Travel Patterns of American Adults with Disabilities

Article Publication Date:

9/30/2018

Summary:

This issue brief uses data from the 2017 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) to examine the daily travel patterns of American adults with travel-limiting disabilities. It also explores data from the 2001 and 2009 NHTS to illustrate trends over time. Several groups of technologies might help people with disability-related transportation limitations, but people with disabilities use them less.

Topics:

Transportation

travel-limiting disabilities

Types/Tools:

Data; Reports

Populations:

Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities; Physical Disabilities; Psychiatric Disabilities/Mental Illness

Sources:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Programs/Initiatives:

N/A

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