App-based ridehailing services such as Uber and Lyft are growing rapidly and serving more trips in large U.S. cities than conventional taxicabs, on which people with disabilities have historically depended. Analyzing the 2017 National Household Travel Survey, we found that adults with disabilities use app-based ridehailing at a much lower rate than adults without disabilities. This is partly because people with disabilities are older, have lower incomes, and live less in larger cities. But even when controlling for these factors, having a disability predicts lower use of app-based ridehailing, which suggests that these new services may not be sufficiently accessible to people with disabilities.

与传统的出租车相比，Uber和Lyft等基于应用程序的乘车服务发展迅速，并且在美国大城市提供的旅行次数更多。通过分析2017年《全国家庭旅行调查》，我们发现残疾成年人使用基于应用程序的乘车服务的比例远低于无残疾成年人。部分原因是残疾人年龄较大，收入较低，并且在大城市的生活较少。但是，即使在控制这些因素的情况下，残障人士仍会预测基于应用程序的打车服务的使用率会降低，这表明残障人士可能无法充分使用这些新服务。