Ride-sharing company Uber has inserted itself as a middle man, increasing the cost of accessible transportation by discriminating against the disabled.
A civil right does not and cannot exist where an individual can take no definitive action to enforce it before the law or protect against its violation.
The Olympics have been held outside of the First World only twice in the last 20 years. Investment in wheelchair accessibility comes with these events.
Violations of disabled passengers’ rights under the Air Carrier Access Act occur daily. A wheelchair user who takes 150 flights/year comments on the latest.
Local governments do little to protect the rights of disabled and wheelchair users, allowing taxi companies to violate the ADA equivalent service mandate.