The transport mobility situation for children with autism spectrum disorders

Falkmer, Torbjörn; Anund, Anna; Sörensen, Gunilla; Falkmer, Marita

doi:10.1080/11038120410020575

Cited by 19 publications

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“…• Safety: The ability of the transportation system to allow users to move freely without damage and harm [73] • Vehicle ownership and operation costs: Direct user expenses for the ownership and use of private vehicles [74] • Transit fares: Costs and revenues of public transport fares to the users and system providers [75] • Travel time: Time spent on transportation including waiting and actual travel [76] • Comfort and convenience: This refers to the quality of transport service including ride quality, crowding and quality of information, cleanliness and ambience [77] • Traffic congestion effects: Refers to incremental delay, vehicle operating costs, transport-related pollution and stress resulting from interaction among vehicles in the traffic [13] • Transport diversity: Quantity and quality of travel options (particularly of non-drivers') are considered [78] • Barrier effects: Delays, discomfort, lack of access that roads and traffic cause to non-motorised travel [79] c. Socio-economic development impacts:…”

Section: Direct Impacts Of Transportation Infrastructure Provisionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cost-Benefit Evaluation Tools on the Impacts of Transport Infrastructure Projects on Urban Form and Development

Ustaoglu¹,

Williams²

2020

Smart Urban Development

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This study reviews literature for identifying the methods in order to evaluate the impacts of key transport infrastructure provisions on urban form and peri-urban development in European Union (EU) member countries. Key impacts and linkages of transportation provision on urban development trends are identified through the international literature. These include direct impacts of transportation infrastructure provision, socioeconomic impacts, transportation network effects and energy and environmental impacts. Among the evaluation methodologies, cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is the most common approach for transport policy impact assessments both in the national project appraisal guidelines and in scientific analysis and research. Considering its extensive usage in the appraisal work, the main focus will be on the evaluation tools used within the CBA approach. The corresponding data requirements for the valuation of indicators will be also discussed in order to assess the impacts of costs and benefits of transport investments, particularly rapid rail investments, on urban form and development.

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Section: Direct Impacts Of Transportation Infrastructure Provisionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cost-Benefit Evaluation Tools on the Impacts of Transport Infrastructure Projects on Urban Form and Development

Ustaoglu¹,

Williams²

2020

Smart Urban Development

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“…The studies provide a range of findings 14 pertaining to the mobility, travel, health, and well-being of children with various forms of disability. These forms of disability include developmental (Falkmer, Anund, Sorensen, & Falkmer, 2004), cognitive (Falkmer et al, 2014), intellectual (Einarsson et al, 2015;Foley & McCubbin, 2009), sensory (Douglas, Pavey, Corcoran, & Clements, 2012;Porcelli, Ungar, Liebenberg, & Trépanier, 2014), and, most prominently, physical (Alriksson-Schmidt, Wallander, & Biasini, 2006;Stephens et al, 2015;Wiart, Darrah, Cook, Hollis, & May, 2003). 15 Many of the studies concerning physical disability focused specifically on children with cerebral palsy (CP; e.g.…”

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A systematic review of disability’s treatment in the active school travel and children’s independent mobility literatures

Ross

Buliung

2017

Transport Reviews

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“…The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA; US Department of Justice, 2009) mandates that public transportation is made accessible to individuals with disabilities, most commonly achieved through environmental adaptations that aide individuals with physical disabilities to safely enter, exit, and travel in vehicles. Transportation accessibility for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (American Psychiatric Association, 2013), however, has not been clearly defined (Falkmer et al, 2004). Moreover, while local and national news increasingly report instances of children and youth on the autism spectrum becoming lost, injured, or even dying while taking school transportation, there is a lack of research on this topic.…”

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Understanding parents’ concerns about their children with autism taking public school transportation in Los Angeles County

Angell

Solomon

2017

Autism

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There are a number of recent US news media reports of children and youth with autism becoming lost, injured, or even dying while taking public school transportation, yet research on this problem is scarce. This ethnographic study examines the experiences of 14 parents whose children with autism take public school transportation in Los Angeles County. We present two case studies of children with autism being "lost" while in transit from school to home on the bus to (1) describe how the situation was experienced, responded to, and managed by the parents; (2) consider three interrelated themes that emerged from interviews with 14 parents, related to children's safety, independence, and participation, across multiple contexts and analytic levels; and (3) discuss the findings in relation to US news media reports of incidents involving children with autism on school buses to identify specific weaknesses in school transportation infrastructure, particularly in the context of privatization, that create conditions in which children with autism can "fall through the cracks" in potentially life-threatening ways. We argue that there is a critical need to address transportation accessibility for individuals on the autism spectrum to ensure their safety and support their independence and community participation.

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The transport mobility situation for children with autism spectrum disorders

Cited by 19 publications

References 8 publications

Cost-Benefit Evaluation Tools on the Impacts of Transport Infrastructure Projects on Urban Form and Development

Cost-Benefit Evaluation Tools on the Impacts of Transport Infrastructure Projects on Urban Form and Development

A systematic review of disability’s treatment in the active school travel and children’s independent mobility literatures

Understanding parents’ concerns about their children with autism taking public school transportation in Los Angeles County

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