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News Archive

  • September 1, 2015

    The ADA Standards issued by the Department of Transportation (DOT) apply to facilities used by state and local governments to provide designated public transportation services, including bus stops and stations, and rail stations. Other types of...

  • September 1, 2015

    DOT final rule on transportation for individuals with disabilities at intercity, commuter, and high-speed rail platforms; miscellaneous amendments

  • September 1, 2015

    DBE Three Year-Goal Setting Submission Schedules Updated on 07/23/2015

  • 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...