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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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