title: Dial-a-ride round Europe.
abstract: ERICA (European Research Into Consumer Affairs) is engaged in research into problems faced, notably by the underprivileged, in the countries of the European Economic Community (EEC). An early project investigated dial-a-ride systems for the transport of disabled people in six EEC countries. The object was to discover their successes and failures and pass on the information. In spite of national differences, many of the problems were the same. So, since the aim of all ERICA's research is action, the first step has been to publish guidelines for any voluntary organization or local authority aiming to set up a dial-a-ride.
mesh_terms: D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005060:Europe; D005062:European Union; D006801:Humans; D013689:Telephone; D014187:Transportation of Patients