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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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dc.contributor.authorBabinard, Julie
dc.contributor.authorWang, Wei
dc.contributor.authorBennett, Christopher R.
dc.contributor.authorMehndiratta, Shomik
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-18T23:27:41Z
dc.date.available2014-02-18T23:27:41Z
dc.date.issued2012-04
dc.description.abstractAccessibility 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.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/17759166/accessibility-urban-transport-people-disabilities-limited-mobility-lessons-east-asia-pacific
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/17104
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17104
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTransport Notes series;no. TRN 44
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
dc.subjectACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectACCIDENTS
dc.subjectADAPTATION
dc.subjectAID
dc.subjectBABY STROLLERS
dc.subjectBARRIER
dc.subjectBLIND
dc.subjectBRAILLE
dc.subjectBRIDGES
dc.subjectBUS
dc.subjectBUS STOPS
dc.subjectBUSES
dc.subjectCURB CUTS
dc.subjectDELIVERY OF SERVICES
dc.subjectDISABLED
dc.subjectDISABLED COMMUNITY
dc.subjectDISABLED PEOPLE
dc.subjectDISABLED PERSONS
dc.subjectEXCLUSION
dc.subjectFREE TRANSPORT
dc.subjectFULL PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectGRADIENTS
dc.subjectHEARING
dc.subjectHEARING IMPAIRMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHT
dc.subjectINCLUSION
dc.subjectINCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING
dc.subjectISO
dc.subjectLIMITED MOBILITY
dc.subjectMAINSTREAM
dc.subjectMAINSTREAMING
dc.subjectMAINSTREAMING DISABILITY
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectMODE OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectMODE OF TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL LAWS
dc.subjectNATIVE SPEAKERS
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY
dc.subjectPASSENGERS
dc.subjectPEDESTRIAN
dc.subjectPEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS
dc.subjectPEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectPEDESTRIANS
dc.subjectPEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
dc.subjectPEOPLE WITH DISABILITY
dc.subjectPHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSIT
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectRAMPS
dc.subjectRIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD DESIGN
dc.subjectROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectROAD TRAFFIC
dc.subjectROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectRURAL ROADS
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSIDEWALKS
dc.subjectSIGNS
dc.subjectSOCIETY
dc.subjectSTREET DESIGN
dc.subjectSTREETS
dc.subjectSYMBOLS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectTRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectTRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEMES
dc.subjectTRAFFIC SIGNALS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT AGENCIES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT FACILITIES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT PLANNING
dc.subjectTRANSPORT PROFESSIONALS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT PROJECTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT STRATEGY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT USERS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
dc.subjectTRANSPORTS
dc.subjectTRAVELERS
dc.subjectTRIP
dc.subjectTRIPS
dc.subjectTUNNELS
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL ACCESS
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL DESIGN
dc.subjectURBAN ROADS
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT PROJECTS
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectVISUAL IMPAIRMENTS
dc.subjectVISUALLY IMPAIRED
dc.subjectVISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS
dc.subjectWHEELCHAIR
dc.subjectWHEELCHAIR USERS
dc.subjectWHEELCHAIRS
dc.titleAccessibility of Urban Transport for People with Disabilities and Limited Mobility : Lessons from East Asia and the Pacificen
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okr.date.disclosure2013-05-27
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T10:30:22.075459Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/17759166/accessibility-urban-transport-people-disabilities-limited-mobility-lessons-east-asia-pacific
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000356161_20130527115654
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum17759166
okr.identifier.report77969
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.topicUrban Development::Transport in Urban Areas
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Disability
okr.topicRoads and Highways
okr.topicGovernance::E-Government
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitTransport Unit (TWITR)
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