In-person functional assessments. The goals of this Contract are to ensure accessibility to the ADA paratransit program for eligible persons, to support the use of fixed-route service for persons who can use it for some or all their transportation needs, and to provide a fair and equitable process for recommending ADA paratransit eligibility. • Paratransit eligibility shall be based on ADA regulations. • Paratransit eligibility shall be based on a functional rather than medical model. • Persons shall not be qualified or disqualified based on a specific diagnosis or disability alone. • An applicant shall be certified as eligible if, and only if, a person's functional disability prevents the use or navigation of IPTC's fixed-route services. The Contractor's goal is to ensure that only applicants who meet the eligibility criteria are enrolled for paratransit services. Of particular importance is the ability to make determinations about eligibility based on the ADA Paratransit riders' assessment to determine the functional ability of disabled individuals to get to, board, and ride fixed route services.
