Accessibility, usability and universal design—positioning and definition of concepts describing person-environment relationships

S Iwarsson, A Ståhl - Disability and rehabilitation, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The aim of this paper is to position, define and discuss three concepts crucial for
research and practice concerning person-environment relationships, viz. accessibility …

Towards an enabled journey: barriers encountered by public transport riders with disabilities for the whole journey chain

J Park, S Chowdhury - Transport Reviews, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The ability to travel freely and independently to participate in society is essential for an
individual's wellbeing and quality of life. People with disabilities are often unable to access …

Investigating the barriers in a typical journey by public transport users with disabilities

J Park, S Chowdhury - Journal of transport & health, 2018 - Elsevier
Accessibility to public transport is increasingly recognized as a critical element in the
livelihoods of people with disabilities. Although there have been advancements to better …

Difficult to measure constructs: conceptual and methodological issues concerning participation and environmental factors

G Whiteneck, MP Dijkers - Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2009 - Elsevier
Whiteneck G, Dijkers MP. Difficult to measure constructs: conceptual and methodological
issues concerning participation and environmental factors. For rehabilitation and disability …

Enabling the language of accessible tourism

B Gillovic, A McIntosh, S Darcy… - Journal of Sustainable …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The growing body of literature on “accessible tourism” lacks a critical scholarly debate
around its specific language use and nomenclatures. To fill this gap, this paper provides a …

Accessibility: A key objective for the tourism industry

V Eichhorn, D Buhalis - Accessible tourism: Concepts and issues, 2011 - degruyter.com
Ensuring access to travel and tourism opportunities for people living with a disability as well
as for the entire population requires knowledge and design structures that are inclusive for …

Accessibility and usability in housing: Construct validity and implications for research and practice

A Fänge, S Iwarsson - Disability and rehabilitation, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The aim of this study was to validate the conceptual definitions of accessibility and
usability, and to explore differences between objective accessibility assessments and …

“Let's go for a walk!”: identification and prioritisation of accessibility and safety measures involving elderly people in a residential area

A Ståhl, G Carlsson, P Hovbrandt… - European journal of ageing, 2008 - Springer
By emphasising the involvement of elderly people in a project applying a mixed-method
approach, the overriding objective of this study was to identify and prioritise concrete …

On the road again: The barriers and benefits of automobility for people with disability

S Darcy, PF Burke - Transportation research part A: policy and practice, 2018 - Elsevier
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability (PWD) has been signed by over
160 nations to achieve greater social participation, with public and private transport clearly …

Tourism accessibility in protected islands: the case of the Komodo National Park, Indonesia

F Rahmafitria, P Dirgahayani, HPH Putro… - Tourism …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Accessibility is critical in tourism planning for protected islands, especially when
balancing tourism and conservation interests. This study aims to explore the dimensions of …