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Title: Disabled to protest in Cincy

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CINCINNATI — About 100 people in wheelchairs plan to disrupt city bus service for four days starting tomorrow because they say public transportation is frequently not available to the handicapped.

The action by Americans Disabled for Accessible Public Transportation, or ADAPT, a Denver-based organization, is timed to coincide with a meeting of transportation industry officials here, said Michael Auberger, an ADAPT community organizer.

An estimated 800 to 1,000 members of the American Public Transportation Association, the nation’s major public transportation association, begin a five-day regional conference downtown today.

“We have not decided upon specific strategy, but some type of civil disobedience will be taken, Auberger said. “We might inconvenience the public, but the fact is, we can’t even get on the bus.”

Judith Van Ginkel, a Queen City Metro spokeswoman, said police and the company were prepared for a protests and that a disruption in service was possible.

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Thursday 11 July 2013

Posted on

Wednesday 8 June 2016

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ADAPT - American Disabled for Accessible Public Transportation, APTA - American Public Transit Association, civil disobedience, disrupt traffic, Mike Auberger

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