Document summary
With the passing of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) of 1995 and 2005 in the United Kingdom, a number of regulations and codes of practice have been put in place to provide wheelchair users with greater access and freedom of using public transport, including railway vehicles. This paper aims at contributing to the knowledge gap that exists on how human related factors may influence the safety of a wheelchair occupant in a rail vehicle during normal travelling and crash conditions. To achieve this, a study on wheelchair user perception of railway vehicle safety was conducted through a disability association called BADGE, which acted as the gatekeeper.
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