Goal 5: Advance accessible intercity transportation systems
Goal 5: Advance accessible intercity transportation systems
Access to the Airlines
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Goal 5: Advance accessible intercity transportation systems
Long Distance Rail Accessibility
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Goal 5: Advance accessible intercity transportation systems
Communication Access in Air Travel
Passengers with disabilities have the right to accessible air travel, including the provision of accessible announcements. We urge the DOT to mandate visually accessible announcements for deaf and hard of hearing passengers, tactile-accessible announcements for DeafBlind passengers, and clearer audible announcements for blind and vision impaired passengers.
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Goal 5: Advance accessible intercity transportation systems
All modes must link together
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Goal 5: Advance accessible intercity transportation systems
Cross-jurisdictional trip availability
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Goal 5: Advance accessible intercity transportation systems
Paratransit doesn't have to run between cities
1. In theory, someone with a disability could use paratransit to connect to the regional route, take the regional route to the other city, and then use paratransit to get to their final destination.... more »
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Goal 5: Advance accessible intercity transportation systems
Strenthening Rural transit options
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Goal 5: Advance accessible intercity transportation systems
United Spinal Association
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Goal 5: Advance accessible intercity transportation systems
Regional Transit Authorities
Make the creation of regional transit authorities easier. For example, Milwaukee tried to establish one, and was blocked by the state legislature (some who, oddly, didn't seem to mind another significantly more white metro area trying to establish one). States should not be able to block the creation of RTAs, nor impede their ability to create fees or taxes to support if the counties choose to.
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Goal 5: Advance accessible intercity transportation systems
Educate DOT on SERVICE DOG TEAMS
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Goal 5: Advance accessible intercity transportation systems
Intercity connections through mobility management
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Goal 5: Advance accessible intercity transportation systems
AmTrak
It is imperative that AmTrak services are not cut down or eliminated. Persons with disabilities rely heavily on public transportation, including AmTrak, and such services must remain consistent.
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Goal 5: Advance accessible intercity transportation systems
Technology
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Goal 5: Advance accessible intercity transportation systems