Digitized by the Internet Archive 2012 with funding from in Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation http://archive.org/details/adaparatransitelOOkrwi ADA PARATRANSIT ELIGIBILITY HANDBOOK PROJECT ACTION NATIONAL EASTER SEAL SOCIETY KRW INCORPORATED 1995 J ADA PARATRANSIT ELIGIBILITY HANDBOOK I PROJECT ACTION NATIONAL EASTER SEAL SOCIETY KRW INCORPORATED Assistance derived from the Federal Transit Act, as amended, through a Cooperation Agreement With"the U.S. Department ofTransportation, Federal Transit Administration and Project ACTION of the National Easter Seal Society." c c ( » HANDBOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE INTRODUCTION 1. 1-1 Overview 1-1 Purpose and Objectives 1-1 Organization 1-2 2. GENERAL DISABILITY INFORMATION 2-1 . Visual Impairments and Blindness 2-1 Mobility Impairments 2-4 Cognitive Impairments 2-6 Multiple Disabilities 2-8 METHODOLOGY 3. 3-1 Key Elements 3-1 Total Trip/Trip Segment Approach 3-2 & Functional Capability Trip Accessibility Assessment 3-5 ADA Determination of Paratransit Eligibility 3-8 ADA Paratransit Eligibility Application Form Instructions 3-10 ADA Paratransit Eligibility Determination Instructions 3-13 4. TRAVEL TRAINING 4-1 SUMMARY 5. 5-1 GLOSSARY OF TERMS APPENDICES ~ Mi 1. Visual Impairment Matrix 5Si 2. Mobility Impairment Matrices 3. Cognitive Impairment Matrices ADA 4. Paratransit Eligibility Application Form ADA 5. Paratransit Eligibility Determination Worksheet Booklet Pm°A |ie-C?0v-V~ c c (