Knowledge centre for transport accessibility and mobility of people with special needs using individual transport modes

Abstract

Abstract At the Military University of Technology in Faculty of Mechanical Engineering has been estabilished a Knowledge centre for transport accessibility and mobility of people with special needs (PwSN). The main aim of the Centre’s activities is to extend issues of universal design and to develop, promote and disseminate innovative product solutions and universal service standards leading to increased mobility and improved road safety for PwSN using personal transport. An additional aim is to support teaching staff in preparation for education and in the implementation of training activities in the field of universal design, counteracting the exclusion of PwSN. The activities of the Centre involve the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, the Institute of Psychology at Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University and the Motor Transport Institute. The article presents in detail the intentions and expected results of the activities carried out by the Centre. It is assumed that the Centre’s activities will make it possible to develop and disseminate original solutions of systems and devices facilitating and supporting the use of individual means of transport by PwSN.