ITS providers urged to factor in inclusive mobility

Transport solution providers using ITS must consider disabled and vulnerable travellers in their initial thinking or miss out on a significant market, warns the ITS (UK) Inclusive Mobility Interest Group. Additionally, the group emphasised the importance of companies including people with mental health issues and other non-visible impairments in their considerations for solutions. A checklist of steps for transport providers to consider will be drawn up by the group in a bid to ensure no user group is
July 11, 2018 Read time: 1 min

Transport solution providers using ITS must consider disabled and vulnerable travellers in their initial thinking or miss out on a significant market, warns the ITS (UK) Inclusive Mobility Interest Group.
 
Additionally, the group emphasised the importance of companies including people with mental health issues and other non-visible impairments in their considerations for solutions.
 
A checklist of steps for transport providers to consider will be drawn up by the group in a bid to ensure no user group is excluded. It has also pledged to offer advice in autumn on inclusive mobility to other ITS (UK) interest groups - including a call to industry to encourage more disabled people to make a career in ITS.

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