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News Archive

  • September 1, 2015

    DBE Personal Net Worth Statement for DBE/ACDBE Program Eligibility

  • September 1, 2015

    TO:
    Linda Ford, Director of Civil Rights (TCR-1)
    Federal Transit Administration

    Mamie Mallory, Assistant Administrator for Civil Rights (ACR-1)
    Federal Aviation Administration

    Warren Whitlock, Associate...

  • September 1, 2015

    FTA's Top 50 Recipients

  • September 1, 2015

    Federal Transit Administration
    (Docket No. FTA–2014–0024)

    Americans With Disabilities Act: Proposed Circular Amendment 2

    Notice of availability of additional proposed circular...

  • September 1, 2015

    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    DISABILITY LAW GUIDANCE

    General

    What is a “wheelchair”?

    • Section 37.3 of the DOT regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act...
  • September 1, 2015

    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    DISABILITY LAW GUIDANCE

    The Department of Transportation’s ADA regulation provides that complementary paratransit service for ADA paratransit eligible persons shall be “origin-to-destination”...

  • September 1, 2015

    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    DISABILITY LAW GUIDANCE

    Where a state provides Federal Transit Administration §5311 funds to a private entity to operate a fixed route service, the requirement of the Department’s disability...

  • September 1, 2015

    Department of Transportation
    Disability Law Guidance

    This guidance document concerns the question of whether transportation entities (e.g., transit authorities, Amtrak) should permit the “Segway” personal transportation...

  • September 1, 2015

    If you have any questions or concerns regarding public transportation for persons with disabilities, please contact the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Office of Civil Rights on our toll-free Civil Rights Hotline at 888-446-4511. Please leave a...

  • September 1, 2015

    These technical assistance documents bring together the ADA requirements the U.S. Department of Transportation’s ADA regulation, FTA technical assistance and operational practices that comply with the ADA.  These documents may be found...