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Assessing the inclusion of people with physical disabilities in the Ethekweni transport system : a case study of Umlazi District, Z Section.

dc.contributor.advisorDayomi, Abiodun Matthews.
dc.contributor.authorApril, Nokuzola Tracey.
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-10T10:13:06Z
dc.date.available2016-08-10T10:13:06Z
dc.date.created2015
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionMasters of Town and Regional Planning. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 2015.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to assess the inclusion of people with disabilities in the transport system of eThekwini Municipality, specifically people living in Z section of Umlazi Township. A mixed method of research was executed with a sample of participants selected using both Snowball Sampling and Random Sampling methods. The participants consisted of residents of Umlazi with disabilities, their immediate family members, community members, local councillors, local taxi operators and municipal employees (particularly those from the Department of Transport). The findings revealed that people with disabilities facing challenges of mobility and transportation, which negatively affect all spheres of their lives, but most importantly the perception of these people by those surrounding them greatly influenced these challenges in the sense that they are seen as liabilities particularly by taxi operators. Recommendations that have been described focus on policy enforcement and inclusive planning, that would take care of their needs and eliminate some of these perceptions.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/13255
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_US
dc.subjectDisabilities.en_US
dc.subjectDevelopmental studies programs.en_US
dc.subjectTransportation--South Africa--eThekwini Municipality Metropolitan.en_US
dc.subjectTransportation--South Africa--Umlazi.en_US
dc.subjectTheses--Town and regional planning.en_US
dc.titleAssessing the inclusion of people with physical disabilities in the Ethekweni transport system : a case study of Umlazi District, Z Section.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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