Investigating Travel Behavior of Nondriving Blind and Vision Impaired People: The Role of Public Transit

Marston, James R.; Golledge, Reginald G.; Costanzo, C. Michael

doi:10.1111/0033-0124.00073

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“…Related studies on the journey experiences of VIP have been conducted in the USA (Marston, Golledge and Costanzo, 1997), Ireland (Gallagher et al, 2011;Casey, Brady and Guerin, 2013), Scotland (Hine and Scott, 2001;Montarzino et al, 2007) and Hong Kong (HKSWGU, 2016). The context of London is different, in terms of extent of the public transport system, the age of infrastructure, the volume of passengers, the cultural context, and other issues.…”

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The journey experience of visually impaired people on public transport in London

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The use of public transport is critical for Visually Impaired People (VIP) to be independent and have access to out-of-home activities. Despite government policies promoting accessible transport for everyone, the needs of VIP are not well addressed, and journeys can be very difficult to negotiate. Journey requirements can often differ from those of other categories of people on the disability spectrum. Therefore, the aim of this research is to evaluate the journey experience of VIP using public transport. Semi-structured interviews conducted in London are used. The results show that limited access to information, inconsistencies in infrastructure and poor availability of staff assistance are the major concerns. Concessionary travel, on the other hand, encourages VIP to make more trips and hence has a positive effect on well-being. The findings suggest that more specific policies should be introduced to cater to the special needs of particular disabilities rather than generalising the types of aids available. It is also concluded that the journey experience of VIP is closely related to an individual's independence and hence inclusion in society.

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The journey experience of visually impaired people on public transport in London

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“…Geographical work on visual impairment and mobility has emerged from two strands of thought, with a large contribution from the medical or behavioural perspective of Golledge, Kitchin, Marston, Jacobson and others (Golledge, 1993; Kitchin et al ., 1997; Kitchen et al ., 1998; Marston et al ., 1997; for a detailed review see Park et al ., 1998.) The goal of their cognitive mapping studies is to give “insight into the ‘mental landscapes’ of people with blindness or visual impairments” (Kitchin et al ., 1997, p. 226).…”

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Visual Impairment in the City: Young People’s Social Strategies for Independent Mobility

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2013

Urban Studies

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This article examines the mobility strategies that visually impaired (VI) young people employ as they negotiate their daily lives in the city. In contrast to research which foregrounds difficulties navigating the built environment, the article provides new insights into how VI young people engage with the city as a social space, arguing that VI young people's goal of achieving 'unremarkable' mobility is constrained by an ableist society that constantly marks them out, frustrating goals of independent mobility which are important to young people's transitions to adulthood. Drawing on young people's narratives, three mobility strategies of young people are examined: concealing VI with friends, performing VI with white canes and travelling with guide dogs. Each is evaluated for its potential to help VI young people achieve identities as 'competent spatial actors'.

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“…In their daily travel, the visually-impaired encounter several difficulties such as access to public transport (see Marston et al, 1997). In addition, physical obstacles such as oddlyplaced street furniture, lamp-post and other negative environmental qualities like cracked sidewalks and uncovered drains are potentially hazardous to the visually-impaired.…”

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“Sense and Sensibility”: Social‐spatial Experiences of the Visually‐impaired in Singapore

Pow

2000

Singap J Trop Geogr

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Vision plays an important role in our daily life, and geography is to a large extent, a visual discipline. The persistence of the visual ideology is problematic as it encourages geographical scholarship to neglect the role of non-visual senses while at the same time, marginalises the experiences of non-sighted people. By adopting an interpretative approach and drawing concepts from "sensuous geographies", this paper explores the role of non-visual senses in the spatial experiences of the visually-impaired in Singapore. Through humanistic inquiry, the paper also examines some of the problems that the visually-impaired in Singapore encounter in public spaces and social interaction. To this end, the author aims to illumine the intricate relationship between our non-visual senses and social sensibility when thinking about sightlessness.

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Investigating Travel Behavior of Nondriving Blind and Vision Impaired People: The Role of Public Transit

Cited by 26 publications

References 4 publications

The journey experience of visually impaired people on public transport in London

The journey experience of visually impaired people on public transport in London

Visual Impairment in the City: Young People’s Social Strategies for Independent Mobility

“Sense and Sensibility”: Social‐spatial Experiences of the Visually‐impaired in Singapore

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