AARRG!

We represent a coalition of organizations, dedicated to holding Access A Ride accountable to the customers who use it. #NYLPI #AARRG #CID_NY #BCID #MFJ

[NYLPI @NYLPI]

Eman Rimawi-Doster drafted a letter on behalf of @AARReformGroup to Janno Lieber, @MTA Chair and CEO and @GovKathyHochul, urging them to reinstate a mask mandate on public transit.

Read the full letter on our website: https://t.co/JJ6IH0Gk77

[CIDNY @CID_NY]

How has transportation been for you since the mask mandate ended? What has your experience with been with Access-A-Ride, the subway, buses, ride sharing, LIRR, and Metro-North? Let us know! You can also email your experiences to [email protected].

[NYLPI @NYLPI]

"Wearing a mask hurts no one."

@Eman_Rimawi, @AARReformGroup Campaign coordinator and organizer with #NYLPI, spoke to @Gothamist about how @MTA's "You Do You" approach to masks endangers disabled riders.

Read more: https://t.co/SN76naiYXN

[Just your friendly neighborhood transit reporter @s_nessen]

This is what "you do you" looks like on the subways. “Wearing a mask hurts no one. And I’m going to keep doing it because I care about my neighbors and also myself. I wish our government showed the same care," says @Eman_Rimawi https://t.co/uvkviw87qb

[NYLPI @NYLPI]

New Yorkers deserve accessible transit services! #NYLPI is a founding member of @AARReformGroup. In July, AARRG! met with @nyctaxi staff and new Commissioner David Do to share feedback and discuss possible improvements. #MTA #DisabilityPride

https://t.co/QVvVxuf4df

[Harvey Epstein @HarveyforNY]

NEW: I authored a letter to @MTA Chairman Lieber w/ 22 of my colleagues requesting the expansion of the On Demand E-Hail program. On Demand E-Hail only benefits NYers with #disabilities. We should not cut this program when many lives depend on its efficiency. #AAROnDemandForAll

[CIDNY @CID_NY]

You can check out some photos from today's Access-A-Ride rally outside of MTA headquarters in Manhattan where advocates spoke about service issues, on-demand access, and more over at our Instagram.

Link: https://t.co/xSGmO0dUXr

We hope you'll join us the next time.

[NYC Council Member Carlina Rivera @CMCarlinaRivera]

New Yorkers w disabilities deserve to travel the city on their own terms, and that’s why the @MTA needs to expand On Demand Access-A-Ride Service.

I'm proud to support @AARReformGroup,@CID_NY, @NYLPI, @BrooklynBCID in the fight for safe, reliable, & accessible transportation

[Parents to Improve School Transportation @pistnyc]

@CID_NY Lots of people are here to testify and support #NYC #transportation #CivilRights
We see @amazonlabor @Eman_Rimawi @TheDriversCoop @News12BX @NLGNYCnews @CID_NY @CCSD_Advocates

[CIDNY @CID_NY]

Join us & other advocates tomorrow at 9 a.m. at 2 Broadway in Manhattan for a rally & press conference. Let's talk about On-Demand Access-A-Ride service, AAR quality and service, and assessment centers!

#AAROnDemandForAll #BetterAARServiceNow #UselessAARAssessmentCenters #NYCPWD

[CIDNY @CID_NY]

The Access-A-Ride Reform Group (@AARReformGroup) would like to know about any safety issues you've had while using Access-A-Ride during the ongoing COVID pandemic. For more information and to complete the short survey, please click the link below.

Link: https://t.co/NrQq1VdZqR

[CIDNY @CID_NY]

The Access-A-Ride Reform Group (@AARReformGroup) would like to know about any safety issues you've had while using Access-A-Ride during the ongoing COVID pandemic. For more information and to complete the short survey, please click the link below.

Link: https://t.co/NrQq1VdZqR

[zach @McKeeZach]

There’s a difference between being happy and being distracted from sadness

[NYLPI @NYLPI]

Attn! 📢We're representing individuals with disabilities who use #NewYorkCity paratransit services in a class-action lawsuit to end discrimination that excludes them from transit fare discounts. @AARReformGroup

Read more about our case vs. the #MTA here: https://t.co/uAZA9uaRYA

[NYLPI @NYLPI]

@AARReformGroup @MTA @nyctAAR The continuation of shared rides has been a rising concern since last summer when the Delta variant posed risk of high transmissibility.

Revisit #NYLPI's Director of #DisabilityJustice Ruth Lowenkron's interview w/ @gothamist last August: https://t.co/GlcEFeEdB4

[NYLPI @NYLPI]

@AARReformGroup @MTA @nyctAAR @Gothamist As we face Omicron, it is unconscionable to dismiss the concerns of #AccessARide users who rely on the service to arrive safely and on-time to their jobs, the grocery store, and medical appointments. The #MTA must #StopSharedRides now. @AARReformGroup https://t.co/LEdnqY8oGU

[Jose Martinez @JMartinezNYC]

MTA Access-A-Ride scorecard:

On-time performance? ⬇️
Provider no-shows? ⬆️
Call center wait times? ⬆️

“On virtually every measure, they’re failing,” says @JosephRappaport of @BrooklynBCID. NEW in @THECITYNY
https://t.co/Lq3cjYMPzF

[AARRG! @AARReformGroup]

Also, all Access-A-Ride customers got was a generic email, announcing that this would happen in July.

We aren’t even sure if they’ve changed some policies. All we have is that email and ALL of the complaints I’ve been getting about it. No one feels safe+we have no other choice🤷🏽‍♀️

[AARRG! @AARReformGroup]

The issue w/shared rides is that it can be potentially dangerous +deadly for anyone like myself w/a compromised immune system. I just got lucky that I could get the vax when I did(I do reg chemo)

Being close to ppl, esp folks who may not be vaccinated, isn’t safe, so why do it?

[Erik Weber @vebah]

@JBlascoNYC @NYLPI @CID_NY @AARReformGroup @galeabrewer @HarveyforNY @MTA Out of curiosity, what's the issue with shared rides? Didn't see a link to a policy position in any of the tweets.

[NYLPI @NYLPI]

TY ⁦@GaleBrewerNYC⁩ for standing with NYers with disabilities! ⁦@AARReformGroup⁩