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Posts in Category: Accessibility

After losing vision, passenger brings new perspective to transit accessibility

Posted by Drew Kerr | Dec. 15, 2023

After Annie Young lost her vision several years ago, she saw transit as key to maintaining her independence. So, she made it her mission to do what she could to help it feel safer to get around on buses and trains. Young’s interest led her [...]

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New technology could expand transit access for blind, low-vision customers

Posted by Drew Kerr | Nov. 3, 2021

Clockwise from left: Sheila Enerson using the Aira app during a trip on the METRO Green Line, a beacon being installed at the Raymond Avenue Station and a new tactile map at the Raymond Avenue Station. Sheila Enerson stepped out of her home, [...]

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ADA anniversary an opportunity to reflect, build on accessibility improvements

Posted by Drew Kerr | July 24, 2020

From General Manager Wes Kooistra Thirty years ago this week, the federal government passed the Americans with Disabilities Act – landmark civil rights legislation aimed at ensuring people with disabilities do not face discrimination or [...]

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Accessibility improvements ensure system works for everyone

Posted by Drew Kerr | July 26, 2018

From General Manager Brian Lamb As an organization, we talk a lot about how important transit is to providing access to opportunity. That’s particularly true for people with disabilities who rely on transit to live a full and independent [...]

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Expanding access and accessibility on the Orange Line

| Jan. 30, 2017

On Marq2, hundreds of buses pull quickly in and out of stops during the afternoon rush hour. At Interstate 35W and Lake Street, customers ascend a steep set of stairs to wait in what is essentially the freeway shoulder. And at the I-35W & 46th [...]