Improving Accessibility of Transportation Infrastructure for Peoplewith Disabilities Living in Tehran

In This paper the concept of accessibility for disabled people will be discussed and suggestions will be made about how it can be incorporated in transportation planning. Accessibility is considered as people’s ability to reach services and activities, which is the ultimate goal of transportation activity. There are a lot of factors affecting accessibility and many obstacles facing the disabled. Accessibility can be evaluated from various aspects, including a particular disability, activity or location. Usual planning methods tend to overlook and underestimate some of these aspects. In this study there will be a report of questionnaires filled out by disabled people based on which further suggestions would be made

Keywords:

Accessibility , Transport Infrastructure , disabled people