The value and acceptance of citizen science to promote transit accessibility

Technology and Disability

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 73-81

  Steinfeld, Aaron ^a   Dar Aziz, Rafae ^a   Von Dehsen, Lauren ^a   Park, Sun Young ^a   Maisel, Jordana L ^b   Steinfeld, Edward ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Citizen science; Disabilities; Public transportation; Transit riders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CITIZENSHIP; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISABILITY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; PHOTOACCLIMATIZATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 77953780175     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/TAD-2010-0280     Document Type: Article

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