Accessibility of public transport for people with disabilities: a systematic literature review
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The use of public transport is a facilitator for the development of people′s abilities and a channel for their participation in society. Mobility limitations are a cause of social exclusion and people with disabilities is one of the groups most likely to suffer from it. Problems using public transportation are among the main causes for this exclusion. The aim of this research is to conduct a systematic review of the published literature on to public transport accessibility for people with disabilities. We have found articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals between 2010 and 2022, searching in Web of Science Core Collection (WoS) and Scopus databases implementing the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) methodology and applying Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Of the 2224 documents found during the initial search, we selected 65 articles according to the criteria used, more than 60% of them published in the last 4 years. Despite the growing literature on public transport and disability, there is still little research into this area, with the urban bus being the most studied mode of transport; and physical disability the most analysed in the articles identified.
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