Mobility for all
Resources
by Tom Rickert
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Readers may contact these selected resources to obtain more information about accessible transportation and access to the built environment. The list focuses on English-language resources and follows the order of the text and illustrations in this guide. Country and city fax codes are in parentheses.
Getting organized
There are many excellent disability agencies working at international, national, and more local levels in most countries. Three well-known international agencies by and for persons with disabilities are:
Disabled Peoples' International
(local chapters, international & local advocacy)
101-7 Evergreen Place
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3L 2T3, Canada
Fax: (204) 453-1367
E-mail: dpi@dpi.org
Mobility International USA
(international exchanges, leadership training)
P.O. Box 10767 Eugene, Oregon 97440, USA
Fax: (541) 343-6812
E-mail: info@miusa.org
World Institute on Disability
(training in advocacy, leadership & economic development)
510 - l6th Street, Suite 100 Oakland, California 94612, USA
Fax (510) 763-4109
E-mail: wid@wid.org
Access to sidewalks and pedestrian pathways (pages 4-6)
Several illustrations are from Design Guidelines for Pedestrian Accessibility. For a copy, contact:
Mike Clulow
Alberta Transportation and Utilities
Twin Atria Building, 2nd floor
4999 - 98th Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta T6B 2X3, Canada
Fax: (403) 427-0783
E-mail: mclulow@tu.gov.ab.ca
For more information on non-paved pedestrian pathways, contact:
Whole Access
517 A Lincoln Avenue
Redwood City, California 94061, USA
Fax: (650) 369-5242
E-mail: Waccess@aol.com or Waccess@usa.net
For information on stabilizing soils, contact:
Julie Stasinowski
P.O. Box 641
Pleasant Grove, California 95668, USA
Fax: (916) 383-6014
E-mail: jstasino@hmh.com
For international activities and conferences on road and highway construction, contact:
World Road Association, PIARC
Le grande Arche - Paroi Nord, niveau 8
92055 La Dèfense cedex, France
Fax (33-1) 49 00 02 02
E-mail: piarc@pratique.fr
Access to transit stops and transits vehicles (pages 7-20)
Readers may obtain a copy of C.G.B. Mitchell's summary of work on accessible transportation, with a focus on North America and Europe, titled Access to Transport Systems and Services: An International Review. Another publication, by Tom Geehan, titled Improving Transportation Information: Design Guidelines for Making Travel Accessible, discusses visual and audible transit information systems which can assist persons with disabilities. Both publications may be requested from:
Barbara A. Smith
Transportation Development Centre
800 Renè Lèvesque Blvd. West, 6th floor Montreal, Quebec H3B 1X9,
Canada
Fax: (514) 283-7158
E-mail: smithb@Itc.gc.ca
Transportation providers and their friends may contact two major national associations for information on organizing at state, provincial, or national levels. The CTAA can be contacted for free literature about planning accessible fixed route and paratransit services, including transit service design and scheduling, system safety, training of personnel, development of policies for drivers and other personnel, performance evaluation, vehicle procurement, and vehicle fleet management. They also publish a Buyers Guide of U.S. and Canadian vendors of accessible vehicles, equipment, and services:
Community Transportation Association
of America (CTAA)
1341 G Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20005, USA
Fax: (202) 737-9197
E-mail: ctaa@ctaa.org Web: www.ctaa.org
Community
Transport Association UK
Highbank, Halton Street, Hyde Cheshire SKl4 2NY, United Kingdom
Fax: (44-161) 366-6685
E-Mail: cta.man@dial.pipex.com
For referral to research at institutions in various countries, dedicated to improving accessibility to transportation, as well as a list of vendors of accessible vehicles and equipment in the UK and western Europe, contact:
C G B (Kit) Mitchell
17 Tavistock RoadFleet,
Hampshire GU13 SEH, United Kingdom
Fax: (44-1252) 815-920
E-mail: 101326.2263@compuserve.com
For information on Canadian resources for accessible transportation, contact:
Ling Suen ICSA Inc.
