APEX Insight: A survey by the Open Doors Organization says that travelers with disabilities contribute $17.3 billion to the industry every year. As the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) celebrates its ...
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The striking graphic floor tiles of Edmonton International Airport compliment the terminal’s distinctive modern appearance, but they’re far more beautiful than that. What might appear to other passengers as a decorative ...
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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and UB are collaborating on a five-year, $4.6 million federally funded project to advance physical access and public transportation for people with disabilities by bringing ...
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The Transportation Research Board's Transit Cooperative Research Program has published a report, TCRP Report 158: Improving ADA Paratransit Demand Estimation: Regional Modeling, which includes planning models to help regional, state, and ...
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California has recently become the third state to legalize the use of self-driving vehicles. The new vehicles were created by Google, and are currently being tested for regulations and safety ...
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Commuting just got easier for disabled bus riders in Oxford, England. Separate spaces for luggage, guide dogs and wheelchairs have been created on Oxford Bus Company vehicles, and were launched ...
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New York City's Taxi & Limousine Commission has launched its new dispatch system for riders who use mobility devices. The accessibility of NYC cabs has been a hotly contested issue ...
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Milwaukee Governor Scott Walker's administration has stated that they will be seeking a formal exception from the ADA's level boarding requirement in order to proceed with an inaccessible renovation of ...
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Air Access, a conceptual project designed by the design firm Priestmangoode, offers an interesting solution for how to improve accessibility on airplanes for people with mobility impairments. The design is ...
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying announced a plan to improve access to Hong Kong’s footbridges and pedestrian subways through a multi-million dollar plan to install elevators.  Currently underway in ...
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Disability advocates are questioning the accessibility of the newly implemented SmarTrip card dispensers. Metro's plan was to make the cards more accessible to disabled riders, however, the proposed locations at ...
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Accessible taxis have been making headlines over the United States. There are fifteen new taxis that are now available to Maryland’s Prince George’s county wheelchair users – a milestone 25 ...
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Transport for London has launched the "spectator journey planner" online in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games. The spectator journey planner helps visitors use the public transportation system to get ...
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The minivan has long been the standard vehicle to adapt for wheelchair accessibility, because of its low height, large interior, and capacity to carry the extra weight of an electric ...
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In a passionate attempt to stop "lazy" people from parking in disabled parking spaces, members of a Swedish town's Disability Council are seeking to post signs at each space. The ...
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On April 3rd, officials in New York City unveiled the "Taxi of Tomorrow," which is scheduled to replaces all existing cabs in the Big Apple. The "Taxis of Tomorrow" does ...
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At the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society's latest annual meeting in Las Vegas, a case was presented that found that the Washington, D.C. Metro system, although a work in progress, ...
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With the addition of 47 taxis, the number of wheelchair accessible cabs has increased up to 50% in 2012 in the state of Chicago. In July of this year, a ...
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Google has been testing its self-driving cars on the roads of Nevada for a while now, but last week it called attention to this project in a big way. Steve ...
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Most district courts have ruled that an employee's work commute falls outside of their employer's obligation to provide reasonable accommodations according to the ADA. However, a few courts have expanded ...
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Have you ever been to a foreign city and not been able to figure out the names of the stations or directions of that city’s metro? Did you feel completely ...
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An urban navigation system won the Judges Award in the Centre for Universal Design Excellence first ever 24-Hour Design Award Challenge. The design contest consisted of five teams working with ...
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The Norwegian Design Council has featured a concept car, designed by the electric car company Think, as an example of how companies should incorperate inclusive design in the design process ...
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