ADA Paratransit Handbook
ADA Paratransit Handbook

Author: Russell H. Thatcher

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13:

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This handbook provides guidance and practical information for implementing the complementary paratransit service requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). A primary purpose of this handbook is to assist transit operators and planners with the preparation of required ADA paratransit plans. The first five chapters summarize the law and complementary paratransit service requirements. Eligibility determination, service criteria, and operating standards and requirements are analyzed in detail. The last four chapters discuss paratransit service models; ways to enhance fixed route service in order to reduce the need for paratransit; the preparation of paratransit plans, including a step-by-step planning methodology; and, key implementation issues such as scheduling, training, equipment, specifications, and recordkeeping.

Guidebook for Attracting Paratransit Patrons to Fixed-route Services
Guidebook for Attracting Paratransit Patrons to Fixed-route Services

Author: John N. Balog

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9780309060684

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Paratransit services are more expensive to provide on a per-trip basis than fixed-route transit, so operating efficiencies could be achieved by attracting some paratransit riders to fixed route. The Guidebook identifies the characteristics and preferences of four distinct market segments: people with disabilities who use fixed-route transit; people with disabilities who use paratransit; others who currently use paratransit; and people with disabilities who normally do not use transit. The Guidebook also provides step-by-step procedures for estimating demand, locating bus stops, training drivers, providing travel training for patrons, marketing services, and evaluating successes.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Paratransit Eligibility Manual
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Paratransit Eligibility Manual

Author: Russell H. Thatcher

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13:

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The manual provides guidance to transit providers in the development and implementation of ADA paratransit eligibility determination processes. Common questions raised about eligibility are addressed. Experience gained in the first one and a half years of implementation of the ADA complementary paratransit provisions is also summarized.

ADA Paratransit Handbook
ADA Paratransit Handbook

Author: Russell H. Thatcher

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13:

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This handbook provides guidance and practical information for implementing the complementary paratransit service requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). A primary purpose of this handbook is to assist transit operators and planners with the preparation of required ADA paratransit plans. The first five chapters summarize the law and complementary paratransit service requirements. Eligibility determination, service criteria, and operating standards and requirements are analyzed in detail. The last four chapters discuss paratransit service models; ways to enhance fixed route service in order to reduce the need for paratransit; the preparation of paratransit plans, including a step-by-step planning methodology; and, key implementation issues such as scheduling, training, equipment, specifications, and recordkeeping.

Strategy Guide to Enable and Promote the Use of Fixed-route Transit by People with Disabilities
Strategy Guide to Enable and Promote the Use of Fixed-route Transit by People with Disabilities

Author: Russell H. Thatcher

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9780309283960

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"TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 163: Strategy Guide to Enable and Promote the Use of Fixed-Route Transit by People with Disabilities is designed to help transit agencies fulfill the primary goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) by making mainstream fixed-route bus and rail systems accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. The focus of the Strategy Guide is to offer guidance on providing public services in the most integrated setting possible." -- Publisher's note.