Disabled-by-design: effects of inaccessible urban public spaces on users of mobility assistive devices - a systematic review

• Published in: Disability and rehabilitation: Assistive technology Vol. ahead-of-print; no. ahead-of-print; pp. 1 - 19
• Main Authors: Kapsalis, Efthimis, Jaeger, Nils, Hale, Jonathan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 02.04.2024
• Subjects: Accessibility; barriers; disability; mobility assistive devices; public spaces; quality of life; review; mobility assistive devices; barriers; Accessibility; disability; review; public spaces; quality of life

Despite the increase of users of Mobility Assistive Devices (MobAD), there has been a lack of accessibility in urban environments in many parts of the world. We present a systematic review of how the inaccessible design of public spaces affects quality-of-life - including aspects of health and safet...