Mental health Archives - National Centre for Accessible Transport

Public Mental Health and Transport: the challenges and possibilities

The Motability Foundation funded research into public transport challenges for people with mental health conditions. Led by individuals with lived…

Cathryn Thompson-Goodwin17 June 2025

Willingness of people who are blind to accept autonomous vehicles: An empirical investigation

Attitudes of a sample of 211 UK people who are blind concerning autonomous vehicles (AVs), and the determinants of the…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

PAS 6463:2022 Design for the mind. Neurodiversity and the built environment. Guide

PAS 6463 gives guidance on the design of the built environment to include the needs of people who experience sensory/neurological…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Care on the Move: Active travel and the everyday mobilities of children with non-visible disabilities

This project focuses on children with non-visible disabilities. At least 1.

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Road traffic noise, noise sensitivity, noise annoyance, psychological and physical health and mortality

Background: Both physical and psychological health outcomes have been associated with exposure to environmental noise. Noise sensitivity could have the…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Gender, mental health and travel

This paper examines gender differences in travel behaviour by people with mental health conditions based on the results of an…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Passengers’ anxiety about using the London Underground

As the recognition of public transport system as a service is growing, the importance of customer satisfaction through enhancing customer…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Demand response to improved walking infrastructure: A study into the economics of walking and health behaviour change

Walking is the most common form of moderate-intensity physical activity among adults, is widely accessible and especially appealing to obese…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Understanding the Impact of Travel on Wellbeing: Evidence for Great Britain During the Pandemic

The paper investigates whether the wellbeing in Great Britain, measured by life satisfaction and happiness, is affected by the dramatic…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

With us, we, like, physically can’t’: Transport, Mobility and the Leisure Experiences of Teenage Wheelchair Users

This paper reflects upon the experiences of 69 British teenage wheelchair users in their attempts to access leisure environments. Heiser's…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024