Legal Opinion
Rhode Island Handicapped Action Committee v. Rhode Island Public Transit Authority
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided September 20, 1982No. Civ. A. 80-0631PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Senior District Judge.
This is a case of major public importance concerning the appropriate balance between the right of handicapped persons to use public transportation’&ervices and the limit ed resources of the transportation authorities. Plaintiffs are three mobility handicapped individuals, the Rhode Island Handicapped Action Committee, and the Paraplegic Association of Rhode Island. They represent a class of mobility handicapped persons who have been denied access to the publicly operated buses in Rhode Island. This class, certified on April 8, 1981, has been broken down…
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