Aug 20, 2015
The FTA has released a major research report on ADA paratransit - developed by a team headed by DREDF.
The Accessible Transit Services for All (ATSA) project presents successful strategies for providing ADA paratransit that transit agencies can use to improve service effectiveness and cost efficiency.
May 5, 2015
On May 4, the National Council on Disability published a major report authored by Marilyn Golden, DREDF Senior Policy Analyst. The Update is a comprehensive analysis of surface transportation in the United States today, covering bus, train, and paratransit systems, enforcement, rural transit and fixed route deviation, key policy developments in ADA transportation, commercial driver's license rules, public rights-of-way, and privately-funded transportation, including accessible taxis and transportation network companies (TNCs).
February 9, 2015
DREDF comments on the draft Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Circular, Amendment 2, are now available.
June 23, 2014
In April, the first-ever Disability Rights Leadership Institute on Bioethics (DRLIB for short) brought together around 65 disability rights advocates to learn about and discuss issues as diverse as withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment based on disability status, the legalization of assisted suicide and the threat it poses to both the disability community and the public at large, the issues posed by new reproductive technologies, and so-called "wrongful birth / wrongful life" lawsuits.