Using smartphones to navigate urban spaces: People with disabilities and the role of mobile technologies in three WA locations

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Using smartphones to navigate urban spaces: People with disabilities and the role of mobile technologies in three WA locations

People with disabilities report a number of consistently disabling access issues while moving through urban environments. These can result in social isolation and cause people with disability to avoid going to new or hard to get to places, often being late due to public transport issues, getting dis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Kent, Michael, Ellis, Katie, Locke, Kathryn, Hollier, Scott, Denney, A.
Format:	Report
Published:	Curtin University 2017
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70858

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