Paratransit services for physically disabled people
For over 30 years, paratransit service was initially set up for physically disabled people with partial or total struggled use of public transportation and don’t drive. But now, eligibility leeway, DEI and fraud have paratransit service expanded to serve everyone and dilute the application process. The result is declining use of public transit coupled with overused paratransit service. Physically disabled people wait longer for rides to show up, with some left stranded or forced to cancel plans. Some riders are even suspended/expelled for alleged causes. Many Paratransit services even resort to contract with Uber and Lyft to take the overload. I trade stories with others with common experiences. My local paratransit service is called Access Link, for whom I have been a certified (eligible) rider since 2002, being legally blind. Just the same, I have never been inside any their vehicles other than riding with another Access Link rider aa a friend or a PCA.… Read More »Paratransit services for physically disabled people