Год выпуска: 2012 Автор: Ibrahim Abdullahi and Leonard Bombom S. Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 60 ISBN: 9783659236976
Описание
Travel Patterns of the Physically Disabled explored most of the daily activities of the physically disabled especially their travels. Their trips to work, schools, their trips for shoppings etc. the problems they face especially how they are unable to use to use transportation means ond modes like every other persons who are not physically disabled.This study of the travel patterns of the physically disabled was carried out in Jos. The group of the physically disabled used include the blind, the crippled and the lepers. A combination of questionnaire administration, focus group discussion and direct observations was employed to collect all necessary data for analysis. The study took a sample of 206 physically disabled and the systematic and stratified random sampling techniques were used at various stages of the data collection processes. Most physically disabled (68%) were engaged in begging, 7.7% were civil servants, and about 55.3% of them were not formally educated. Generally...
