Disability rights advocates allege ADA violations in lawsuit against MTA — Queens Daily Eagle
Imported
May 16, 2019
Disability rights advocates allege ADA violations in lawsuit against MTA
May 16, 2019/
David Brand
An individual in a wheelchair accesses the Utica Avenue subway station using an elevator. Such accessible subway stations are few and far between, according to a lawsuit filed against the MTA. Photo by Marc A. Herman/MTA New York City Transit via Flickr
Jonathan Sperling
Advocates for people with disabilities have launched a federal lawsuit against the MTA, stating that the agency continues to violate the Americans with Disabilities Act by renovating subway stations without installing elevators or other stair-free routes.
The nonprofit legal group Disability Rights Advocates filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of three plaintiffs from around the city, as well as several organizations for people with disabilities.
The plaintiffs contend that the MTA constructed a new staircase connecting a [...]