Guidelines for Accessible Maritime Passenger Transport

The Department of Transport and the NDA have jointly developed Guidelines for Accessible Maritime Passenger Transport in Ireland. The Guidelines are aimed at making passenger journeys by ship, boat or ferry easier for everyone, irrespective of whether you are a person with a disability, you are travelling with children or luggage, or you simply find it difficult using steps.

The Guidelines provide practical advice and information for those involved in the provision of maritime passenger transport services and cover all aspects of the passenger journey, including:

• Providing information on accessibility to help in planning a journey
• Improvements to shore-side facilities in ports, harbours and piers
• Improving access on board vessels
• Disability awareness training for staff
• Emergency planning
• Improving customer relations for all passengers

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Disabled people worldwide

Disability affects 15-20% of every country's population: There are at least 650 million people with disabilities worldwide. [i] Conflict and poverty continue to cause high rates of disability in the less developed world. The incidence of disability is increasing in the industrialised world as populations age.

Every country calculates the number of disabled people in their country differently. Cultural differences, different disability definitions and different methods of data collection mean that in many cases estimates are significantly lower than ILO estimates. Many more people will benefit from workplace adjustments and adaptations to services than official figures suggest. Companies which take a disability confident approach will improve access for all their stakeholders.

Disability in Europe

• The total number of the population with a long-standing health problem or a disability (LSHPD) in 25 European countries is estimated to account for more than 45 million citizens. [ii]
• These European Union statistics only refer to the population that is 16 to 64 years old. [iii]
• This means that one in six persons (15.7%) of the working age population (aged 16 to 64) has either a long-standing health problem or a disability. [iv]
• One European in four declares having a member of their family affected by a disability. [v]
• At 32.2% Finland has the highest percentage prevalence of long standing disability in the European Union.[vi]
• The Netherlands has the third highest prevalence of disability in the European Union with 25.4% of their population. [vii]
• 6.6% of the Italian population are disabled, one of the lowest figures in the European Union. [viii]
• 5.8% of the Romanian population have a long term disability. [ix]
• There are over 10 million disabled people in Russia. Approximately 700,000 of these are children and young adults up to the age of 18. [x]
• The United Kingdom has the second highest prevalence of disability with 27.2% of the population having a long-standing health problem or disability. [xi]

Disability in Africa

• It is estimated that in 2005 there were 1.6 million disabled people in Cameroon [xii]
• The disabled population of Ethiopia accounts for 7.6% of the overall population. [xiii]
• The 1989 Kenya Population Census estimated that 0.7% of the 21.4 million population were disabled. This is regarded as an underestimation. [xiv]
• In Malawi, the 1983 Disability Survey revealed 190,000 people as disabled, which was 2.9% of the population. According to World Health Organisation estimates the figure in 2005 was closer to 1 million people with disability. [xv]
• 10% of the population are estimated to be disabled in Mali. [xvi]
• In 2005 there were approximately 190,000 disabled people, or 9.9% of the population, in Mozambique.[xvii]
• 269,680 people of a total 7.8 million are estimated to be disabled in Rwanda. This amounts to 3.5% of the population. [xviii]
• It is estimated that Tanzania has a disabled population of more than 3 million. [xix]
• In Uganda, the disabled population in 1991 was 190,345. [xx]
• A total number of about 2%, or 218,421, of the Zimbabwean population were estimated to be disabled in 1997. [xxi]

Disability in Asia

• The disabled population of Afghanistan varies between 4 and 10% of the total. [xxii]
• 2.4% of the Cambodian population are said to be disabled. [xxiii]
• In India is estimated that 60 million people are disabled. [xxiv]
• Indonesia is said to have a disabled population of 1% of the total. [xxv]
• Of the 22 milion disabled people in Indonesia, less than 1% are employed [xxvi]
• Indonesian law states that companies must allocate at least 1% of their workforce to disabled people. Failure to do so results in significant monetary fines. [xxvii]
• In Lao 8% of the population are estimated to be disabled. [xxviii]
• Approximately 7% of the total Pakistani population are disabled. [xxix]
• In the Philippines the disabled population figure accounts for an estimated 1.23% of the population. [xxx]
• In Nepal 7-10% of the population are disabled. [xxxi]

Disability in Australasia

• Almost four million Australians or 20% of the population reported a disability in 2003. [xxxii]
• In 1997 statistics showed that about 20% of the New Zealand population experiences a long-term condition or health problem. [xxxiii]
• 44% of disabled adults in NewZealand are in employment in comparison to 74% of people without disabilities [xxxiv]

Disability in North America

• In 2002 roughly 51.2 million or 18% of Americans stated they had some form of disability; for 32.5 million of them the disability was severe. [xxxv]
• Canadian population estimates from 2001 stated that 3.9 million people were disabled. This represents approximately one in eight Canadians as having a disability.[xxxvi]

