THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AT 30 -- PART 16

VOICES OF VICTORY, CELEBRATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS

AND REMAINING CHALLENGES 

Calise said the ADA has created major positive impacts in New York, such as:

The City Building Code goes above and beyond the mandates set forth in the ADA.

The Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) has steadily increased the number of wheelchair accessible taxis.  

It passed regulations to mandate wheelchair accessibility in all for-hire-vehicles bases, including ride-sharing app companies.

The city develops accessible and affordable housing units by ensuring that a percentage of units in new affordable housing developments are set-aside for PWD. 

All units in new construction are adaptable should a PWD tenant require reasonable accommodations.

NYC: ATWORK that connects a talent pool of PWD to living-wage jobs and internships that meet their qualifications.