7) Research

Disability

• Around 16% of the working age adult population has a disability. - The Guardian, 24 April 2018 (https://fullfact.org/health/how-many-people-have-disability/)

• There are 13.9 million disabled people in the UK. (https://www.scope.org.uk/media/disability-facts-figures/)

Mobility

• Mobility impairment is defined as a category of disability that includes people with varying types of physical disabilities. (https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/)

• Mobility is the most common impairment, affecting just over half of all disabled people.

• There are an estimated 11.4 million elderly people over the age of 65, living in the UK. There are over 23.2 million people aged 50 years and over, nearly a third of the total UK population.

Accessibility

• Only 25% of London Underground station are accessible

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Main websites for accessible transport information

• UK Government (https://www.gov.uk/transport/transport-accessibility-and-mobility)

• Transport for all (https://www.transportforall.org.uk)

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Applications for accessible transport information

• Citymapper (available to check step-free buses & wheelchair-accessible routes in few main tube&train stations)

• Google map (available to check wheelchair-accessible routes in few main tube&train stations *BUT* When step-free on the Tube isn't actually step-free -https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43429393)

• Wheelmap (*Main accessible transport app* available to check step-free buses & wheelchair-accessible routes in many tube&train stations)