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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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 @9S2PDWW from Virginia  answered…11mos11MO

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

 @9SM8BWV from Illinois  answered…10mos10MO

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

 @B5X32CW from California  answered…1wk1W

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

 @5GHSCDS  from Minnesota  answered…4mos4MO

This question is too vague but, in principle, public transportation should be as accommodating as possible

 @9SLNTXW from New York  answered…10mos10MO

The government needs to focus on the efficiency of the public transit systems before ensuring access for the disabled

 @9S5RTXT  from Maine  answered…11mos11MO

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

 @B4JRXSP from Texas  answered…3mos3MO

Depends on situation, trains most likely yes but for example busses don't have to be for the whole fleet.

 @B4G2VCG from Wisconsin  answered…3mos3MO

Yes but ALL services specifically for the disabled should also be free! Having said that if any business wants to give discounts or pick up the tab for a person with a disability they reserve the right to do so)

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…10mos10MO

Israel Missile Strike Kills 5 U.S. Aid Workers

The Israeli military fired a missile, killing five people in the lead vehicle of an aid convoy in Gaza that it claimed had been hijacked by militants.The military also said it killed a top Hamas commander and two other fighters Friday as its large-scale operations in the West Bank continued into a third day.The D.C.-based nonprofit that organized the convoy, American Near East Refugee Aid, known as Anera, described it as a “shocking incident” in a statement Friday and said that those killed were from a local transportation company. It was urgently seeking more details about the incident.The convoy had been delivering medical supplies and fuel to an Emirati-run hospital in Rafah, Palestine Country Director Sandra Rasheed said in the statement to The Washington Post, and its route was coordinated with the Israel Defense Forces.Thursday’s incident is one of several such attacks this week. In remarks to the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, the U.S. representative, Robert Wood, referred to an incident that occurred Sunday, according to U.N. officials, in which he said the IDF fired toward a UNICEF vehicle.On Tuesday, at least 10 rounds were fired into a World Food Program vehicle, which the United Nations blamed on Israel and prompted WFP to temporarily suspend staff movement across Gaza. Wood said the Biden administration was “deeply alarmed” by Tuesday’s shooting and urged Israel to “immediately rectify the issues within their system that allowed this to happen.”

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