The FRA Office of Civil Rights is responsible for civil rights compliance and monitoring to ensure non-discrimination of inter-city rail services....
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Questions and Answers: Transportation Services for Individuals with Disabilities
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Department of Transportation Disability Law Guidance: Questions and Answers Concerning Wheelchairs and Bus and Rail Service
Questions and Answers Concerning Wheelchairs and Bus and Rail Service DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISABILITY LAW GUIDANCE...
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49 CFR Part 37 - Transportation Services for Individuals with Disabilities (ADA) (with amendments issued through 2015)
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12101-12213; 49 U.S.C. 322. Source: 56 FR 45621, Sept. 6, 1991, unless otherwise noted.
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Flange way gap
For rail projects, no flange way gap can be greater than 2.5" where passenger circulation paths cross tracks at grade (i.e. a street-level pedestrian crossing over streetcar tracks)....
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§ 37.131 Service criteria for complementary paratransit
[56 FR 45621, Sept. 6, 1991, as amended at 61 FR 25416, May 21, 1996; 71 FR 63266, Oct. 30, 2006]
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§ 37.131(a)(2) Rail
(2) Rail....
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May a transit operator deny boarding to a rider whose wheelchair is difficult to secure?
No. If the transit operator has a policy that requires securement, or if a rider asks that the wheelchair be secured, Section 37.165(f) of the DOT ADA regulations requires...
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ADA & Level Boarding Guidance - Platform Height
49 CFR §§37.41-43; 37.9(a), (d); 49 CFR Part 37, App. A (810.5.3) DECEMBER 14, 2011
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ADA and Level Boarding - Q&A on Wheelchairs and Bus and Rail Service
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISABILITY LAW GUIDANCE
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May a transit operator deny boarding to a rider whose wheelchair is difficult to secure?
No. If the transit operator has a policy that requires securement, or if a rider asks that the wheelchair be secured, Section 37.165(f) of the DOT ADA regulations requires transit...
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Phase II: Energy and Commerce & Public Works and Transportation Committees
This included: fixed route systems‡ (including buses, light and rapid rail§), paratransit service** (which applied only to public entities), demand responsive systems,†† intercity rail,‡...
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ADA and the FTA: Improving Transit Access for People with Disabilities
Transit opens doors to jobs, education, social connections and other opportunities. Since the Americans with Disabilities Act passed in 1990, the transit industry has worked to make...
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Guldmann Fixed Ramp Solution For Trains
Stepless has specially designed and produced a ramp set-up for 135 city trains in Copenhagen so that wheelchair users can get in and out of trains. It only takes 10 seconds for train...
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Public transport. Fixed ramp solution for trains provides wheelchair access, Stepless by Guldmann
Stepless has developed a number of different solutions for the improvement of the accessibility within public transport. This video shows a fixed ramp solution for the city trains...