The NATIONAL DISABILITY ACTION CENTER
Timothy M. Cook, Director

For Immediate Release
Contact:
Timothy M. Cook
202/467-5730

DISABILITY GROUPS DELIGHTED BY DOT RULING ON ACCESSIBLE BUSES

United States Transportation Department Secretary Samuel Skinner, stating his strong "support of policies that would substantially improve access to mass transit services for handicapped persons," today proposed a new regulation "requiring all new buses to be accessible,“ and "requiring supplemental paratransit service . . comparable to the service for the general public for persons who could not use the fixed route transit service."

The regulation was issued in response to a court suit brought by Americans Disabled for Accessible Public Transportation (ADAPT) and twelve other national disability organizations.

Wade Blank, head of ADAPT, stated that he was "delighted that the Administration finally has followed through on its commitment to persons with disabilities."

The regulation will require all buses that are newly purchased or remanufactured to include wheelchairs lifts in their design and manufacture.

According to Timothy M. Cook, of the Washington—based National Disability Action Center, the attorney for the disability groups, "this new rule will immensely enhance the lives of persons with disabilities throughout the country. It will open education, employment, and social opportunities heretofore closed to individuals with disabilities simply because they have had no way to get there."

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Friday 12 July 2013

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Wednesday 22 July 2015

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