Social Service Transport: Transport for Elderly and Handicapped Persons : Report of the Fifty-First Round Table on Transport Economics held in Paris on 20-21 March 1980

Social Service Transport: Transport for Elderly and Handicapped Persons Report of the Fifty-First Round Table on Transport Economics held in Paris on 20-21 March 1980

This Round Table addresses transport for people with special needs including the elderly and the handicapped. It also looks at such issues as needs assessment and the cost of services.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: European Conference of Ministers of Transport.
Autores Corporativos: European Conference of Ministers of Transport (-), Round Table on Transport Economics (content provider), European Conference of Ministers of Transport Economic Research Centre. Content Provider
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 1981.
Colección:ECMT Round Tables, no.51.
Materias:
Transport
People with disabilities > Transportation > Congresses
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Social Welfare & Social Work
Social Sciences
Disabilities
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • INTRODUCTORY REPORTS
  • Introduction by A. Bieber, Rapporteur, France
  • Mobility and the Elderly by A. Hitchcock, United Kingdom
  • -Introduction
  • Who is Elderly?
  • Approaches to the Study of Mobility of the Elderly
  • Characteristics of the Elderly
  • The Old as Patrons of Public Transport
  • The Perspectives of Need and of Personal Space
  • Policy Considerations
  • Bibliography
  • Mobility and Handicapped Persons by B. Mettler-Meibom, Germany
  • -Definition of Handicapped Persons
  • Number of Handicapped Persons and Future Trends
  • Problems Concerning the Database and the Collection and Evaluation of Data
  • Important Research Topics
  • Number of trips
  • Barriers to Mobility
  • Social Status
  • Policy Sensitive Groups
  • Need for Transport Facilties which Assist Mobility
  • Conclusions
  • Bibliography
  • Evolution of Specific Welfare Services by C. Pouenat-Aballea, France
  • The Spirit of the Legislation, the Legislative Framework and the Evolution
  • Welfare Action and the Work of Private Associations
  • The Political Response and Forms of Public Welfare
  • Morphology of Special Transport Services
  • From Analysis to Decision-Making by A. Bieber, France
  • -Identifying Needs
  • Assessing the Services Provided by Existing Facilities
  • The Design of Vehicles: The Contribution of Technology
  • Providing Effective Public Aid
  • Reducing the Cost of Services
  • Integrating Transport Programmes and Town Planning Programmes
  • Final Comments
  • Bibliography
  • SUMMARY OF THE DISCUSSION
  • LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

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