What are the three categories of ADA paratransit eligibility?
Category 1: This category includes individuals who are unable, due to a physical or mental impairment, to board, ride or disembark independently from any readily accessible vehicle on the regular fixed route system. Among others, this category includes persons with mental or visual impairments who, as a result of their disability, cannot navigate the system. This means that, if an individual needs an attendant to board, ride, or disembark from an accessible fixed route vehicle (including navigating the system ), the individual is eligible for paratransit. Category 2: Also eligible are those persons with a physical or mental impairment who could use accessible fixed route transportation, but the accessible fixed route transportation is not available at that time on that route (e.g., the accessible vehicle is down for maintenance, the lift cannot be deployed, etc.). This second eligibility category is the broadest, with respect to persons with mobility impairments, but its impact should
Category 1: This category includes individuals who are unable, due to a physical or mental impairment, to board, ride or disembark independently from any readily accessible vehicle on the regular fixed route system. Among others, this category includes persons with mental or visual impairments who, as a result of their disability, cannot navigate the system. This means that, if an individual needs an attendant to board, ride, or disembark from an accessible fixed route vehicle (including navigating the system), the individual is eligible for paratransit. Category 2: Also eligible are those persons with a physical or mental impairment who could use accessible fixed route transportation, but the accessible fixed route transportation is not available at that time on that route (e.g., the accessible vehicle is down for maintenance, the lift cannot be deployed, etc.). This second eligibility category is the broadest, with respect to persons with mobility impairments, but its impact should b
