Towards Standardised Information Exchange Regarding the Accessibility of Public Transport in Germany.

In the innovation project DELFIplus a concept for standardised information on accesssibility of public transport facilities in Germany as a basis for a nationwide electronic journey planner has been elaborated and demonstrated. A handbook describes a pragmatic methodology how to implement the integrated information services in a decentralised structure of information providers.

Definition of "Total Accessibility" for Public Transport.

The paper describes the approach and results of a German study as an example of strategies in German legislation relating to accessibility in public transport. In the study a participatory approach was followed to reach consensus about the interpretation and definition of a new legislative term "vollständige Barrierefreiheit (total accessibility)".