Disability in South America

• In 1994 it was estimated that the disabled population in Guatemala was 59,841, or 0.72% of the total population. [xxxvii]

Worldwide Aging Populations

• 16.7% of the American population were aged 60 and over in 2005. This is projected to be 26.4% by 2050.[xxxviii]
• In 2005, the percentage of Chinese people aged 60 and over was 10.9%. By 2050, this figure is expected to rise to 31.0% [xxxix]
• 21.1% of the French population were aged 60 and over in 2005. This is thought to rise to 33.0% by 2050.[xl]
• German people aged 60 and over accounted for 25.1% of the population in 2005. This is expected to rise to 35% by 2050. [xli]
• Indian people aged 60 and over accounted for 7.9% of the population in 2005. This is expected to rise to 20.75 by 2050. [xlii]
• In 2005, the percentage of Japanese people aged 60 and over was 26.3%. By 2050, this figure is expected to rise to 41.7%. [xliii]
• Russian people aged 60 and over accounted for 17.1% of the population in 2005. This is expected to rise to 31.1% by 2005. [xliv]
• In the UK, 21.2% of the population were aged 60 and over in 2005. This figure is predicted to be 29.4% in 2050. [xlv]

Sources

1. [i] UN Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2007
2. [ii] Eurostat research results (2003), cited in OSSATE Accessibility Market and Stakeholder Analysis 2005
3. [iii] Eurostat research results (2003), cited in OSSATE Accessibility Market and Stakeholder Analysis2005
4. [iv] Eurostat research results (2003), cited in OSSATE Accessibility Market and Stakeholder Analysis2005
5. [v] The European Research Group's, Eurobarometer 54.2/2001, Brussels May 2001
6. [vi] Eurostat research results (2003), cited in OSSATE Accessibility Market and Stakeholder Analysis2005
7. [vii] Eurostat research results (2003), cited in OSSATE Accessibility Market and Stakeholder Analysis2005
8. [viii] Eurostat research results (2003), cited in OSSATE Accessibility Market and Stakeholder Analysis2005
9. [ix] Eurostat research results (2003), cited in OSSATE Accessibility Market and Stakeholder Analysis2005
10. [x] 'Inclusive Education in Russia: a status report', Denise Roza, Disability World, issue 26 December 2004/February 2005
11. [xi] Eurostat research results (2003), cited in OSSATE Accessibility Market and Stakeholder Analysis2005
12. [xii] World Health Organisation estimate
13. [xiii] Ethiopian Disability Survey estimate
14. [xiv] Kenya Population Census 1989
15. [xv] Malawi Disability Survey 1983 and World Health Organisation estimate
16. [xvi] Malian federation of Disabled People (FEMAPH) estimation
17. [xvii] Application of World Health Organisation estimate
18. [xviii] World Health organisation estimate
19. [xix] Estimate figure from World Health Organisation and International Labour Organisation 2005
20. [xx] Ugandan National Housing and Population Census 1991
21. [xxi] Zimbabwean Inter-Censal Demographic Survey (ICDS) 1997
22. [xxii] In the of reliable data the 4% is from local surveys with the higher 10% being the World Health Organisation figure
23. [xxiii] National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning
24. [xxiv] Quoted from 'This minority is invisible' by Javed Abidi, June 2002.
25. [xxv] Statistic Central Board
26. [xxvi] Data from the Indonesian Disabled People's Association (PPCI), September 2006
27. [xvii] Data from the Indonesian Disabled People's Association (PPCI), September 2006
28. [xxviii] World Health Organisation
29. [xxix] Statistics Division, Blue Area, Islamabad. Cited on the Biwako Millenium Framework website
30. [xxx] National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons (NCWDP)
31. [xxxi] 'The Disability Situation in Nepal', Meen Raj Panthi, Disability World issue 24, June/August 2004
32. [xxxii] Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC), Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2003
33. [xxxiii] Shelton, E.J. & Tucker, H. (2005) Tourism and Disability: Issues Beyond Access. Tourism Review International, Vol. 8 (3), pp. 211-219, cited in OSSATE Accessibility Market and Stakeholder Analysis2005
34. [xxxiv] Statistics NZ data, quoted by EEO Trust
35. [xxxv] US Census Bureau figures 2002 as part of US Census Press Release, 12/05/06.
36. [xxxvi] Canadian Government population estimates released in 2001 quoted in 'Advancing the Inclusion of people with Disabilities', 2005.
37. [xxxvii] National Population Census 1994 ,
38. [xxxviii] United Nations population projection figures, Wall Street Journal, June 2006
39. [xxxix] United Nations population projection figures, Wall Street Journal, June 2006
40. [xl] United Nations population projection figures, Wall Street Journal, June 2006
41. [xli] United Nations population projection figures, Wall Street Journal, June 2006
42. [xlii] United Nations population projection figures, Wall Street Journal, June 2006
43. [xliii] United Nations population projection figures, Wall Street Journal, June 2006
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45. [xlv] United Nations population projection figures, Wall Street Journal, June 2006

Two presentations from the international conference, "Neurology for the Third Millennium" hosted by the Carlo Besta Institute, Milan, Italy.

