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Investigation Finds Handicapped Accessibility Issues Plague CTA
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... »
Broken CTA Facilities, Slow Repairs Create Problems for Disabled Customers
May 12, 2009 - Advocates for the disabled say the CTA needs to step up its commitment to making its bus and rail stations accessible in the wake of a three-month investigation by ChicagoTalks. “The CTA has to continue working on these issues to make the whole system user friendly,” said Jim Watkins, co-chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority’s ADA Advisory... »