Americans with Disabilities Act News

Wheelchair Trapped at Rehab Sues NYCHA for Accessible Apartment

April 7, 2025, 5:00 a.m.April 7, 2025, 8:58 a.m.

Susan Bourne was disabled by a stroke in 2013. Instead of making her apartment accessible, NYCHA has waged a yearslong campaign to evict her.

The NYPD’s 68th Precinct in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn offers a wheelchair accessible in the back of the building.

Accessibility

NYPD Dragging Feet on Steps to Make Stations More Accessible

Oct. 28, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 28, 2024, 9:26 a.m.

It’s been eight years since a class-action lawsuit was filed against the city’s police department claiming federal disability law violations. Deadlines to fix the situation have been pushed back while New Yorkers scream for help.

Birdseye view of the stairs from the LIRR to Mets-Willets Point. Aug. 28, 2024.

Sports

With U.S. Open in Swing, Fans Would Love to See Wheelchair Access at Willets Point

Aug. 29, 2024, 5:52 p.m.Aug. 29, 2024, 6:09 p.m.

Anyone with a wheelchair or stroller is severely hampered from heading to the tennis tournament or a Mets game on mass transit despite long-delayed promises to upgrade accessibility at the hub.

Accessibility

For Manhattanites with Disabilities, Trek to Prove Access-A-Ride Worthiness Gets Worse

May 19, 2023, 5:00 a.m.May 19, 2023, 2:49 p.m.

Advocates say the trips are unnecessary in the first place, when other places require only a doctor’s note or at-home evaluation to qualify for the service.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Judge Approves MTA Deal to Make Subways 95% ADA-Compliant by 2055

April 7, 2023, 6:09 p.m.April 7, 2023, 6:14 p.m.

Despite the distant due date, advocates mostly cheered the settlement, part of a long, multipronged push to make the transit agency comply fully with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

MTA

Busted Elevator Lawsuit Still Stuck as MTA Vows More Lifts and Ramps in Subways

March 27, 2023, 5:03 a.m.March 24, 2023, 7:57 p.m.

Unreliable elevators continue to plague the system, disability advocates say — and the transit agency’s promise to improve overall access won’t come true for three decades.

Transportation

Man Who Endured ‘Hell On Wheels’ Commute Can Finally Say, ‘I Love New York’

March 21, 2023, 5:00 a.m.March 21, 2023, 11:47 a.m.

Saheed Adebayo Aare has gone from unstable housing and a nightmare commute to feeling that anything is possible in the Big Apple.

Accessibility

Hochul Looking to Transfer MTA’s Paratransit Budget to City

Feb. 23, 2023, 1:08 p.m.Feb. 23, 2023, 1:08 p.m.

The mayor, advocates for people with disabilities and even MTA board have called the move unfair and questioned if the funding shift could worsen service reliability and ability for Access-A-Ride.

Transportation

MTA Kills $50 Million Contract to Fix Paratransit, With Little Delivered in 4 Years

Feb. 17, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Feb. 16, 2023, 7:03 p.m.

StrataGen Systems Inc. was tapped to bring high technology solutions to Access-A-Ride scheduling problems, but hit more delays than the blue-and-white vans in rush-hour traffic.

MTA

MTA Says Paratransit Improving — Despite Dept. of Justice Findings

Feb. 8, 2023, 6:58 p.m.Feb. 8, 2023, 6:58 p.m.

The DOJ released a report in the fall that knocked Access-A-Ride for untimely drop-offs and excessive travel times. Now, transit officials say customer satisfaction is up.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Wheelchair Trapped at Rehab Sues NYCHA for Accessible Apartment

NYPD Dragging Feet on Steps to Make Stations More Accessible

With U.S. Open in Swing, Fans Would Love to See Wheelchair Access at Willets Point

For Manhattanites with Disabilities, Trek to Prove Access-A-Ride Worthiness Gets Worse

Judge Approves MTA Deal to Make Subways 95% ADA-Compliant by 2055

Busted Elevator Lawsuit Still Stuck as MTA Vows More Lifts and Ramps in Subways

Man Who Endured ‘Hell On Wheels’ Commute Can Finally Say, ‘I Love New York’

Hochul Looking to Transfer MTA’s Paratransit Budget to City

MTA Kills $50 Million Contract to Fix Paratransit, With Little Delivered in 4 Years

MTA Says Paratransit Improving — Despite Dept. of Justice Findings

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