What is Accessibility? Transport

Who Benefits? Everyone!!! Passengers with Categories of Special Needs: – People with Disabilities – The Aged (over 55 ’ s) – Pregnant Women – Young Children (up to 14 years old) – Adults accompanying young children – Signage Passengers – Female Passengers – Load carrying Passengers

Travel Chain Plan the TripGet to Pick-Up Point Get into Vehicle Make the Journey Get Out of Vehicle Get to Destination Give Feedback on the Trip

Plan the Trip Accessible Information – Internet – Smart phone / apps – Variety of formats Reliability Consistency Appropriate to Environment Affordability

Get to the Pick-up Point On Demand Services Accessible NMT Facilities Accessible Signage and Wayfinding Choice of Transportation Safety

Get Into Vehicle Low-entry as opposed to low floor Specialised environment Fare / Access Control Accessible Information

Make the Journey Accessible Vehicle – Universal Design Space – Priority / Adequate Seating Accessible Information Safety Staff Training and Awareness

Get Out of the Vehicle Transport Integration – Ensuring that the links between different modes of transport are also accessible – Timing – Consistency Safety

Get to Destination On Demand Services Accessible NMT Facilities Accessible Signage and Wayfinding Choice of Transportation Safety

Give Feedback on Trip Choice of media – Internet – Smart phone / apps – Social Media Staff Training Response time Operations / Systems planning

Outcomes Without accessible Transport, many other programmes are wasted. – Education – Employment – Social – Medical Rural Transport can be a challenge