Pedestrians, Children, 2025 Lynne Dickens Pedestrians, Children, 2025 Lynne Dickens

Road Safety Foundation (in collaboration with University College London, Royal College of Art, Oxfordshire County Council and others)

Understanding road safety for neurodivergent children and developing a Safe System response.

This project will investigate road safety challenges experienced by neurodivergent children to create a robust evidence-base on road risks, the particular challenges neurodivergent children face, and the impact on their lives.

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Children, 2024 Will Harris Children, 2024 Will Harris

University of Leeds (in collaboration with Leeds City Council, National Autism Society and others)

Autistic Children Matter: Addressing Road Crossing Challenges from Multiple Perspectives

The overarching aim of this project is to improve the pedestrian safety of autistic children. It is anticipated that the findings will inform real-world infrastructure design, education/training, and policy in the short and medium term.

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Children, 2024 Will Harris Children, 2024 Will Harris

University of Oxford (in collaboration with Swindon SEND Families Voice, Living Streets and the Council for Disabled Children)

Mapping road safety challenges to independent mobility for children with SEND (Safe-SEND)

The ‘Safe-SEND’ project aims to promote children with SEND’s road safety and support them as they transition to independent mobility. Safe-SEND will ultimately facilitate the co-development of tailored interventions to make the transport system safer, more inclusive, and socially just for children with SEND.

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