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Accessible Public Realm: Updating Guidance and Further Research. Overview and recommendations

Status of Publication: Published/Completed
Date produced: 2020
Commissioned/Funded by: Department for Transport
Authoring organisation/Author affiliation: Transport Research Laboratory
Type of Resource: Research
Impairment area(s): Memory, Mental health, Mobility, Non-visible
Transport mode(s): Unspecified
Journey stage: Unspecified
Region: United Kingdom (not specified)

Document summary

This report presents findings from research carried out by TRL, Urban Movement and Phil Barham Freelance Consulting to inform proposed updates to the Government guidance documents Inclusive Mobility (published in 2002); and Guidance on the Use of Tactile Paving Surfaces (published in 1998). The research considered themes identified in a scoping study carried out previously: ? Understanding the real-world implementation of tactile paving and how users interpret it; ? Reviewing guidance on the dimensions of mobility devices; ? Identifying new technologies and infrastructure not currently considered within Inclusive Mobility; ? Investigating mental health, ageing, dementia, and non-visible disabilities, with a view to developing guidance for them

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