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8 Introduction This chapter summarizes relevant findings from a review of documents related to implementation of the final rule. No directly relevant previous research was identified about this topic (perhaps because the final rule went into effect less than three years before this literature review was conducted)
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Review of Primary Sources and Related Documents 9 the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance)
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10 Implementing the U.S. DOT Reasonable Modification Rule funding recipients)
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Review of Primary Sources and Related Documents 11 financial and administrative burden defense, which is not relevant to our ADA regulations at part 37" (Transportation for Individuals with Disabilities; Reasonable Modification of Policies and Practices, 2015)
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12 Implementing the U.S. DOT Reasonable Modification Rule The initial comment period on the NPRM ended April 28, 2006, for the proposed amendments to the ADA and related rules.
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Review of Primary Sources and Related Documents 13 factual situation. Such letters may be helpful to others when dealing with the same issue involving similar facts" (Federal Transit Administration, "Complaint Letters of Finding According to Subject," 2016)
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14 Implementing the U.S. DOT Reasonable Modification Rule cannot pass off its responsibilities to individual riders or those accompanying them.
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Review of Primary Sources and Related Documents 15 reevaluated its assessment of the situation and reinstated service to the residence (FTA complaint number 17-0032; letter dated July 6, 2017)
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16 Implementing the U.S. DOT Reasonable Modification Rule 49 C.F.R.
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Review of Primary Sources and Related Documents 17 • A passenger who uses a wheelchair requested a larger bus instead of an accessible minivan because of steep minivan ramps and difficulty maneuvering inside the vehicle. The FTA Letter of Finding stated, "While we understand that you prefer a different vehicle, the information provided indicates that you are able to use the minivans.
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18 Implementing the U.S. DOT Reasonable Modification Rule transportation." The FTA Letter of Finding cites the requirement to dispatch an accessible vehicle when needed and Example 9 in Appendix E
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Review of Primary Sources and Related Documents 19 taking no further action and closed the complaint (FTA complaint number 14-0256; letter dated Oct.
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20 Implementing the U.S. DOT Reasonable Modification Rule the paratransit driver, other passengers, and the vehicle need not be exposed to safety hazards.
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Review of Primary Sources and Related Documents 21 Other Relevant Documents Several additional publications were found to contain content related to making reasonable modifications: • Transportation Update: Where We've Gone and What We've Learned, developed by Marilyn Golden of the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund for the National Council on Disability (NCD) , May 4, 2015; • Topic Guides on ADA Transportation (electronic resource)
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22 Implementing the U.S. DOT Reasonable Modification Rule control of the vehicle)
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Review of Primary Sources and Related Documents 23 the customer that it is not guaranteed for a specific type of vehicle to be available for all trip requests" (NADTC, 2017, 2–5)
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