Evaluation of the Transportation System for Disables Versus Policy Implementation in Addis Ababa City
| dc.contributor.advisor | Teklu, Bikila (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Abebe, Rahel | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-23T07:19:21Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-11T12:53:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-23T07:19:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-11T12:53:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study is to evaluate the transport system for disables’ regarding related policy implementation in Addis Ababa City. The paper has administrative, policy and academic significances. This research covers spatially those organizations working in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian National Association of the Blind, the Ethiopian National Association of the Physically Handicapped and the Ethiopian National Association of the Deaf. Thematically the research limited to the evaluation of the road transport system for the people with disabilities against the related policy implementation. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used and descriptive research method. These Participants of the research were selected randomly using small population size sampling method, and from the selected sample first hand data collected through questionnaires, semi-structured interview, focus group discussion and observation. Secondary data were collected from published and unpublished, hard and soft copy documents. After collecting primary and secondary data, both qualitative and quantitative data analysis methods were used to analyze the data and presented in tables, figures and in text forms. The researcher found and concluded that the transport system for disabled people in Ethiopia is inaccessible and the causes for inaccessibility are lack of infrastructure provision, environmental barrier, non-existent Law enforcement and lack of public awareness, poor design of flow entities or public transport, are identified as causes for transportation system problem for disabled people. Moreover, Addis Ababa transport policy has limited emphasis for disable and the policy is not implemented. Finally, the researchers recommend that infrastructure should be accessible, the vehicle design should be accommodative and the government should implement the international agreements related with disables. More over the policy should be revised and participatory. Key words: Transport, Policy, Disables, People with Disable | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/9691 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Transport; Policy; Disables; People with Disable | en_US |
| dc.title | Evaluation of the Transportation System for Disables Versus Policy Implementation in Addis Ababa City | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |