18. Title: Is transport policy supportive of how disabled people travel?
Author: Kevin Hickman
Using as a starting point a newly commissioned table ONS (2014) this paper
asks: What do we know, and not know, about how disabled people travel to work?
Does the language being used to define travel choices, such as ‘bicycle’ and ‘on
foot’, allow disabled people to provide accurate answers? How does the census
data compare to other sources of data used by Papworth Trust [2] to assess how
disabled people travel?
Based on the available data the paper goes on to review how transport policy and
practice has supported disabled people to use their chosen methods of travel,
explores the limitations of current policy and practice, and concludes with
recommendations for future transport policy.
ONS (Office for National Statistics) (2014) Census for England and Wales,
CT0325_ 2011 Census - Method of travel to work. See
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/business-transparency/freedom-of-
information/what-can-i-request/published-ad-hoc-data/census/travel-to-
work/ct0325--2011-census---method-of-travel-to-work.xls
Papworth Trust (2014) Disability in the United Kingdom 2014 Facts and Figures.
See
http://www.papworthtrust.org.uk/sites/default/files/UK%20Disability%20facts%20a
nd%20figures%20report%202014.pdf
Notas do Editor
Demonstrated that practitioners aren’t being advised to design for cycles as mobility aids.