A federal court approved the terms of a settlement agreement that requires the NYS Board of Elections create a statewide remote mail-in system so that voters who are blind, or have other print disabilities, can read and mark their ballots independently.
“In 2021, nearly 17 percent of all working-age New Yorkers with a disability were unemployed—more than double the pre-pandemic level. These disproportionately steep economic losses compound with structural inequities that led to pandemic-level unemployment for New Yorkers with disabilities long before COVID hit.”
The plaintiffs are already seeing some success outside of court, with the BOE passing a resolution to try to make PDF ballots available to some of those who request them for the primary.
The MTA plans to limit the number of trips Access-a-Ride users can take under a popular pilot program that allows them to book rides on-demand. Those changes will take effect by the end of the month, an MTA spokesman said.
A judge approved a lawsuit settlement Tuesday that requires New York City to take stock of its sidewalks and curbs, and commit to a plan to upgrade all street corners so they’re accessible for people with disabilities.
In the next two decades, New Yorkers 65 and older will account for 18 percent of the city’s population, according to the AARP. And they’re going to need a lot more elevators than the transit system currently offers.
One of the MTA’s proposed fare hike options would raise the base fare to $3 a ride, which Access-a-Ride users say would unfairly burden them since they aren’t eligible for the MetroCard bonuses that subway and bus riders are.
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