PHOTO: AP LASERPHOTO: A small man with curly hair and glasses (Jack Warren) stands, looking a bit unsteady and concentrating, on the steps of the front doorway of a bus. A police officer in front of him holds Jack's right hand, supporting him as he holds the railing with his left hand. Behind him, inside the bus, another police officer leans forward toward the man's back, presumably supporting him from behind. The officer in front is holding his other hand out gesturing toward a scooter that is in front of the steps.



Bus protest
Cincinnati police help Jack Warren, of Cleveland, to his motorized cart after he was told he could not ride a bus Monday. Warren is a member of group protesting the inaccessibility of buses to the handicapped. The bus company serves handicapped riders with special vans rather than letting them ride buses. Bus officials say cuts in federal funding for public transportation have left the agency without money to equip its regular buses with wheelchair lifts.

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Thursday 11 July 2013

Posted on

Wednesday 8 June 2016

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bus, Cleveland, funding cuts, inaccessible buses, Jack Warren, paratransit, police officer, scooter, special, steps

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