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May 16, 2017
Seattle, WA—May 16, 2017—Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) today announces an agreement with Northwest Hospital & Medical Center. Over the last several months, Northwest Hospital, DRA, three individual members of Seattle’s Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing (DDBHH) community, and Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services (ADWAS) have worked together to ensure that Northwest Hospital’s outstanding, patient-focused … Continue reading » “Northwest Hospital and Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community Partners to Ensure Effective Communication during Health Care”
May 5, 2017
Imagine trying to get around the New York City subway system in a wheelchair.
May 5, 2017
Have you ever been on a New York City subway? I grew up in the Big Apple, and I used to love riding the subway as a kid. I’d travel all over the city without a problem. Not so today. Not so since MS changed my track.
May 5, 2017
New York City has the least wheelchair accessible subway system in the nation, according to a pair of class action lawsuits filed against the Metropolitan Transit Authority on April 25.
May 4, 2017
The city’s subway system is under dual attack over its lack of accessibility for people requiring elevators or escalators; and for its general maintenance of those which the system already has.
May 2, 2017
A pair of class action lawsuits and a city audit point to the obvious: A subway system with spotty to awful elevator service leaves people in wheelchairs hanging.
May 2, 2017
The reason behind the incessant breakdown of the subway’s escalators and elevators? Nearly 80 percent of them do not receive the necessary maintenance by the MTA
May 1, 2017
The MTA’s subway elevators and escalators break down partially because the agency has neglected its maintenance of the equipment, according to a new audit from City Comptroller Scott Stringer.
May 1, 2017
WEST VILLAGE, Manhattan — If it seems like the escalators or elevators at your subway stop are often not working properly, it’s not just your imagination, the city’s top investigator said in a report released Monday.
May 1, 2017
Escalators and elevators in the city’s subway system are constantly breaking down and out of service because nearly 80 percent of them don’t get the maintenance they need, according to a new audit released Monday.
