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Americans With Disabilities Act: Challenges Faced by Transit Agencies in Complying With the Act's Requirements

RCED-94-58 Published: Mar 11, 1994. Publicly Released: Mar 11, 1994.
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GAO reviewed transit agencies' implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act's (ADA) paratransit requirements, focusing on: (1) transit agencies' early experiences with phasing in the requirements and challenges to successful implementation; (2) the transit agencies' projections of costs and compliance time periods; and (3) variables affecting the projections' reliability and the potential costs' magnitude.

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Elderly personsFuture budget projectionsGround transportationIntergovernmental relationsLocal governmentsMass transitPeople with disabilitiesTransportation costsTransportation lawParatransit services