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content in both of these areas.
From: "David P. Dillard" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:11 am
Subject: TRANSPORTATION: PUBLIC URBAN AND PASSENGER : DISABILITIES:
RESEARCH: A Brief Selective Listing of Sources for Research Regarding
Public Transportation for People with Disabilities
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Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
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On Thu, 20 Apr 2006, Mark Priestley wrote:
> Hi (please forward to other interested parties)
> 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.
> 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
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