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Mahtot [Mah-tote] Gebresselassie, PhD

RESEARCHING THE INTERSECTION OF SMART MOBILITY & TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGE

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Category: Smart Mobility and Wheelchair Accessibility

Good People of the Internet, I Am Killing It!

I am thrilled to share that I got my third large research grant as a primary investigator (PI)! All of … More

Accessibility, AI, Artificial Intelligence, disability

Life Isn’t Good; It’s Splendid… I Got My First SSHRC Grant!

The first time was the charm. My first application as a Primary Investigator for a SSHRC Grant was successful, and … More

Disability and transportation, Uber and Lyft, Wheelchair users

My New Publication: Why app-hailed transportation remains inadequately accessible to wheelchair users

Soo excited to share my other new publication – 2nd in a week! When it rains, it surely does pour. … More

a11y, App-hailing, disability, Regulations

My New Publication: Labor issues from the perspective of drivers on the Uber and Lyft apps and the impact on riders who use wheelchairs

So excited this is finally published – I waited for 14 months from submission to acceptance! For an early career … More

disability, Platform labor, Transportation, Uber & Lyft, wheelchair use

My New Publication: A B.C. class action may prompt Uber and Lyft to ensure accessible services for wheelchair users

Uber and Lyft continue to make headlines around issues of wheelchair accessibility. Here is my analysis of what I am … More

Class action, Lawsuits, Uber and Lyft

News Roundup-2: Accessibility, Transportation, Technology, & Sustainability

My plan with the News-Roundup posts is to share five stories relevant for my research and teaching. However, this is … More

New Publication: Wheelchair Users’ Perspective on Transportation Service Hailed Through Uber and Lyft Apps

Over two years in the making, the study is published online in Transportation Research Record! The data collection for this … More

Accessible transportation, Disabled accessibility, Lyft, Transportation disadvantage, Uber, Wheelchair users

Wheelchair Users’ Perspective on Transportation Hailed Through Uber and Lyft Apps

This was my poster presentation at the 101th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board in Washington, DC in January, … More

Accessible transportation, Disabled accessibility, Lyft, Transportation disadvantage, Uber, Wheelchair users

Survey: Wheelchair Accessibility of Ridesharing Through Uber and Lyft

WHAT: Participants are needed for a Virginia Tech research (IRB # 20-629). RESEARCH TITLE:  Wheelchair accessibility of ridesharing via Uber … More

Researching Wheelchair Accessibility in Transport Service on the Uber and Lyft Platforms

My doctoral study explores issues related to wheelchair accessibility in transport service facilitated through Uber and Lyft in Washington, DC. … More

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