Disability advocates and Access-A-Ride users expressed frustration in this story by The City about how MTA’s eligibility assessment enters are unnecessary, when paratransit systems across the state require only a doctor’s note or at-home evaluation to qualify for the service.

“We see variations on the theme of people complaining about having to go far or having to wait long. Neither is desirable.” – Ruth Lowenkron, director of Disability Justice, NYLPI

Read more at The City here.