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From page 44... ... 44 to such individuals equivalent to the level of service such system provides to individuals without disabilities.648 A public entity providing transportation service may seek temporary relief from § 12144, but it must demonstrate, for example, that required lifts were unavailable from any qualified manufacturer or for another reason permitted by the statute.649 B Regulations Applicable to Demand Responsive Service DOT regulations apply to demand responsive trans portation systems.650 The term demand responsive system applies to "designated public transportation service by public entities and the provision of transportation service by private entities, including but not limited to specified public transportation service, which is not a fixed route system."651 Demand responsive services include dial-a-ride, taxi subsidy, vanpool, and route deviation services.652 For demand responsive service, riders must request service, such as by telephone.653 When public entities that operate demand responsive systems purchase or lease new buses or other new vehicles, they must ensure that the vehicles are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including those who use wheelchairs.654 However, the regulations allow public entities to purchase new vehicles that are not readily accessible when a system, if "viewed in its entirety, provides a level of service to individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs, equivalent to the level of service it provides to individuals without disabilities…."655 The FTA states that "[e] Read the entire page →

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... 44 to such individuals equivalent to the level of service such system provides to individuals without disabilities.648 A public entity providing transportation service may seek temporary relief from § 12144, but it must demonstrate, for example, that required lifts were unavailable from any qualified manufacturer or for another reason permitted by the statute.649 B Regulations Applicable to Demand Responsive Service DOT regulations apply to demand responsive trans portation systems.650 The term demand responsive system applies to "designated public transportation service by public entities and the provision of transportation service by private entities, including but not limited to specified public transportation service, which is not a fixed route system."651 Demand responsive services include dial-a-ride, taxi subsidy, vanpool, and route deviation services.652 For demand responsive service, riders must request service, such as by telephone.653 When public entities that operate demand responsive systems purchase or lease new buses or other new vehicles, they must ensure that the vehicles are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including those who use wheelchairs.654 However, the regulations allow public entities to purchase new vehicles that are not readily accessible when a system, if "viewed in its entirety, provides a level of service to individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs, equivalent to the level of service it provides to individuals without disabilities…."655 The FTA states that "[e]

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