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Commission discusses options for wheelchair-accessible transportation and vehicle partnerships
Summary
Members discussed strategies to secure wheelchair-accessible vehicles for community organizations and senior centers, options to obtain vehicles from the transit authority, and next steps for outreach to interested partners.
Lede: The Holyoke Commission on Disability discussed Sept. 25 several approaches to expanding wheelchair-accessible transportation for residents, including partnering with the senior center, working with the regional transit authority and seeking vehicles made available by the transit authority.
Nut graf: Commissioners said the PVTA or regional transit authority sometimes makes decommissioned vehicles available cheaply to community entities and suggested the…
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