Fighting for the rights of PWDs in IL
No easy task from a wheelchair, but IMPRUVE is determined to win the fight for improved paratransit services and carry the banner for 50,000 in IL and other paratransit riders across the nation. For fifteen years, IMPRUVE has stood on the front lines of paratransit organizing. Worked with CTA in 2004, then Pace in 2006 to negotiate improved services. Then sued Pace in 2007, settled in 2012. Now wants to follow the demands of the riders to return paratransit to CTA until paratransit riders can take over and make the service green with affordable fares and jobs to lift PWDs, senior, ex-offenders and youth out of poverty who qualify to work the positions and want to work. Priority for entrepreneurship or jobs will be PWDs.
Currently working in 2015 to prevent fare from being raised from $3 per ride to $5, which is unacceptable and would literally kill some people and cause catastrophic health issues for those who cannot pay the $5 to get to regular healthcare for cancer treatment, rehab therapy, medical fitness, dialysis, infrared treatment, cardiac rehab, diabetes care, etc.
Without accessible transportation that is usable and affordable, staying at home might lead to deteriorating symptoms of poor health or disability. Thus, for good health for PWDs (persons who are disabled), it is critical to have access to transportation to also get to other doctor appointments, work, school, social events, human services appointments, housing, shopping, etc.
See Paratransit petitions by IMPRUVE and other organizations or individuals on moveon.org, causes on facebook, and change.org.
IL Paratransit riders are invited to take the paratransit poll on www.impruve.org and sign up with IMPRUVE to become Paratrasit Minutemen. Those out of state can also becoem Paratraist Minutemen. IMPRUVE and NPPMA are local and national.
All are invited to Visit www.impruve.org and facebook page National Paratransit People’s Movement Assembly
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