |
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Transport Strategy to Improve Accessibility in Developing Countries |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Transport Strategy to Improve Accessibility in Developing Countries |
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transport strategy to improve accessibility in developing countries |
| publisher |
World Bank, Washington, DC |
| publishDate |
2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/18843302/transport-strategy-improve-accessibility-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17685 |
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