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All Aboard?: Navigating bus travel with sight loss

All Aboard?: Navigating bus travel with sight loss

Bus travel presents particular challenges for people with sight loss. This report shows fewer than half of blind and partially…
Cathryn Thompson-Goodwin
Cathryn Thompson-Goodwin11 September 2025
Taking part in activities, an exploration of the role of discretionary travel in older people’s wellbeing

Taking part in activities, an exploration of the role of discretionary travel in older people’s wellbeing

Introduction: Activity theory, a construct from social gerontology, provides a framework to bridge the themes of ageing and transport, and…
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rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
Care-driven informality: The case of community transport

Care-driven informality: The case of community transport

Nation-wide cuts to bus subsidies have led to reduced service in rural communities in the UK, leaving those who do…
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rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
Accessibility: The Rural Challenge

Accessibility: The Rural Challenge

Originally published in 1979, this book discusses the problem faced by planners, county councils, transport, health and education authorities as…
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rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
Painful Journeys: Why getting to hospital appointments is a major issue for older people

Painful Journeys: Why getting to hospital appointments is a major issue for older people

For most of us just having a hospital appointment is enough to worry about but imagine having to make the…
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rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
Exploring the propensity to travel by demand responsive transport in the rural area of Lincolnshire in England

Exploring the propensity to travel by demand responsive transport in the rural area of Lincolnshire in England

Local transport systems in rural areas worldwide are facing significant challenges. In particular, increased car ownership and usage as well…
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rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
Getting out of the house: The use of community transport as a third place for rural-dwelling older adults

Getting out of the house: The use of community transport as a third place for rural-dwelling older adults

Rural-dwelling older adults experience significant shrinkage in their social networks and capital due to transitions in later life related to…
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rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
Accessibility of Health Services for Aged People in Rural Ireland

Accessibility of Health Services for Aged People in Rural Ireland

This paper describes a research study carried out in Ireland looking at transport provision in rural areas in Ireland. The…
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rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

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