TLC Commissioner Joshi to announce the City-wide Expansion of the NYC TLC Accessible Dispatch Program

NEW YORK & BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Jan. 16, 2018 - PRLog -- The New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission (NYC TLC) is set to announce the City-wide expansion of the Accessible Dispatch Program. A press conference to announce the expansion will be held on Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at Brooklyn Borough Hall.

The NYC TLC Citywide Accessible Dispatch Program gives residents and visitors with disabilities greater access to green and yellow wheelchair accessible taxis. The program offers an expanded service area that will now accommodate not just Manhattan, but pick-ups and drop-offs in all five boroughs. New Yorkers with disabilities can now access the city like never before. Political and city officials along with members of NYC's community of people with disabilities will be in attendance to support the launch of the program.

WHO: NYC TLC Commissioner Meera Joshi and Allan J. Fromberg, Deputy Commissioner for Public Affairs, (MOPD) Commissioner Victor Calise and representatives of Medical Transportation Management.

WHAT: NYC TLC Accessible Dispatch Program Goes Citywide!

WHEN: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 | 10:00 a.m.

WHERE: Brooklyn Borough Hall | 209 Joralemon St., Brooklyn, NY 11201.

ABOUT: Accessible Dispatch launched in September 2012 as a 24/7 accessibility program, with the goal of connecting New Yorkers who use wheelchairs and other mobility aids to accessible taxis at no extra cost. The program now offers an expanded service area that will accommodate pick-ups and drop-offs in all five boroughs!

For more info about Accessible Dispatch, please visit www.accessibledispatch.com or www.nyc.gov/html/tlc


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