From the Source E-Bulletin: Disability, Inclusion and Development

A selection of 25 resources recently added to the Source collection on Disability, Inclusion & Development.  

1. Deafblindness and Multi-sensory Impairment (http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3PN-0/c.aspx )

2. Cluster Munitions and Victim Assistance (http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3PM-0/c.aspx )

Selection of 25 resources

1. Disability and disasters : towards an inclusive approach KETT, Martha, TWIGG, John, Geneva, International Federation of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent (ICRC), 2007 ( http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W4JN-0/c.aspx )

2. Guidelines on the provision of manual wheelchairs in less resourced settings ARMSTRONG, William et al, Gemeva. World Health Organization, 2008 ( http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3PK-0/c.aspx )

3. Shifting the paradigm in social service provision : making quality services accessible for people with disabilities in south east Europe CHIRIACESCU, Diana, Sarajevo, Handicap International, 2008 ( http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3PJ-0/c.aspx )

4. Young voices : young people's views of inclusive education LEWIS, Ingrid, Oslo, The Atlas Alliance, 2008 ( http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W4JM-0/c.aspx )

5. Making it work

HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL, Takoma Park, Handicap International US, Website [Regularly updated] ( http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3PH-0/c.aspx )

6. National leadership training for women with disabilities ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES, Kolkata, AWWD, 2008 (http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3PG-0/c.aspx )

7. Exclusion of disabled people from microcredit in Africa and Asia : a literature study CRAMM, J M FINKENFLUGEL, H, Bangalore, Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal, Vol 19, No 2, 2008 ( http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3PF-0/c.aspx )

8. A recent history of the disability rights movement in El Salvador HOTRA, Larissa, 2008 ( http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3PE-0/c.aspx )

9. Development for all : a disability strategy for the Australian aid program 2009-2014 AUSAID, Canberra, AUSAID 2008 ( http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3PD-0/c.aspx ) 

10. Make development inclusive : how to include the perspectives of persons with disabilities in the project cycle management guidelines of the EC | Concepts and guiding principles CHRISTIAN BLIND MISSION (CBM), Germany, 2008 ( http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3PC-0/c.aspx )

11.Understanding the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities : a handbook on the human rights of persons with disabilities SCHULZE, Marianne Lyon: Handicap International, September 2009 ( http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3PB-0/c.aspx )

12. Disability and HIV & AIDS in Mozambique DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, London, Disability and Development partners, 2008 ( http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3PA-0/c.aspx )

13. Into the unknown : disabled people's experiences of public transport WEBSTER, Lee; SHAH, Sachin, London, Leonard Cheshire International, 2007 ( http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3P9-0/c.aspx )

14. Children with disabilities in Rajshahi City : a situational analysis RAHMAN, Sadikur; KHANAM, Wahida; ISLAM, Zeenatul, Bangladesh, Foundation for Women and Child Assistance, 2008 ( http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3P8-0/c.aspx )

15. Disability Monitor initiative Middle East Jordan, The Disability Monitor Initiative, Website [Regularly updated] ( http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3P7-0/c.aspx )

16.  Human rights and disability : equal rights for all COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, Strasbourg, Commissioner for Human Rights, 2008 ( http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3P6-0/c.aspx )

17. IDRM : regional report of Europe

CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL REHABILITATION, Chicago, Center for International Rehabilitation, 2007 ( http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3P5-0/c.aspx )

18. Global polio eradication initiative : annual report 2008 WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO), Geneva, WHO, 2009 ( http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3P4-0/c.aspx )

19. Preventing HIV/AIDS among persons with disabilities : a handbook for policy makers, healthcare providers and care givers of people with disabilities IVOM, Damian O, [not published] ( http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3P3-0/c.aspx )

20. Capacity building of disabled people's organisations in the South | The Scandinavian model ALBERT, Bill, Norwich, International Disability Equality Agency (IDEA), 2007 (http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3P2-0/c.aspx )

21. GPDD : global partnership for disability and development Washington D.C, GPDD, Website [Regularly updated] ( http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3P1-0/c.aspx )

22. Visions on mainstreaming disability in development : strengths, weakenesses, opportunties, constraints HENDRICKS, Vera, Veenendaal, the Netherlands, Dark and Light Blind Care, 2009 ( http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3P0-0/c.aspx )

