The Disability Access to Transportation Act includes:
- Findings that highlight the ongoing need to improve access to transportation systems for those with disabilities;
- The creation of a new one-stop paratransit pilot program authorized at $75 million annually through FY26, which will allow for a brief stop on a multi-legged paratransit trip to prevent long wait times between having to book individual trip segments. This will allow people with disabilities to perform activities like stopping at a bank or pharmacy or dropping children off at daycare without needing to book two separate trips that could each take up to 90 minutes;
- Requires the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to finalize minimum standards for pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way, and requires the Secretary of Transportation to undertake a rulemaking to implement those standards;
- A provision to streamline the accessibility complaint reporting process at FTA; and
- The creation of an accessibility data pilot program to improve data collection and identify gaps in services to aid in transportation planning.
