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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 […]

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Uber Discriminates Against Riders With Disabilities, Suit Says

NEW YORK TIMES By WINNIE HU All around Valerie Joseph, there is a fleet of Uber cars rolling by on New York City streets. But though she could really use the ride-hailing app, Ms. Joseph said she does not bother because Uber has so few wheelchair-accessible cars to dispatch. “It’s plain unfair,” said Ms. Joseph, […]