Disability Access to Transportation Act

Disability Access to Transportation Act is a bill aimed at expanding and modernizing transportation access for people with disabilities. The core features include a new one-stop paratransit pilot program to reduce long wait times by ensuring at least one 15-minute stop outside the vehicle during a ride (to allow tasks to be completed), regulatory steps to improve pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way, enhanced processes for filing and tracking disability-related complaints, and a pilot program to develop and share accessible data to inform transportation planning. The bill would fund these efforts with federal support (up to 80% of project costs, with $75 million authorized annually from 2025 to 2029 for the paratransit pilot) and requires agencies to report findings to Congress. It also directs the Attorney General to issue standards for pedestrian infrastructure and requires open, transparent data and compliance reporting related to disability accessibility. In short, the bill seeks to modernize ADA paratransit services with technology-enabled pilots, create clearer complaint and oversight mechanisms, and invest in better data and pedestrian accessibility so disability access to transportation improves across public transit, paratransit, and related infrastructure.