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The legislation would require more accessibility planning for mass transit and other projects, and expand the disabilities taken into account. Two bills aim to make NJ transportation more ...
The legislation will let riders use taxis, limousines and rideshares like Uber and Lyft instead of NJ Transit's oft-criticized Access Link vans. New law expands transportation options for NJ ...
The law puts "the mobility needs of disabled New Jerseyans front and center," said state. Sen. Kristin Corrado, one of the bill's sponsors.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 states (in part): . No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States, as defined in section 705(20) of this title, shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial ...
While the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 is the current base law, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, amended in 1978 is also cited in these legal cases, including accommodations for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. [4] [page needed] [5] Hearings at the local levels often do not recognize experts in ...
The Trenton Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The line runs from CP NICE in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, northeast to Port Reading Junction in Manville, New Jersey. [2] The line was formerly part of the Reading Company system. [3] [4]
The state announced $3.4 million in grants on Wednesday to develop community-based housing for New Jerseyans with disabilities currently living in nursing homes not meant for their needs.
An accessible restroom at Church Avenue station on the IND Culver Line. In 1973, the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was signed into law. One provision of it, Section 504, was initially interpreted to require all public transit systems to become equally accessible to disabled people or risk losing Federal funding.