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 ...

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In 2018, Ansel Lurio found himself trapped in a snowstorm after leaving a dentist appointment in Westchester County, New York. Lurio usually rode home in his motorized wheelchair, but this time the ...

One of the most successful autonomous vehicle companies has finally unveiled its long-awaited wheelchair-accessible vehicle. GM-backed Cruise says that the specially modified version of its Origin ...

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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 ...

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 ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-- Testimony in a class action lawsuit is underway in a case that could impact thousands of people who use wheelchairs. They want the rideshare company Lyft to provide more WAVs, or ...

Expanding the availability of wheelchair-accessible vehicles from Lyft in Westchester, New York state and throughout the country is the goal of advocates for the disabled when a first of its kind ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Fifteen families in need are being gifted wheelchair-accessible vans from Houston Children's Charity. The "Chariots for Children" program was founded in 1996 and offers ...

Despite the wide scope of the legislation, much of the debate focused on a provision allowing wheelchair-accessible vehicles.