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Waiting in the dark for a scheduled ride is not sitting well with a blind woman using the RTA in Cuyahoga County (cleveland19.com)
submitted by quanin
aaronespinozaca 1 points 3y ago
Can't DOR pay for your transportation?
quanin [OP] 1 points 3y ago
Curious. what would the department of revenue have to do with it? Aren't those the state equivalent of the tax man?
aaronespinozaca 1 points 3y ago
DOR means the Department Of rehabilitation.
quanin [OP] 1 points 3y ago
And that's what I get for asking Google. though if there is such a department where the woman in the article lives, and if it's anything like the ones I've dealt with that apparently go by other names, they won't pay for anything they don't absolutely have to. And if they're as cheap as some of the places I've had to argue with for friends of mine (MA, I'm looking at you), they figure eh, she's got paratransit. That's enough.
razzretina 1 points 3y ago
Wow, that's really shitty. She had an arranged ride and was there on time but nobody shows or even gives her a courtesy call to say they aren't coming. And Cleveland is a big city. There's no excuse for paratransit service that horrible. I live in a middle of nowhere little town and get better service than that.
quanin [OP] 3 points 3y ago
You're lucky. All the middle of nowhere towns I've lived in don't even have paratransit. Not that I'd qualify if they did, but y'know.
razzretina 1 points 3y ago
I am lucky. I don't use paratransit much myself but I used to live in the South where they didn't even have sidewalks, let alone buses. Every time someone complains about buses here not being as good as the big city I want to throw my dog at them.
CloudyBeep 1 points 3y ago
I would have thought that the police would be more helpful. But I think one needs to ask why the woman didn't request a taxi or use a ride-sharing service.
quanin [OP] 4 points 3y ago
To know that we'd probably have to know the area. I can't speak for her, obviously, but if you're not particularly close to home taxis get really freaking expensive really freaking quickly. So does Uber/Lyft, if I'm being honest, just... somewhat less so. I can afford it, but I'm working and on disability (hoping to drop disability by end of the year). Someone who's just on disability maybe not so much, at least not without a little help.
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