Hi
As part of a research project for the Disability Rights Commission we are reviewing the availability of research data concerning disabled people and public transport in Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales). Much of the work involves the identification of relevant data in large published datasets but we are also looking for any examples of local, regional or national studies that may have been done (including examples of local good practice).
In this context we would very much welcome any suggestions or examples to include in the review or that could be publicized in information campaigns on disabled people's rights to public transport access. These could be transport studies that refer to disabled or older people, or disability studies that refer to travel and transport. They could be pieces of academic research, studies carried out by local government or transport providers, or audits by local disabled people's organisations. All suggestions very welcome, either to the list or off-list to [log in to unmask]
We will collate all of the material and make this publicly available where possible.
More information about the project:
The review is conducted on behalf of the DRC in order to inform public information and policy development on equality of access to public transport for disabled people. CDS staff involved in the project at Leeds are Debbie Jolly, Mark Priestley and Bryan Matthews.
The purpose of the research is to investigate the availability of existing data for secondary analysis on disability and public transport in Great Britain. This includes both focused data on travel and transport as well as generic large datasets that may have relevant variables or samples. In the first phase the aim will be to identify the available data. Selected datasets will then be reviewed in more detail to identify the potential for establishing: (a) evidence of improvements in public transport access and provision; (b) evidence of disabled people's travel and transport usage; (c) evidence of physical and social barriers to public transport usage; (d) evidence of avoidance or self-limiting perceptions of inaccessibility; (e) examples of good practice; (f) comparisons between disabled and non-disabled people; (g) comparisons between regions or localities; (h) potential comparisons of other variables such as rural/urban, gender, ethnicity, etc.; (i) costs of travel; (j) evidence of trends over time. The purpose here will be to demonstrate worked examples of findings from the agreed sample of selected datasets in order to evaluate the most relevant findings for public report.
Data summaries and links to relevant sources of information will be published on the project website where possible, at:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/projects/transport
Best wishes
Dr Mark Priestley
Centre for Disability Studies
University of Leeds
LEEDS
LS2 9JT
UK
tel: +44 113 343 4417
fax: +44 113 343 4415
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http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies
And
Bryan Matthews
Institute for Transport Studies
University of Leeds
LS2 9JT
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 113 3435341
Fax: +44 113 3435334
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