September 20, 2019 The MTA on Thursday identified 45 subway stations* it said it would make accessible to people with disabilities in the 2020-2024 capital program, with a promise of… read more →
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Taxis For All Campaign on Resignation of TLC Chair Meera Joshi
During her tenure as Taxi and Limousine Chair, Meera Joshi kept her door open to the disability community and, in time, pushed for more wheelchair-accessibility in the face of fierce… read more →
BCID at City Council: Fast Forward plan good on paper but “we know the MTA’s history too well”
Testimony of Yesenia Torres and Valerie Joseph, Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled before the City Council Transportation Committee Oversight hearing on Fast Forward December 4, 2018 Thank you… read more →
City of New York news release: Mayor de Blasio, City Council, Advocates Celebrate Passage of For-Hire Vehicles Legislation
“Uber, Lyft and other for-hire companies now have a choice: They can kvetch about this common-sense rule or they can start putting wheelchair-accessible vehicles on the road. We will continue… read more →
Disability groups/Straphangers: Cap bill won’t strand New Yorkers — that’s what Uber does
Taxis for All Campaign: Members include Bronx Independent Living Services • Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled • Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York • Disabled In Action… read more →