Progressive Independence News Today

John High has continued to push for more accessible public transit options despite the City of Norman’s efforts to accommodate people with disabilities.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Rep. Merleyn Bell, D-Norman, hosted an interim study Wednesday to look at Oklahoma’s current ADA compliance procedures and ways that they can be improved.

Accessible transportation for Norman residents with disabilities was the main theme at Thursday’s Community Planning and Transportation Committee.

This week’s power losses and frigid winter temperatures have been more than inconvenience to Oklahoma’s disabled community, for which winter conditions and outages can be life threatening.