Practices for establishing ADA paratransit eligibility assessment facilities.

Author(s)
Thatcher, R.H.
Year
Abstract

The report examines the state of the practice in implementing and conducting determinations of ADA paratransit eligibility. It identifis and documents the types of facilities and equipment that are being used and the characteristics, benefis, and costs of establishing ADA paratransit assessment facilities for in­person interviews and functional assessments. The report is intended for transit managers and eligibility process managers who are considering options for making ADA paratransit eligibility determinations. Information was acquired through a literature review and detailed survey responses from 24 of 30 selected agencies, yielding a response rate of 80%. Also, fie case examples offer more detailed information on the variety of transit agency approaches and types of facilities and equipment used. (Author/publisher)

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20150788 ST [electronic version only]
Source

Washington, D.C., Transportation Research Board TRB / National Academy of Sciences, 2015, 67 p., ref.; Transit Cooperative Research Program TCRP ; Synthesis of Transit Practice ; 116 / Project J­7, Topic SB­25 - ISSN 1073-4880 / ISBN 978­0­309­27172-1

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