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Should the government require public transportation systems to be fully accessible to people with disabilities?

Full accessibility ensures that public transportation accommodates people with disabilities by providing necessary facilities and services. Proponents argue that it ensures equal access, promotes independence for people with disabilities, and complies with disability rights. Opponents argue that it can be costly to implement and maintain and may require significant modifications to existing systems.

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 @9SM8BWV from Illinois  answered…2yrs2Y

Handicap people say they won't to be treated equally. Use transportation as-is or arrange for private transportation.

 @9S2PDWW from Virginia  answered…2yrs2Y

It all depends on the type of disabilities that they wish to make it accessible to, I take public transportation, and it Can be very uncomfortable being on a bus with people who have clear disabilities, in particular mental illnesses

 @BCJNCCH from Vermont  answered…3mos3MO

Yes but not all because some people are moving in a rush but maybe require a certain percent that needs to be so you can take that transportation or one without.

 @9S5RTXT  from Maine  answered…2yrs2Y

No, the added costs of making all systems fully accessible may cost more than providing special door-to-door transportation for these individuals.

 @BCXQ8W4 from Texas  answered…2mos2MO

Only if they are federally funded

 @BC69ZWM from Michigan  answered…3mos3MO

Yes, for new public transportation systems, allow reasonable *options* for people with disabilities (seating, large enough entrances for wheelchairs).

  @DSNEPatriot  from Florida  answered…8mos8MO

Yes, but do not make the requirement retro-active, meaning anything built prior to the new law would be exempt, so long as it is still in safe, operational condition and so long as it cannot be modified to meet the new requirement.

 @B5X32CW from California  answered…1yr1Y

private investors would be willing to accommodate people with disabilities because they would make more money off of providing services for them

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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