ABLE-RIDE / PARATRANSIT PROGRAM | NASSAU COUNTY OFFICE FOR THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED
60 Charles Lindbergh Boulevard, Garden City, NY 11530
Voice - Office for the Physically Challenged
Voice - Other - Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) Bus
Voice - Main
Fax - Fax
Fax - Fax
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Nassau County, NY
Description
Offers a unique service that has been a great help to individuals with disabilities who cannot utilize line-haul transit buses. The Able-Ride / Paratransit Program provides public curb-to-curb transportation through the MTA-Long Island Bus service. Individuals with disabilities are evaluated and approved under federal standards contained in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The service is available only within Nassau County. AbleRide will pick up the person with a physical disability outside the home and take the individual to visit the doctor, go shopping, commute to work, or even attend social events. The participant may travel with an aide or a companion. There is a fee each way for the individual with the disability as well as for companions. Aides travel free of charge. In some cases, Medicaid coverage may be applied. Contact Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) Bus at 516-228-4028 for an application. Call for more detailed information.
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Providing organization
NASSAU COUNTY OFFICE FOR THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED
Serves as the Disability Rights Advocacy agency for this County’s population of over 250,000 adults and children with disabilities. In doing so, it plays a leadership role in the provision of programs and services to enhance the independence and productivity of citizens with disabilities, developing and advocating for legislation on the local, State, and Federal levels of government, and working with the business community, health systems agencies, educational institutions of higher learning and school districts, transportation providers, cultural and arts centers, local municipalities, and private and non-profit disability and rehabilitation organizations to remove attitudinal and architectural barriers to consumerism, employment, education, and independent living.