What is accessibility?
What is accessibility planning?
Why is accessibility planning important?
What are the big issues?
How are different groups of people affected by poor accessibility?
How to write an accessibility strategy
Why are Local Transport Authorities leading accessibility planning?
What is an accessibility partnership?
The five stages of the accessibility planning process
How should the accessibility plan fit with the LTP?

Chapter Objectives
Strategic and local assessments— The two stage
What do you need to produce for the LTP in March 2006?
What is the process for identifying accessibility problems and priorities?
Where do you look for accessibility problems?
How to define accessibility problems
Summary

Chapter Objectives
Phase 1— Identifying the strategic issues
Who to involve
What are the risks of not involving partners at this stage?
Phase 2—Identifying local problems and priorities
Who to involve
What are the risks of not involving partners at this stage?
Phases 3 and 4—Designing and delivering solutions
Who to involve
Keeping the partnership going
What are the risks of not involving partners at this stage?
Phase 5—Reviewing performance
Who to involve
What are the risks of not involving partners at this stage?
Summary

Chapter Objectives
What is an evidence base and why is it important to have one?
What might an evidence base consist of?
What does accessibility analysis involve?
How do you avoid the ‘pitfalls’ of accessibility analysis?
When might it be appropriate to gather more information?
How surveys and consultations differ
What do the outputs of accessibility analysis show you?
How should the outputs be used?
Summary

Chapter Objectives
Choosing Indicators
Choosing targets
Using Indicators and Targets to monitor progress
Summary

Chapter Objectives
What makes up a complete Accessibility Strategy?
Overview vision and objectives for accessibility improvements
Links between accessibility and other authority objectives
Implications of wider LTP polices
Accessibility analysis in wider strategies and policies
Evidence base
Accessibility Priorities
Phased programme for improving accessibility
Evidence that partners have been engaged
In-depth local accessibility assessments and initial local action plans
Accessibility Indicators and Targets
Local accessibility action plans
Planning the development of the Accessibility Strategy
Integration of the Accessibility Strategy with the LTP
Ongoing development and implementation
Finally

Context Resource 1: Effects of Poor Accessibility
Context Resource 2: The Development of Accessibility Planning Policy
Context Resource 3: The Accessibility Planning Process
Context Resource 7: Core Accessibility Indicators

Skills Resource 1: Outline Strategic Literature Review
Skills Resource 2: Recognising Accessibility Problems
Skills Resource 3: Problem Definition Statements
Skills Resource 4: Practical Tools for Problem Definition
Skills Resource 5: Rich Pictures
Skills Resource 6: Brainstorm Outputs
Skills Resource 7: Workshops
Skills Resource 8: Sample Workshop Agenda
Skills Resource 9: The Task of a Facilitator
Skills Resource 10: Accessibility Competency Matrix
Skills Resource 11: How to Contact and Motivate Potential Partners
Skills Resource 12: The First Meeting
Skills Resource 13: Engaging Partners During the Delivery Phase
Skills Resource 14: Surveys and Consultations
Skills Resource 15: How to Define Indicators
Skills Resource 16: Using Trend Data to Set Targets

Analysis Resource 1: Data for Accessibility Analysis
Analysis Resource 2: Types of Measure
Analysis Resource 3: Accessibility Analysis for Strategic Assessment (AASA)
Analysis Resource 4: AASA—Examples of Mapping
Analysis Resource 5: What does Accessibility Analysis Involve?
Analysis Resource 6: How do you Avoid the ‘Pitfalls’ of Accessibility Analysis

Data Resource 1: The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)
Data Resource 3: Census 2001
Data Resource 4: Census 2001—Some Useful Fields
Data Resource 5: Employment Data
Data Resource 9: Education Facility Data 
Data Resource 10: Address Data
Data Resource 11: Health Facility Data
Data Resource 12: Road Network Data

Organisational Resource 1: National health Service (NHS)
Organisational Resource 2: Strategic Health Authorities (SHAS)
Organisational Resource 3: Ambulance Trusts
Organisational Resource 4: NHS Walk-in Centres
Organisational Resource 5: Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
Organisational Resource 6: Countryside Agency
Organisational Resource 7: English Nature
Organisational Resource 8: Sports Councils (SCS)
Organisational Resource 9: Local Sports Facilities and Clubs
Organisational Resource 10: National Trust
Organisational Resource 11: Department of Work and Pensions
Organisational Resource 12: Jobcentre Plus
Organisational Resource 13: Conexxions
Organisational Resource 14: Department for Education and Skills (DfES)
Organisational Resource 15: Learning Skills Council (LSC)
Organisational Resource 16: Department of Enviornment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Organisational Resource 17: Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
Organisational Resource 18: Social Exclusion Unit

Partnership Resource 1: Access to Health
Partnership Resource 2: Social Services
Partnership Resource 3: Access to Culture, Leisure and Sport
Partnership Resource 4: Access to Work
Partnership Resource 5: Access to Education
Partnership Resource 6: Access to Good Food

Wiltshire Community Transport Audit
Coniston/Grizedale B4 Network
Transport Action Patients, Cornwall
Telford & Wrekin co-location of services
Ashington Access
'Wheels to Work'
Devon Fare Car
Accessibility Planning Consultation Outcomes: NEXUS 2002