A relative access measure to identify barriers to efficient transit use by persons with visual impairements

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 769-779

  Marston, James R ^a   Church, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blind navigation; Disability; Orientation mobility; Transit use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BLINDNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; HUMAN; ORIENTING RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SOUND DETECTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAVEL; URBAN AREA; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY; BLINDNESS; DISABLED PERSONS; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 22544451526     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280400014790     Document Type: Article

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