TRIPS

Trips took practical steps to address and pre-empt discrimination of all citizens, who were disabled by barriers and challenges in urban transport.

Europe Accessibility Digital Diversity and Inclusion Policy and Regulation

Transport Innovation for Disabled People Needs Satisfaction

By ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the EU and all Member States were committed to respect the rights of people with disabilities, including the right to mobility and independent living.

In practice however, these rights had yet to materialise for disabled people in large parts of the EU, and transport systems remained largely inaccessible.

As a consequence, people were disabled from accessing job opportunities, education, social and leisure activities and other services.

This limited lifestyle choices, reinforced exclusion from local communities, and ultimately blocked people from participating in society as full and independent citizens.

The TRIPS project:

Proposed a co-design approach that allowed people, disabled by inaccessible environments, to take the leading role in designing accessible and usable transport systems. By focusing on the experience and needs of disabled people, it aimed to directly address a wide variety of barriers in urban transport systems. This included barriers due to for example age, health, or language.

Provided case studies that showed how such co-designed mobility solutions could indeed provide inclusive urban transport-for-all in seven European cities: Bologna, Brussels, Cagliari, Lisbon, Sofia, Stockholm and Zagreb.

TRIPS was coordinated by Eindhoven University of Technology.

TRIPS received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme Under Grant Agreement no. 875588.

Key Facts

• Partners: 10
• Duration: January 2020 – January 2023
• Budget: €2.8 million