23. Community based psychosocial services in humanitarian assistance | A facilitator's guide Version 2, AGNI, Kathy, et al, Lutherahjalpen/Church of Sweden, Norwegian Church Aid, and, Presbyterian Disasters Assistance, 2005 ( http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3OZ-0/c.aspx )

24. Household survey : a relevant tool for gathering information on disability?

BAKHSHI, Parul, TRANI, Jean-Francois, Essen, Netzwerk Menschen mit Behinderung in der Einen Welt, Journal for Disability and International Development, Volume 18, part 2, 2007 ( http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3OY-0/c.aspx )

25. International agreement on the rights of disabled people : easyread version EASYREAD SERVICE, Newmarket, Inspired Services Publishing Ltd, 2007 ( http://ctt-news.org/B8A-3282-1KVD6I-1W3OX-0/c.aspx )

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The conference, "Innovation in Accessible Transport for All" was held at World Bank Headquarters, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, D.C. on January 14, 2010. It took place in the margins of the annual Transportation Research Board meetings in Washington, D.C. and focused on the role of innovation in promoting effective solutions to the transport needs of disabled and older people in both developed and less-developed countries. The sessions in the one-day event covered innovation in policy and governance, planning, design and technology for improved accessibility. Special emphasis was placed on better understanding and overcoming the barriers to uptake of innovative accessibility initiatives.

The findings of this event will serve as input to the 2010 International Transport Forum on "Transport and Innovation: Unleashing the Potential" to be held 26-28 May in Leipzig ,Germany.

• Draft Program [ 97KB] 

Welcome

• Jamal Saghir
  Director, Energy, Transport & Water, The World Bank
• Arlene Turner
  Director General, International & Intergovernmental Relations, Transport Canada
• Bassam Ramadan
  Sector manager, Human Development Network, Social Projection & Labor, The World Bank
• Workshop Chairman
  Jack Short, Secretary-General, International Transport Forum

Overview of the Issues

• Overview of the Issues [ 16MB]
  by Ann Frye
  Director, Ann Frye Ltd.
  Co-Chair, TRB Sub-Committee on International Activities in Accessible Transportation & Mobility

Policy & Governance

• The UN Convention: Can it stimulate innovation? [ 4MB]
  by Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo
  Senior Operations Officer, The World Bank
• Key Topics [ 222KB] 
• Financial & Fiscal Innovation: Thinking outside the box [ 442KB]
  by David Lewis
  Senior Vice-President, HDR/Decision Economics USA

Design & Technology

• Capturing technology to meet disabled people's needs
  by Dennis Cannon
  US Access Board
• Key Topics [ 222KB] 
• Universal Design: Bringing New Perspectives to Design for All [ 6.5MB]
  by Francesc Aragall
  President, Design for All Foundation, Spain
  and Edward Steinfeld
  Director, Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access, School of Architecture and Planning, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA
• Key Topics [ 222KB] 

Planning

• Innovative approaches to land use & urban development: Creating livable communities
  
  Case Studies
  • Europe (Berlin) [ 5.6MB]
    by Manfred Rentzsch
    IAS Institute for Occupational and Social Hygiene, Foundation
  • Malaysia (Penang) [ 5.7MB] 
    by Kit Mitchell, Consultant, UK
  • USA (Rosslyn) [ 5.4MB]
    by Honorable Michael Winter
    Federal Transit Administration, International Accessibility Specialist
• Key Topics [ 223KB] 

Research

• Focussing research towards practical outcomes: In search of a paradigm shift
  • Applying Research to Increasing Accessibility Capability Internationally [ 2.9MB]
    by Mary Leary
    Senior Director, Easter Seals Project Action, USA
  • Accessible Transport Practice in China [ 5.2MB] 
    by Haixiao Pan
    Professor, Department of Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
• Key Topics [ 222KB] 

Working in Partnership

• Promoting partnership & collaboration at international, national & local levels
  by Shomik Mehndiratta
  Senior Transport Specialist. East Asia, World Bank
  Tom Rickert
  Executive Director, Access Exchange International
  Bill Millar
  President, American Public Transportation Association, USA
• Key Topics [ 222KB] 

Implementation and Barriers to Progress

• Closing the Gap between Rhetoric and Reality [ 4.5MB]
  by Lalita Sen
  Professor, Department of Urban Planning & Environmental Policy, Texas Southern University
• Key Topics [ 222KB] 

Key Messages and Conclusions
by Moderator, Sandi Rosenbloom
Professor of Planning, University of Arizona in Tucson, USA

Please also check the International Transport Forum workshop page. 

Brazil (2007)

Persons with Disabilities Act 1995
http://punarbhava.in/index.php?Itemid=341&id=211&option=com_content&task=view


National Policy for Disabled Persons
http://socialwelfare.delhigovt.nic.in/disabilityact.htm

National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999
http://www.nationaltrust.org.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57&Itemid=72

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