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Lawmaker calls for transparency on accessibility issues, CTA defends repair efforts

By Jennifer T. Lacey

May 15, 2009 - A key state lawmaker said Thursday the Chicago Transit Authority should conduct internal performance audits and hold its managers accountable in the wake of a ChicagoTalks investigation that found more than one-third of the system’s accessible stations were not fully available to customers over a two-week period in February. A team of reporters from Columbia College... »

Investigation Finds Handicapped Accessibility Issues Plague CTA

By Zach Wilmes

May 12, 2009 - Eyes and mouths opened wide as commuters at the Jackson Street Blue Line station turned to watch a young man in a wheelchair casually roll onto an escalator and pass them on his way up, his arms firmly grasping the handrails to brace himself as he left the platform below. Steve Bramlett hasn't always been disabled, but... »

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