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The Biden administration is expected to announce a bipartisan infrastructure law funding that will make public transportation rail stations accessible for all.

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New York state agencies are working to integrate accessible trail inclusive access while maintaining the sustainability and natural environment of state lands.

Last week, SEPTA’s Board approved an amended Capital Budget for the current fiscal year to add approximately $95 million in funding that has been made available through the recently enacted federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).

Timken Museum of Art of San Diego and EnChroma, creators of glasses for color blindness, today announced the first Southern California collaboration t

Sen. Tammy Duckworth helped secure $1.75 billion in the $1 trillion infrastructure plan for accessible public transit, a move that could accelerate the CTA's push to upgrade the 42 'L' stations that aren't fully accessible.

Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Alabama, notably touted how Biden’s bill would help his home state, despite voting against the bill, which drew quick criticism.

It’s been thirty-one years since the ADA was passed, and now we’re finally getting infrastructure funding that will make public transportation more accessible.

Department of Transportation released state-by-state fact sheets as to how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law impacts the individual localities…

To meaningfully combat ableism, we must recognize that changing attitudes and raising awareness, though important for their own sakes, is not enough.