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"Thou Shalt Not Put A Stumbling Block Before The Blind": The Americans With Disabilities Act And Public Transit For The Disabled, Michael E Lewyn

Michael E Lewyn

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ordered local governments to make bus and train systems more accessible to the disabled. The ADA imposed costly requirements upon local public transit systems but did not give local governments funds with which to satisfy this mandate. By reducing the funds available to transit systems, the ADA has sometimes forced cutbacks in transit service for everyone (including, ironically, the disabled to the extent that disabled people were able to use public transit before the ADA's enactment). Thus, the ADA has occasionally been counterproductive.

The root cause of the ADA's inadequacy is that the ADA …

Approving Charter Schools: The Gatekeeper Function, Stephen D. Sugarman

Stephen D Sugarman

Charter schools hold great promise to reform and improve K-12 education. Charter school authorizors must tread a narrow line between giving the schools the necessary autonomy and assuring that several key public values are being upheld. This article examines the chartering process and makes a range of reform recommendations.

A Derelict On The Waters Of The Law?, Robert Lipkin

Robert Justin Lipkin

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