Pan-impairment Archives - National Centre for Accessible Transport

Smart Transport: Building the Digital Future of Mobility

This report examines how digital technologies and standards are reshaping transport into connected, data-driven systems. It highlights the role of…

Cathryn Thompson-Goodwin12 June 2026

Station Based Calm Spaces, Technical Requirements Document

This report explores accessibility barriers across transport systems, highlighting how issues such as inconsistent design, poor information, and lack of…

Cathryn Thompson-Goodwin12 June 2026

Transforming Disability Data Collection in Wales: Embracing the Social Model

Research developing and testing survey questions aligned with the social model of disability to improve how disability is measured, focusing…

Cathryn Thompson-Goodwin12 June 2026

Disabled Consumers Living in Rural Scotland: Experiences of Transport, Health and Social Care and Leisure

A mixed-methods study examining how disability and rurality interact to create barriers to accessing transport, health, and leisure services, highlighting…

Cathryn Thompson-Goodwin12 June 2026

What Matters to Rail Passengers in Great Britain

A large-scale UK study exploring barriers faced by blind and partially sighted passengers across all stages of rail travel, highlighting…

Cathryn Thompson-Goodwin12 June 2026

Inclusive design at bus stops with cycle tracks

A multi-method research study examining whether bus stop bypasses, shared bus boarders, and continuous footway designs exclude or disadvantage disabled…

Cathryn Thompson-Goodwin12 June 2026

Disability and Transport 2024

This publication presents statistics on transport and travel for disabled people in Scotland. It includes data for the Accessible Travel…

Cathryn Thompson-Goodwin15 April 2026

En Route to Inclusive Transport; improving the world through engineering

Many people in the UK face barriers to accessing public transport, including women, disabled individuals, older adults, neurodivergent people, families,…

Cathryn Thompson-Goodwin13 January 2026

No access for you: modelling the impact of inaccessible streetscapes on disabled people’s mobility

This academic study explores disabled people's experiences with streetscape barriers, using data from 408 UK respondents and advanced statistical methods.…

Cathryn Thompson-Goodwin26 September 2025

Inclusive streetscapes: Embedding disabled people’s lived experience into street accessibility

Disabled people face major societal barriers, including higher anxiety and reduced access to education and employment. This academic study, based…

Cathryn Thompson-Goodwin26 September 2025