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Understanding ADA Requirements in Public Transportation

Learn about Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) obligations in public transportation, civil rights laws, service provisions, and more. Explore Title I-V details and compliance in transit agency management.

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Understanding ADA Requirements in Public Transportation

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  1. Module 2 - Lesson 3 The Americans with Disabilities Act and Civil Rights Dr. Jill Hough Public Transportation Class

  2. Objectives After attending this lesson, students will be able to: • Understand the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as they relate to public transportation • Understand the civil rights laws and requirements that apply to public transportation

  3. Overall Context of the Americans with Disabilities Act • Public transportation has service and compliance requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) • Public transportation has obligations to make services readily available to all segments of our populations

  4. The ADA and Public Transportation Public transportation has been required to make transportation accessible for many years: • Section 16(a) of UMTA in 1970 • Federal Highway and Surface Transportation Acts • Section 504 • ADA

  5. The ADA Explanation of Titles I to V • Title I – Employment • Title II – Public Entities • Title III – Privately Operated Public Accommodations • Title IV – Telecommunications • Title V – Miscellaneous Provisions (ADAAG)

  6. Title II • Application to public entities • Application to public transportation (including university systems) • Non-discrimination provisions • Equivalent service provisions

  7. Provision of Service • Maintenance of accessible features • Keeping vehicle lifts operable • Lift and securement use • Announcement of stops • Vehicle identification/route announcements

  8. Provision of Service • Service animals • Assistance with accessible features • Information in accessible formats • Lift deployment • Transporting persons using portable oxygen

  9. Provision of Service • Adequate time for boarding • Use of priority seating • Over the road bus • Training

  10. Complementary Paratransit Service • Applicability • Eligibility

  11. Six Service Criteria for Complementary Paratransit • Service area • Response time • Fares

  12. Six Service Criteria for Complementary Paratransit • No trip purpose restrictions • Same hours and days of service • No capacity constraints

  13. Transportation Facilities • Rail systems • Construction of facilities

  14. Transportation Facilities • Station alterations • Key stations • Rail car accessibility/level boarding

  15. Compliance and Enforcement • FTA’s responsibilities

  16. Transit Agencies and Civil Rights • Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Discrimination prohibited • Color, race, and national origin • Disparate treatment/disparate impact

  17. Limited English Proficiency • What does this mean • Executive Order 13166

  18. Environmental Justice • What is environmental justice? • Concerns of environmental justice populations • Executive Order 12393 and US DOT Order 5610.2

  19. Application to Transit Agency Management and Operations • General policies • System planning • Service planning • Conduct service and fare equity analyses

  20. Application to Transit Agency Management and Operations • Operations and maintenance • Communications and marketing

  21. Application to Transit Agency Management and Operations • Circular 4702.1B discusses Title VI service and fare equity analyses and Limited English Proficiency. • Circular 4703.1 discusses Environmental Justice requirements for transit operators.

  22. Contributor • Paul Larrousse, Director • National Transit Institute • Rutgers University • plarrousse@nti.rutgers.edu

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