Assessment of ADA Research and Development Needs

Details

• Creators:
  Ketola, H. Norman ; Chia, David
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Accessibility Americans With Disabilities Act Compliance Federal Aid Persons With Disabilities Policy, Legislation And Regulation
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-VNTSC-FTA-97-5 ; FTA-MA-26-0031-97-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration
• Abstract:
  This report assesses the progress transit systems have made in improving the accessibility of their services and facilities. Specific objectives included the identification of innovative solutions developed by transit systems to meet the accessibility requirements of ADA, and identification of potential research and development areas for federal support. The project takes a systems approach to assessing compliance with ADA regulations by looking at how operations, vehicles, facilities, employees, passengers, and environment all contribute (or clash) to achieve compliance. The assessment methodology is based on the collection and organization of data from the perspective of a disabled passenger as the passenger makes a complete trip - from obtaining information about the bus or rail system and trip planning, to the passenger leaving vehicle and departing the station. Information was collected from 32 transit systems with at least one onsite visit in each of FTA's ten regions.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8f5705c9e9360047b2d8336b6867cd32c2e1f992b3d369d2afcb20db041562b8
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10708/dot_10708_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.11 MB ]