This guide brings the reader information on the latest in good practice regarding improving transport accessibility for all users.

Provides the necessary background of the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for Transportation Vehicles & how the guidelines may apply in a particular case. Information is based on the preamble published with the Vehicle Guidelines & responses to questions posed to the Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. Numerous figures.

Australian standard for accessible public transport services. Includes information on access paths, waiting areas, boarding, allocated space, handrails and grabrails, doorways and doors, booking services and food and drink services.

Disablility Council of New South Wales' comment on Allen Consultancy Group's Draft Report on the Review of Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002.

"Since the introduction of the federal Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (the DDA) and the Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 (Tas) (the Tasmanian Act) it has been unlawful for public transport service providers to discriminate against people with disability by failing to make their services accessible. The Transport Standards set out arrangements for public transport services to move toward all their services (and all aspects of their services) being fully accessible for people with disability. This applies to government-run and privately operated public transport services"-Introduction.

(a) Design and construction. (1) Each facility or part of a facility constructed by, on behalf of, or for the use of a public entity shall be designed and constructed in such manner that the facility or part of the facility is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, if the construction was commenced after January 26, 1992. (2) Exception for structural impracticability. (i) Full compliance with the requirements of this section is not required where a public entity can demonstrate that it is structurally impracticable to meet the requirements. Full compliance will be considered structurally impracticable only in those rare circumstances when the unique characteristics of terrain prevent the incorporation of accessibility features. (ii) If full compliance with this section would be structurally impracticable, compliance with this section is required to the extent that it is not structurally impracticable. In that case, any portion of the facility that can be made accessible shall be made accessible to the extent that it is not structurally impracticable. (iii) If providing accessibility in conformance with this section to individuals with certain disabilities (e.g., those who use wheelchairs) would be structurally impracticable, accessibility shall nonetheless be ensured to persons with other types of disabilities, (e.g., those who use crutches or who have sight, hearing, or mental impairments) in accordance with this section.