Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the intersection between transportation and human rights and how this intersection has impacted the disabled community. First, the consequences of a lack of accessibility are examined. The sub-categories of social well-being, physical barriers, financial earnings and ability to obtain employment, and health are focused on. Second, Canadian and Ontario legislation and case law are reviewed to see how they respond to some of these consequences. These include the Canada Transportation Act, The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, The Canada Human Rights Code, The Ontario Human Rights Code, and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. After establishing that not enough has been done to reach as adequate resolution, solutions outside of legislation are explored. These solutions focus on universal design, citizen science, and autonomous vehicles.

Highlights

  • The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the intersection between transportation and human rights and how this intersection has impacted the disabled community

  • On a Federal level, these commitments have long been enshrined in the Charter, The Ontario Human Rights Code, and the National Transportation Act

  • Autonomous vehicles should be build with the philosophy of Universal Design mind so as to benefit everyone and not exclude certain people from the accessibility freedom that they offer

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Summary

Chapter 1: Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the intersection between transportation and human rights and how this intersection has impacted the disabled community. This paper will show that despite all of these commitments to improving accessibility and the rights of disabled people, significant barriers still exist for disabled people within our society. This will be done by examining current federal and provincial legislation and case law as well literature that interprets these. On a Federal level, these commitments have long been enshrined in the Charter, The Ontario Human Rights Code, and the National Transportation Act. On a Provincial level the Ontarians With Disabilities Act was created in 2005. This creates a situation in which decisions are legitimized through the process of inclusion (Young, 2000)

Chapter 3: Why Accessibility to Transportation is such a Difficult Problem to Solve
5.5: Ontario Legislation
Findings
Chapter 7: Conclusion

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