Transport, unmet acitivity needs, and wellbeing among people with physical disabilities

Based on two representive surveys among respectively people with physical disabilities and among the population in general, this study explores access to transport resources, transport mode use, out-of-home activity participation and unmet needs for such activities in the two groups. The results suggest that people with physical disabilities have less access to transport resources, use different transport modes, participates to a lesser extent in out-of-home activities and have more unmet needs for such activities than do people in the population in general. In addition, the study finds that the barriers for transport are not only related to the use of public transport, but also to other transport modes. By using a door-to-door perspective, the study identifies a range of physical barriers in the environment that people with physical disabilities experience.