Americans With Disabilities Act Transportation

For Disabled Subway Riders, the Biggest Challenge Can Be Getting to the Train

By JAMES BARRON, THE NEW YORK TIMES “We’re cutting it a little close,” Gabriela Amari said as the F train sat in the Carroll Street station in Brooklyn, its doors open, waiting for a train up ahead to move. She was going to the stop after next. Ms. Amari was 50 minutes into her hourlong […]

Travel

For Disabled Travelers, Technology Helps Smooth the Way. But Not All of It.

By JOSHUA BROCKMAN, THE NEW YORK TIMES Technology is fast changing how people with disabilities get to and then navigate airports and train and bus stations. But technology can go only so far: Its advantages usually stop at the door of the plane, train or bus. Consider the experience of Michael May, who is blind […]