MTC ABAG Library

ADA and Paratransit Resources

- Guidelines
- Legislation
- MTC Guides, Plans & Reports
- Online Resources
- Transit Agency Information

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Guidelines

ADA compliance guidelines : California access code

/ Dorothy L. Grant and Thomas M. Grant, Daniel S. Grant. San Diego, CA : ACR Group, c1994.
KF480 .C2,A3 1994

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility guidelines for buildings and facilities : Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) accessibility guidelines

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. 1999.
KF480 .A35,A61 1999 Available Online

Americans with Disabilities Act handbook

United States Equal Opportunity Comission, Department of Justice, 1992.
KF480 .A35,U31 1992

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit eligibility manual

/ prepared by EG&G Dynatrend, Russell H. Thatcher. United States Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Offices of Grants Management, 1993.
HV3022 .U87,A4 1993 Available Online

Legislation

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Text of the 1990 ADA legislation with amendments.

Code of Federal Regulations -

Code of Federal Regulations relating to transportation.

Accessibility - Equal Access to Transportation

U.S. Department of Transportation website on Accessibility.

MTC Guides, Plans & Reports

Americans with Disabilities Act Paratransit Eligiblity Manual

Now you have access to the very manual that evaluators use to determine whether you are eligible to use the region's paratransit services.
Oakland, Calif. : The Commission, 1998.
HV3022 .C214 1998 Available online

Paratransit Resource Guide

Can't use regular public transit? MTC has just released a directory of special taxi and van services to help elderly and disabled riders get from Point A to Point B, especially if the trip crosses county lines.
Oakland, Calif. : The Commission, 2002.
HV3022 .C2141 2002 Available online

Regional Transit Discount Card Program

Public transit operators offer qualified persons with disabilities and senior citizens (age 65 or older) the Regional Transit Discount Card. The card will make it easier for you to show you are eligible for reduced fares on the region's fixed-route bus, rail and ferry systems. This large-print, online brochure describes how to become certified.
[Oakland, CA] : Regional Transit Connection, 1998.
HE4341 .H39 1998 Available online

The use of performance measures in the Bay Area paratransit industry : report for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area

/ prepared by J. Pierce Gould, Jr.
Oakland, Calif. : The Commission, 1995.
HV3022 .C211 1995

Online Resources

Access Board

Home page of the independent federal agency set up to address compliance with the ADA.

ADA Documents Online

Links to the text of numerous publications pertaining to ADA and ADAAG. Most are governmental publications; some have been prepared by Cornell University.

Civil Rights and Accessibility

Collection of documents maintained by the Federal Transit Administration pertaining to civil rights, including ADA.

Project Action: Accessible Community Transportation in our Nation

This site, devoted to promoting cooperation between the disability community and transportation industry, contains an Accessible Traveler's Database, a newsletter, and a list of Project Action publications on such topics as consumer training, personnel training, needs assessment, and technology.

U.S. Department of Justice ADA Home Page

ADA page maintained by the Department of Justice. It has links to ADA guides in both HTML and PDF format, as well as links to settlement agreements, new and proposed regulations, technical assistance materials and the ADA mediation program.

Transit Agency Information

AC Transit (Alameda County)

Paratransit rider information.

BART

Guide for seniors and people with disabilities using BART.

Caltrain

Information on how to ride Caltrain if you have a disability.

County Connection (Contra Costa County)

Description of accessible services.

Golden Gate Transit (Marin County)

Guide to services available.

MUNI (San Francisco)

Accessibility information.

Pleasanton Paratransit

This service is for Pleasanton/Sunol adults age 60+ years and ADA qualified.

SamTrans (San Mateo County)

Description of the Redi-Wheels program.

Sonoma County Paratransit

A door-to-door transportation service administered by Sonoma County Transit.

Vallejo Transit

Vallejo/Benicia Run About information.

Valley Transit Authority

This page provides information regarding accessible services of VTA transit systems.

WHEELS Dial-a-Ride (Livermore-Pleasanton-Dublin)

This area is served by two different paratransit (Dial-a-Ride) providers with separate service areas, hours and regulations. For residents of Pleasanton, daytime service is provided by the City of Pleasanton Paratransit.