8 Riverside Drive, Suite 1004 St. Lambert,
Quebec j4S 1Y5, Canada
Fax: (450) 466-4305
E-mail: suenlicsa@aol.com
For referrals to information about Mexico (photo on page 10), contact:
Maria Eugenia Antunez
Cerrada de Cortes #86-1 Colonia Tlacopac San Angel 01040 Mexico,
D.F., Mexico
Fax: (52-5) 661-49-09
E-mail: maruantu@mail.internet.com.mx
The page 11 lift-illustration is from:
Ricon Corporation (manufactures
lifts and ramped vehicles)
12450 Montague Street Pacoima, California 91331, USA
Fax: (818) 890-3354
For information concerning low-floor buses (page 11) contact:
Ann Frye
Mobility Unit Department
of Environment, Transport and the Regions
Great Minster House 76 Marsham Street,
London SW1P 4DR, United Kingdom
Fax: (44-171) 890-6102
E-mail: frye.mu.detr@gtnet.gov.uk
or
Maryvonne Dejeammes
INRETS
25 avenue Franqois Mitterand, Case 24 69675 Bron Cedex, France
Fax: (33-4) 7214 2360
E-mail: maryvonne.dejeammes@inrets.fr
For information concerning use of platforms for key site access (page 13), contact Access Exchange International (see page 26) or, in Russia:
Valeria Sviatkina
Konakovskii proezd 6-1-58 125493 Moscow, Russia
Fax: (7-095) 452-30-92
For information on portable lifts for trains and aircraft (photos on pages 14 & 20), contact:
Chari Smith
Adaptive Engineering Ltd.
3604 Burnsland Road, S.E. Calgary, Alberta T2G 3Z2, Canada
Fax: (403) 243-9455
E-mail: lifts@adaptive.ab.ca
For general information on access to rail systems (pages 14-15), contact:
Paul Fichera
San Francisco Municipal Railway
949 Presidio Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
Fax (415) 923-6307
E-mail: mvillena@puc.sf.ca.us
Free publications on accessible transportation, with special emphasis on door-to-door "paratransit" services (pages 16-17) are available from:
Project ACTION
700 - l3th Street, NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20005, USA
Fax: (202) 347-4157
E-mail: nancy_smith@nessdc.org
For information on service routes (page 16), contact Access Exchange International (see next page for contact information).
For more information on accessible transportation in Hong Kong (photo on page 17), contact:
Joseph Kwan
Environmental Advisory Service
ReHabAid Centre,
G/F, Core S
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, PRC
Fax: (852) 2364-3327
E-mail: rcha@hklink.net
For information concerning London's ramped taxis (photo on page 18), contact:
Barry Widdowson
London Taxis International
Holyhead Road
Coventry, W. Midlands CV5 8JJ, United Kingdom
Fax: (44-1203) 572-001
For information on access to three-wheeled vehicles (page 18), contact:
Kepha Motorbikes
P.O. Box 7627
Nairobi, Kenya
Fax: (254-2) 44-60-65
For information on accessible saddles (page 19) contact:
Joyce Blatherwick
16485 Roman Creek Road Frenchtown, Montana 59834, USA
Fax: (406) 523-4731
For information on access to water transportation, contact:
Katherine McGuinness
KMA/TAMS
Inc.
38 Chauncy Street Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
Fax: (617) 482-0642
E-mail: kmcguinness@tamconsultants.com
Contact Access Exchange International (see below) for information on volunteer consultants specializing in various aspects of accessible transportation. As time and funds permit, these consultants may be able to work without charge if air travel and other local costs are paid. They may also be free to provide tours of accessible transportation to visitors to their countries.
Access to trip destinations (pages 21-23)
For information on access to buildings and facilities, readers may request a copy of the ADA Accessibility Guidelines, at:
US Architectural and Transportation
Barriers Compliance Board
1331 "F" Street, NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004, USA
Fax: (202) 272-5447 The entire document is also on their web site at: http://www.access-board.gov
Many faith traditions and religious denominations have special programs to promote access to their facilities. Readers may contact these programs for specific information.
This Guide is published by:
Health and Welfare Ministries
General Board of Global Ministries
The United Methodist Church
475 Riverside Drive, Room 330 New York, New York 10115, USA
Telephone: (212) 870-3870
Fax: (212) 870-3624
E-mail: wmin@gbgm-umc.org
Publications available from this office include:
This Guide is prepared by:
Access Exchange International (AEI)
112 San Pablo Avenue
San Francisco, California 94127, USA
Telephone: (415) 661-6355
Fax: (415) 661-1543
E-mail: globalride-sf@worldnet.att.net
Access Exchange International is a non-profit agency (NGO) with the mission of promoting accessible transportation around the world. AEI acknowledges the assistance of Cynthia Rickert and Nicolas Finck in the preparation of this Guide. Cover design by Kim Weller.
Copies of this Guide may be purchased for US$3.00, including shipping, from The United Methodist Church or Access Exchange International. See contact information above.
Reproduction of this document is encouraged.