Americans with Disabilities Act

Schumer, Gillibrand Secure $256M for ADA Upgrades to Subway & PATH Systems

By SÍLE MOLONEY
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced on Friday, Dec. 23, that over $256 million in federal funding was secured to upgrade the New York City Subway and Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) systems, improving accessibility to meet or exceed new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) construction standards.   Representatives for the Democratic senators said the two grants will provide more than a quarter of a billion dollars for accessibility improvements through the Federal Transit Administration’s All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP), created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed last year and supported by both Schumer


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NYS to Create Statewide Accessible Absentee Ballot Program After Legal Battle Settled

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A coalition of activists and advocates for people with disabilities has settled a lawsuit launched in 2020 under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against the State Board of Elections (BOE). People with disabilities are now set to avail of a new, statewide, accessible, absentee ballot program in order to vote in future elections. A federal court approved and ordered the terms of the settlement agreement, under which the State BOE will create the new program. This will allow blind and disabled voters to complete, online, a remote, accessible, vote-by-mail ballot, print it out, and return it to their respective county board


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Easier Access Coming for Fordham Metro-North Riders

By BRITTNEY WILLIAMS  As part of a major reconstruction project, Metro-North will expand the platform at the Fordham Road station as construction of a new ramp on 193rd Street and Webster Avenue gets under way. The Fordham Metro-North station is the third busiest station in the system, serving roughly 6,000 daily commuters who head into Westchester County. It works mostly as a feeder for the neighborhood, serving as one of the larger nexuses of travel in the neighborhood. The new entrance is intended to make the station more wheelchair-accessible, connecting the sidewalk on Webster Avenue and 193rd Street to the


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