ADA Eligibility Process Control Model for DART First State Paratransit
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit eligibility process control model developed from our previous work is described in this report. The model was developed from a method based on the ADA of 1990 categories for eligibility. It provides the microstructure of mobility characteristics and the microstructure of the environmental characteristics, thereby allowing for the eligibility analysis of a given individual for a given trip. This approach provides a framework to create a rational solution when determining paratransit eligibility. The model was tested by using a sample 233 eligible paratransit riders on Delaware Transit Corporation (DTC), New Castle County. From the sample, 53 people with disabilities completed in-person interviews. The physical environments associated with the fixed route trip that respondents indicated they would take most frequently were also assessed. The data were successfully used in the process control model both to determine ADA paratransit eligibility and to analyze fixed routes for overall accessibility and compliance with the regulatory standards.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
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Sponsor Organizations:
Delaware Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 778
Dover, DE United States 19901 -
Performing Organizations:
Delaware Center for Transportation
University of Delaware
Newark, DE United States 19716 -
Principal Investigators:
Denson, Carol
- Start Date: 20030701
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 20040701
- Source Data: RiP Project 18588
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Paratransit services; Persons with disabilities; Research projects
- Identifier Terms: Americans with Disabilities Act; DART First State Paratransit (Delaware)
- Uncontrolled Terms: Disabled passengers; Eligibility
- Geographic Terms: Delaware
- Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01459853
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Delaware Department of Transportation
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Jan 3 2013 1:13PM