Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitaiton Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Disabil Rehabil. 2020 Apr;42(8):1131-1140. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2018.1517194. Epub 2019 Jan 14.
Although access to reliable transportation is an essential component of quality of life, young people with disabilities encounter many transportation-related obstacles. To explore solutions to the challenges that youth with disabilities encounter in accessing and navigating transportation. A nominal group technique was used in two consultation workshops (one involving rehabilitation clinicians and accessible transportation stakeholders; and one with youth with disabilities and parents). Fifteen participants across two workshops took part and prioritized their solutions and we used a comparative analysis within and between groups to explore overarching themes. The workshops resulted in 122 solutions (76 from youth/parents; 46 from stakeholders). Although there was considerable overlap within the ideas generated between the groups, they each prioritized them differently. The following themes emerged across the two group's prioritized solutions: training, funding, enhancing access, and improved efficiency. Our findings highlight that youth with disabilities, parents and key stakeholders offered many practical solutions for enhancing accessible transportation for youth with disabilities.Implications for RehabilitationClinicians and educators should explore different apps and transportation training programs that could help support youth with disabilities to enhance their independence and participation in the communityClinicians and educators should be involved in the development of disability awareness training programs for public transit and school bus drivers to enhance youth's inclusion and participation in society.Clinicians, educators, youth and parents should continue to advocate for inclusive, accessible, affordable and efficient transportation for people with disabilities.
尽管可靠的交通是生活质量的重要组成部分，但残疾青年在交通方面会遇到许多障碍。为了探索残疾青年在获取和使用交通方面遇到的挑战的解决方案，采用名义群体技术在两个咨询研讨会上进行了（一个涉及康复临床医生和无障碍交通利益相关者；一个是残疾青年及其父母）。两个研讨会共有 15 名参与者参与并对解决方案进行了优先级排序，我们使用组内和组间的对比分析来探讨总体主题。研讨会提出了 122 项解决方案（76 项来自青年/父母；46 项来自利益相关者）。尽管两个组的想法之间存在很大的重叠，但它们的优先级不同。以下主题是从两个组的优先级解决方案中出现的：培训、资金、增强访问和提高效率。我们的研究结果表明，残疾青年、家长和主要利益相关者为改善残疾青年的无障碍交通提供了许多实用的解决方案。
临床医生和教育工作者应探索不同的应用程序和交通培训计划，以帮助支持残疾青年提高独立性并参与社区。临床医生和教育工作者应参与为公共交通和校车司机制定残疾意识培训计划，以增强青年的包容性和参与度。临床医生、教育工作者、青年和家长应继续倡导为残疾人提供包容、无障碍、经济实惠和高效的交通。
