Multi-Stakeholder Interviews to Examine Urban Accessibility

Project Description

To investigate socio-political challenges in addressing urban accessibility for people with disabilities, we conducted a series of interviews and focus groups with key stakeholder groups, including: people with disabilities, caregivers, disability advocates, transit officials, and policy makers. We identify key needs and desires of each group, how they differ, and how they interact with each other in the civic ecosystem to bring about change. We found that people, politics, and money were intrinsically tied to underfunded accessibility improvement projects—without continued support from the public and the political leadership, existing funding may also disappear. Using the insights from these interviews, we explore how technology may enhance our stakeholders’ decision-making processes and facilitate accessible infrastructure development.

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