Ensuring public transport vehicles comply with the laws on disability access is just the tip of the iceberg. Access issues across the transport system point to the need for on-demand services.
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Four decades after the first Supreme Court ruling on the rights of students with disabilities, Congress has not made clear exactly what it expects of school districts.
A more accessible world for disabled people begins with better design – listening to disabled people themselves is the key.
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Alan Morris is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Disability and Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Curtin University
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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Honorary Associate Lecturer in Geography, University of Newcastle
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Joseph Panzer Chair in Education in the School of Education and Health Sciences and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Senior Lecturer in Nursing, Auckland University of Technology
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Professor of Anthropology & Assistant Dean (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Decolonization), Faculty of Social Science, Western University
