Transportation

In Columbia, Missouri—home of the University of Missouri—a local taxi company has begun a new program that makes two taxis available to people who rely on wheelchairs for mobility. Taxi Terry’s received a grant to make two taxis on its fleet available for these passengers. The new taxi vans can hold two people in the front seat, two people in wheelchairs in the back-seat area and features a lift with wheelchair-securing equipment. After the city’s ADA coordinator noticed that its local public transportation system wasn’t accessible enough to those who use wheelchairs, he was eventually able to secure a $50,000 for the accessible taxi program. For more information, click here.

Disabled people face considerable challenges when it comes to accessibility at tourist attractions in the UK in and getting around on public transport, according to several pieces of new research. Interviews with 2,000 UK working age adults with long-term impairments or conditions revealed that one in four disabled people say negative attitudes from other passengers prevent them from using public transport, while 40 per cent often experience issues or difficulties when travelling by train in the UK. For more, click  here.