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Transportation Act Reauthorization Position Statement:
Rural Transportation for People with Disabilities
January, 2010
"It is hereby declared to be the national policy that elderly and handicapped persons
have the same right as other persons to utilize mass transportation facilities and
services; that special efforts shall be made in the planning and design of mass
transportation facilities and services so that the availability to elderly and
handicapped persons of mass transportation which they can effectively utilize will
be assured; and that all Federal programs offering assistance in the field of mass
transportation (including the programs under this Act) should contain provisions
implementing this policy." Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1970, P.L. 91-453
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