Samenvatting
Measures to improve the mobility of the disabled which were initiated as ôthe Living Zone Enlargement Movementö in Sendai, Japan in 1970, have since been improved, but are still insufficient. In particular, access to existing public transportation systems for severely handicapped people such aswheelchair users is very poor. For example, public buses have no lifts and at railway stations the elevators and escalators for the disabled wheelchairs are rare. Special transport services for the disabled seem to centeron transportation to and from school and welfare facilities. This report summarizes the results of a survey that was carried out among the disabledwho live in Machida City, Tokyo.