The Nation - News from May 21, 1986
The Transportation Department issued a final regulation requiring transit systems to provide reasonable alternative transportation for the handicapped. Many transit systems, anticipating the new requirements, have been moving for several years toward providing alternatives such as van service or a taxi voucher system for handicapped passengers. Under the final rule, a transit authority must establish some alternative services if regular bus or rail service cannot be made accessible.
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