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Publications in Scientific Journals:

B. Petutschnig, G. Simic, B. Rüger:
"Boarding For All";
EURAILmag, 23 (2011), 1/2011; 18 - 24.



English abstract:
REGULATIONS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) REQUIRE THAT PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS BE ACCESSIBLE
FOR EVERYONE, WITHOUT ANY RESTRICTIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH REDUCED MOBILITY (PRM). THIS
DOES NOT ONLY REFER TO DISABLED PEOPLE, BUT ALSO THE ELDERLY, PASSENGERS WITH BABY CARRIAGES,
BULKY LUGGAGE ETC. IN OTHER WORDS, ALL TRAVELLERS WITH SOME KIND OF REDUCED
MOBILITY. WITH THIS GOAL IN MIND, THE CONSORTIUM BEHIND PT4ALL[1], A R&D PROJECT FUNDED BY
THE EU´S 7TH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME, IS WORKING IN THE FIELD OF BOARDING ASSISTANCE...


Electronic version of the publication:
http://publik.tuwien.ac.at/files/PubDat_202459.pdf



Related Projects:
Project Head Norbert Ostermann:
Öffentlicher Verkehr - Barrierefreiheit für alle


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