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Resident urges Georgetown to expand accessible transportation options for people with disabilities
Summary
A Georgetown resident told council the city’s current paratransit and community-transportation services leave residents with disabilities isolated if they fall outside existing service boundaries or do not qualify for Medicaid; she asked council for an expedited data review and short-term pilot options.
Sancha Matheson, who described herself as a longtime Georgetown resident caring for a disabled Vietnam veteran and a 21-year-old daughter who does not qualify for Medicaid, urged the City Council to address what she called a “critical gap” in transportation for residents with disabilities.
“My daughter has autism, ADHD, and anxiety…she cannot drive,” Matheson said. She told the council that many…
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