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Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Volume 14, 2019 - Issue 2
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Original Research

“I’m very visible but seldom seen”: consumer choice and use of mobility aids on public transport

Carolyn A. UnsworthDepartment of Exercise and Health Sciences, Central Queensland University, Melbourne, Australia; Correspondence[email protected]
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Vijay RawatDepartment of Exercise and Health Sciences, Central Queensland University, Melbourne, Australia; View further author information
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John SullivanDepartment of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-9407-6484View further author information
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Richard TayRoyal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-6297-0593View further author information
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Anjum NaweedAppleton Institute, Central Queensland University, Adelaide, Australia; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-5534-4295View further author information
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Prasad GudimetlaEngineering, Central Queensland University, Bundaberg, AustraliaView further author information
Pages 122-132 | Received 29 Sep 2017, Accepted 17 Nov 2017, Published online: 28 Nov 2017

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Kelsey Chapman, Carolyn Ehrlich, Jessica O’Loghlen & Elizabeth Kendall. (2023) The dignity experience of people with disability when using trains and buses in an Australian city. Disability & Society 0:0, pages 1-25.
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Bonnie Das Neves, Carolyn Unsworth & Colette Browning. (2023) ‘Being treated like an actual person’: attitudinal accessibility on the bus. Mobilities 18:3, pages 425-444.
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Carolyn Unsworth, Man Hei So, Julian Chua, Prasad Gudimetla & Anjum Naweed. (2021) A systematic review of public transport accessibility for people using mobility devices. Disability and Rehabilitation 43:16, pages 2253-2267.
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James Bonehill, Nadia von Benzon & Jon Shaw. (2020) ‘The shops were only made for people who could walk’: impairment, barriers and autonomy in the mobility of adults with Cerebral Palsy in urban England. Mobilities 15:3, pages 341-361.
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Duncan Guest, Georgina Gous, Andrew Butcher, Andrew Mackenzie, Gordon Guest, Angela Young & David Crundall. (2024) Developing a taxonomy of hazards and hazard mitigation strategies for Motorised mobility scooter users. Accident Analysis & Prevention 195, pages 107423.
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Sol Lim & Clive D’Souza. (2021) Wheeled Mobility Use on Accessible Fixed-Route Transit: A Field Study in Environmental Docility. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18:6, pages 2840.
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Carolyn A. Unsworth, Julian Chua & Prasad Gudimetla. (2020) A 3D Measurement and Computerized Meshing Study to Promote Bus Ridership Among People Using Powered Mobility Aids. Frontiers in Built Environment 6.
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Carolyn A. Unsworth, Julian Chua, Anjum Naweed, Prasad Gudimetla, Toan D. Nguyen & David G. Barnes. (2018) Use of 3D scanning technology to determine bus access for people using powered mobility aids. Journal of Transport & Health 10, pages 350-360.
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