Inclusive public space project: Law, disability and accessibility

Inclusive public space project: Law, disability and accessibility Anna Lawson, Maria Orchard, Dick Houtzager, Sanjay Jain, Agnes Meroka-Mutua, Lawrence Mute, Barry Whaley, and Sofia Raseta discuss the Inclusive Public Space (European Research Council) Project and examine the role of law and policy in improving the accessibility and inclusiveness of city streets. Against the backdrop of international human rights and sustainable development commitments (such as Article 9 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD, 2006) and Goal 11 of the Sustainable Development Goals (UN DESA), the Inclusive Public Space (IPS) project addresses the role of law and policy in enhancing the inclusiveness and accessibility of streets. It focuses particularly on aspects of the physical environment and interactions between road users that disadvantage disabled people and, very often, older pedestrians and those navigating streets with young children.