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March
Judge rules MTA must install elevators as part of renovations, under federal disabilities act (Politico)
February
Victory for New Yorkers with Disabilities |
Victoria de los Neoyorquinos con Discapacidades (Public News Service)
What to know about searching for a NYC apartment if you have mobility issues (Brick Underground)
Where the Subway Limits New Yorkers With Disabilities (New York Times)
Where Luxury Meets Accessibility (New York Times)
January
Accessibility Advocates Rally Over Mother’s Death on Subway Stairs (CityLab)
New Yorkers Demand Action after Malaysia Goodson Died in Subway Fall (NowThis)
Best photographs of the day (The Guardian)
New York subway: new demand for accessibility after young mother’s death (The Guardian)
After Mother’s Tragic Death, Disability & Transit Advocates Rally For An Accessible Subway System (Gothamist)
One Mother’s Death In An NYC Subway Is A Grim Reminder of How Accessibility Affects Everyone (Forbes)
NYC says Malaysia Goodson’s subway stairs death likely due to medical condition as disabled community rallies in her memory (NY Daily News)
Woman Dies After Falling Down Subway Steps Holding a Stroller (The Cut)
After a Tragic Death, Calls for a More Accessible Subway System (NY1)
A Young Woman Fell and Died Trying to Carry Her Baby’s Stroller In a Subway Station With No Elevator (Jezebel)
December
Her Addictions Made Her a Great Fit for the Job (New York Times)
NYers with Disabilities Urge Passage of Child Victims Act |
Neoyorkinos con discapacidades urgen la aprobación de la Ley de Víctimas Infantiles (Public News Service)
A War for Independence (The Spirit)
November
Access-A-Ride users face bigger MTA fare hike than MetroCard commuters (NY Daily News)
Revelations in a Wheelchair (New York Times)
Transit Chief Weighs in on the Subways and Buses (WNYC)
Uber expanding third-party use for wheelchair accessibility (amNewYork)
Subway Riders With Wheelchairs Demand Elevator Fix (NBC New York)
70 Steps Are Too Many! Locals Renew Call On MTA To Install Elevator at 7th Ave F/G Station (Bklyner)
Park Slope Demands Accessible Subway Station (Patch)
Can Voters with Disabilities Get in the Door? (WNYC)
October
Disabled in the Bronx? Good luck finding a subway station (The Bronx Ink)
Our Fair City (Urban Omnibus)
Progress on Voting Access for NYers with Disabilities
Avances en el acceso a votar para NYkinos con discapacidades (Public News Service)
September
MTA Gets Rare Praise for Its Paratransit Service (WNYC)
August
Transit ‘lockbox’ bill sitting on Cuomo’s desk to be signed (NY Daily News)
Access-A-Ride or ‘Stress-A-Ride?’ MTA Service Needs Overhaul, Users Say (City Limits)
Advocates demand ADA-compliance at more Bronx subway stations (News 12 the Bronx)
Pols: Elevator Needs at Mosholu Pkwy. Station (Norwood News)
July
NYC Disability Pride parade targets potential service cuts (Workers World)
Accessibility and the MTA (Lights at the End of the Tunnel podcast)
Inside City Hall: Getting Access (NY1)
Report: Over Half Of NYC Neighborhoods Are ‘ADA Transit Deserts’ (Gothamist)
LTTE: NYC Transit Truths (The New Yorker)
June
In Your Opinion: Senate must pass restrictions on drug formulary changes (The Daily Star)
Ensuring Poll Access for Disabled Voters Still a Big Problem (WhoWhatWhy.org)
Bills for People with Disabilities Need Action
Las Leyes para Personas con Discapacidades necesitan acción (Public News Service)
Ep. 8 Susan Dooha (HeartShareNY podcast)
May
No consensus among Democrats, advocates on ‘aid in dying’ bill (POLITICO Pro) – article is behind a paywall
New York Patients Are Being Forced Off Prescribed Medications During the Plan Year, Providing A Need for New Legislation to Fix the Problem (Business Wire)
April
Neoyorquinos discapacitados dan al presupuesto estatal calificación reprobatoria (Public News Service)
March
