Streetsblog NYC
A DOT rule allowing drivers to block curb ramps at unmarked crosswalks may conflict with laws that mandate access for people with disabilities, according to a local disability rights expert.
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DRA’s Work in New York – with audio descriptions
DRA’s Work in New York
DRA Inaugural New York Gala 2017 – Highlights
DRA’s Inaugural New York Gala 2017
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The LA Times
If a person wants to drive for Uber or Lyft but doesn’t have a car, both ride-hailing companies steer them toward rental cars.
Observer
Lyft was sued by the Disability Rights Advocates (DRA), a nonprofit representing people with disabilities, in a class action lawsuit on Wednesday alleging the ride-sharing company discriminates against people who use wheelchairs by failing to providing sufficient wheelchair-accessible cars in the San Francisco Bay Area.
CNET
First Uber was sued for allegedly discriminating against people in wheelchairs, and now Lyft is getting the same treatment.
El Diario
La Fiscalía de Estados Unidos se ha unido a una demanda contra MTA por la falta de accesibilidad, argumentando que la reciente renovación de la estación de metro Middletown Road, en El Bronx, debió haber incluido ascensores para sillas de ruedas.
NY1
The Middletown Road stop on the 6 line in the Bronx reopened after $27 million in renovations.