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Lawson, Anna, Orchard, Maria, Eskyte, Ieva, Andrews, Elizabeth, Jain, Sanjay, Joshi, Rajalaxmi, Houtzager, Dick, Mute, Lawrence, Meroka Mutua, Agnes, Whaley, Barry, Blanck, Peter, Baker, Angel, Barrett, Cory, Battisto, Joseph, Gellerstein, Jake, Irogue, Eromwon, Martinis, Jonathan, Nanni, Anthony, Rees, Mercedees, Torres, Crystal, Williamson, Pamela and Felakos, James (2026) Inclusive Public Space Project: Legal Report Dataset (IPS Dataset 3). University of Leeds. [Dataset] https://doi.org/10.5518/1696

Dataset description

This is the third of the datasets collected as part of a research project called Inclusive Public Space: Law, Universality and Difference in the Accessibility of Streets (Inclusive Public Space or IPS project).

This was a European Research Council Advanced Grant Project which ran from 2019 to 2025. It aimed to deepen understanding of what disabled, older and other pedestrians experienced as inaccessible or exclusionary; to deepen understanding of the nature and effectiveness of law’s engagement with this type of inaccessibility and exclusion; and to raise awareness of relevant types of problem and the importance of heightened legal and political action.

This dataset contains the legal reports. These reports were authored by the country advisors and their respective research teams in each of the five countries – the United Kingdom, India, Kenya, the Netherlands, and the United States of America. Each legal report provides a comprehensive account of how different types of domestic law engage with exclusionary streets in the project country and the two selected cities. It covers local city or municipal by-laws as well as laws with national or regional reach and clarifies how commitments to international treaties (such as the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) affect the interpretation or use of domestic law. It also provides policy context by explaining any relevant national or local strategies or commitments – e.g. relating to accessible streets or to promoting walking/pedestrian access. Each report includes analysis of how a broad range of law operates in this context: first, laws which can be enforced only by or on behalf of individuals with certain identity characteristics – e.g. disability or age discrimination laws; second, laws which can be enforced by or on behalf of individuals regardless of identity characteristics – e.g. tort law; and third, laws which are operated or enforced by public bodies and cannot be enforced by individuals – e.g. procurement, planning or criminal laws.

Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law
Related resources:	Location Type https://inclusivepublicspace.leeds.ac.uk/ Website
License:	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Date deposited:	20 Aug 2026 14:19
URI:	https://archive.researchdata.leeds.ac.uk/id/eprint/1615
Additional details Additional details Creators or authors: Creators ORCID Other ID Email Primary affiliation Primary affiliation ID Primary affiliation ID type Secondary affiliation Secondary affiliation ID Secondary affiliation ID type Lawson, Anna https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5400-0100 University of Leeds https://ror.org/024mrxd33 ror Orchard, Maria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9213-7279 University of Leeds https://ror.org/024mrxd33 ror Eskyte, Ieva https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9486-0033 University of Leeds https://ror.org/024mrxd33 ror Andrews, Elizabeth https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7952-6309 University of Leeds https://ror.org/024mrxd33 ror Jain, Sanjay Indian Law Society’s Law College, Pune University of Nairobi https://ror.org/02y9nww90 ror Joshi, Rajalaxmi Indian Law Society’s Law College, Pune Houtzager, Dick Disability Studies in Nederland Mute, Lawrence https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8804-4301 University of Nairobi https://ror.org/02y9nww90 ror Meroka Mutua, Agnes https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0436-6195 University of Nairobi https://ror.org/02y9nww90 ror Whaley, Barry https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5023-7199 Syracuse University https://ror.org/025r5qe02 ror Blanck, Peter https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9480-1527 Syracuse University https://ror.org/025r5qe02 ror Baker, Angel https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8790-0858 Syracuse University https://ror.org/025r5qe02 ror Barrett, Cory Syracuse University https://ror.org/025r5qe02 ror Battisto, Joseph Syracuse University https://ror.org/025r5qe02 ror Gellerstein, Jake Syracuse University https://ror.org/025r5qe02 ror Irogue, Eromwon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3065-2192 Syracuse University https://ror.org/025r5qe02 ror Martinis, Jonathan https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2764-1541 Syracuse University https://ror.org/025r5qe02 ror Nanni, Anthony Syracuse University https://ror.org/025r5qe02 ror Rees, Mercedees Syracuse University https://ror.org/025r5qe02 ror Torres, Crystal Syracuse University https://ror.org/025r5qe02 ror Williamson, Pamela Syracuse University https://ror.org/025r5qe02 ror Felakos, James Syracuse University https://ror.org/025r5qe02 ror Type of data: Dataset Research funders: European Research Council Grant numbers: 787258 Publication date: 2026 Resource language: English Publisher: University of Leeds Contact email: A.M.M.Lawson@leeds.ac.uk Last Modified: 20 Aug 2026 15:22

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