Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Since 1998, motorcoach operators have scrambled to comply with the Department of Transportation's Americans with Disabilities Act requirements to provide special accommodations to disabled passengers. With a typical wheelchair lift costing operators upwards of $40,000 per coach for the lift acquisition, installation and employee training, the costs of meeting DOT's standards have become prohibitive. The American Bus Association has supported federal grant funding [1] to offset some of the costs to purchase lifts for motorcoaches.