Status of Special Efforts To Meet Transportation Needs of the Elderly and Handicapped

CED-82-66 Published: Apr 15, 1982. Publicly Released: May 17, 1982.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO surveyed the special efforts being undertaken by local transit systems to accomodate the transportation needs of the elderly and handicapped after the rescission of a federal rule that required all federally assisted transit systems to make their systems accessible to the handicapped.

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Topics

Transportation

Elderly personsFederal aid for transportationFederal aid to localitiesPeople with disabilitiesProgram evaluationTransportationParatransit servicesMotor vehiclesRailAccessibility