Most of the papers in this Record are from the 13th National Conference on Accessible Transportation and Mobility held October 23-28, 1992, in Tampa, Florida. Several papers focus on the implications of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), which mandates significant changes in the way that transportation services are provided for persons with disabilities. Papers discuss the service-route concept; a demonstration project to teach persons with disabilities to train other disabled persons to use fixed-route transit and to train transit operators to be more aware of the needs of those with disabilities. Strategies used in helping severely mentally ill persons with transportation handicaps convert from institutional settings to community community-based living are presented. Two papers come from the United Kingdom; one focuses on past and current experience in accessible transportation, and the other discusses strategic management in specialized transportation, notably, the strategies of individual organizations to provide effective specialized transportation services. Papers also focus on computerized reservations scheduling in the paratransit industry, the institutional framework for coordination between agencies in the aging and transportation domains, and transportation technologies for improving independence based in experience in Canada. Three papers address the mechanics of securement and restraint of wheeled mobility aids in public transportation vehicles, the engineering appraisal of wheelchair lifts, and procedures for assessing the reliability of wheelchais lifts.
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