When Eastlake resident David Taylor was a teenager, his parents bought a van and some dirt bike ramps to help their son get around town in his wheelchair. The ramps were steep and often slipped. David ...

If you live in New York City and use a manual wheelchair, you may soon be able to use the Lime app to order a free rental of an attachment that turns it into a power vehicle. The design is one of ...

Uber has been criticized in the past for not providing enough wheelchair-accessible vehicles, but now the ride-hailing company is recruiting outside help to remedy that. Uber is partnering with ...

New York City has been a national leader in increasing accessibility to taxicab service in yellow cabs for customers who use wheelchairs. From a low of 231 accessible cabs in 2011, we now have more ...

Uber isn’t violating federal law by not providing wheelchair-accessible vehicles in all of its markets, a U.S. judge said this week. U.S. District Chief Judge Richard Seeborg of the federal court in ...

A state grant program awarded $14.8 million to purchase the vehicles. The funding will be used to purchase 115 handicapped accessible vans and minivans. The WRTA expects to receive ...

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (KGO) -- Ridesharing has become a convenient way of life, but that's not so for everyone. Passengers who use a wheelchair often cannot get picked up at all. In California, the ...

The ride-hail company Lyft – often referred to as the friendlier version of Uber – is arguing that it should not be obligated to comply with transportation accessibility requirements in the Americans ...

After 7:30 p.m., when Topeka Metro ends it service for the night and heads toward the bus barn, ways to get around the city narrow for those who need a wheelchair-accessible ride. Topeka Metro and ...

Lyft, which has faced at least one lawsuit pertaining to its alleged discrimination against people with physical abilities, announced today it has expanded its wheelchair-accessible vehicle (WAV) ...

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