Americans with Disabilities Act

Buses

Battle-Scarred Bus Drivers Keep Cautious Eye on MTA Stroller Program

Oct. 4, 2022, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 3, 2022, 7:52 p.m.

Several bus lines are trying out reserving space for open strollers, but drivers fear conflicts among riders to come.

Accessibility

Paratransit s Warn MTA Not to Leave Them Behind in Budget Revamp

July 27, 2022, 6:34 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

The MTA is assessing new goals and financial needs in a post-pandemic world. Riders with mobility issues remind the agency that serving them humanely is not only the law but “the right thing to do.”

Accessibility

Degrading and ‘Antiquated’ Face-to-Face Access-A-Ride Assessments Unnecessary, Commuters Say

May 26, 2022, 6:56 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

Just over the city limits in Westchester and Nassau County, riders with disabilities aren’t forced to trek to out-of-the-way “assessment centers” to prove their physical capabilities or lack thereof.

Accessibility

TLC Blows by Deadline in Struggle to Get 50% of City Taxis Wheelchair Accessible

March 15, 2022, 8:45 p.m.March 16, 2022, 9:14 a.m.

The city has yet to meet its mandate to make half of all yellow taxicabs accessible to people in wheelchairs and scooters — after blowing a 2020 deadline set nearly a decade ago by the settlement of a federal class-action lawsuit. The landmark 2013 deal, which called for 50% of the 13,587 medallion cabs to […]

Accessibility

As Disabilities Commissioner Exits, Constituents Want More Access to City Hall

Feb. 16, 2022, 7:27 p.m.Feb. 16, 2022, 7:26 p.m.

Victor Calise, one of the city’s longest-serving commissioners, will leave his post March 4 to take a job in the private sector. New Yorkers living with physical and mental challenges see the opening as an opportunity for the office to do more.

Transit

MTA Looks to Ramp Up Subway Accessibility With Fewer Costly Elevators

Aug. 17, 2021, 8:25 p.m.Aug. 18, 2021, 8:13 a.m.

“Ramps are failproof,” declared Quemuel Arroyo, the MTA’s chief accessibility officer. But installing the slopes isn’t as easy as it might look, and in some cases elevators better fit the bill, some advocates say.

Accessibility

MTA Hits Mute on Remote Comments as In-Person Public Committee Meetings Return

July 19, 2021, 2:39 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:58 a.m.

The rule forbidding a continuation of virtual public testimony limited participation by Access-A-Ride s with complaints about service problems, advocates for New Yorkers with limited mobility said. Meanwhile, MTA officials could still phone it in.

Transit

Taxi Driver Shortage Stalls engers with Limited Mobility as MTA Ride Service Sags

June 23, 2021, 9:04 p.m.June 23, 2021, 9:05 p.m.

The demand for subsidized paratransit services is rising as the city emerges from the pandemic. But New Yorkers with disabilities are having a hard time finding rides due to the overall downturn in taxi and other for-hire vehicle drivers.

Work

Man’s Amazing Journey to Amazon Made Smoother Thanks to Public and Private Help

March 21, 2021, 10:18 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

Saheed Adebayo Aare has received salvation from his hellish commute by way of a new position with the online retailer in the city and a bumpy ride to a more convenient homeless shelter.

Transit

MTA Looking for Private Business Help With Subway Accessibility Upgrades

March 17, 2021, 7:17 p.m.March 19, 2021, 11:28 a.m.

The transit agency’s leaders want to tap more private developers to make more subway stations Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant. But critics warn that similar partnerships have a spotty track record.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Battle-Scarred Bus Drivers Keep Cautious Eye on MTA Stroller Program

Paratransit s Warn MTA Not to Leave Them Behind in Budget Revamp

Degrading and ‘Antiquated’ Face-to-Face Access-A-Ride Assessments Unnecessary, Commuters Say

TLC Blows by Deadline in Struggle to Get 50% of City Taxis Wheelchair Accessible

As Disabilities Commissioner Exits, Constituents Want More Access to City Hall

MTA Looks to Ramp Up Subway Accessibility With Fewer Costly Elevators

MTA Hits Mute on Remote Comments as In-Person Public Committee Meetings Return

Taxi Driver Shortage Stalls engers with Limited Mobility as MTA Ride Service Sags

Man’s Amazing Journey to Amazon Made Smoother Thanks to Public and Private Help

MTA Looking for Private Business Help With Subway Accessibility Upgrades

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