[nagdu] paratransit woes

[Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)]

I always understood a need for paratransit was dependent on if there was a time when taking the bus would be unsafe, think bad cold or ear infections, icey weather, whatever you and a doctor can agree would be unsafe for you to be out and about.  For some people itmay even be during a time when a dog couldn't or shouldn't work.


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From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 8:16 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] paratransit woes

It bugs me that a person has to say they're completely helpless before
they can get paratransit.  To get it here in NJ, I'd have to say I can't
take the bus.  That's simply not true.  I can truthfully say I can't take
the bus to get everywhere I want to go, but that's not good enough.  So
far, I've been too proud to say I'm helpless. It's demeaning.
There used to be a person on this list from Washington state who said
their paratransit was open to anyone who needed it.  All one had to do was
say one needed it.  That seems better to me.
Tracy

> Hi Steven.  I'd definitely be interested in doing something like this.
> That would be great as I definitely think they are going against the ADA
>   with this process.
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