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Three people are seen outside an elevator on the Boston Common. An African American man using a wheeled mobility device, a Latino man using a wheeled mobility device, and a non-binary white person using their phone to get elevator alerts.

December 2024 Accessibility Initiatives Report and Public Meeting

December 18, 2024

many people surround an "Office of the Governor" Commonwealth of MA podium. Governor Maura Healey, Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt, MBTA General Manager Phil Eng, and Director of Federal Funds and Infrastructure Quentin Palfrey celebrated the award at the Brookline Town Hall. They were joined by Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Ed Markey, Federal Transit Administration Regional Administrator Peter Butler, Brookline Town Administrator Chas Carey, City of Boston Chief of Streets Jascha Franklin

MBTA Awarded $67 Million Federal Grant to Improve Green Line Accessibility

July 9, 2024

A group of people holding plaques with their awards for improving accessibility in Massachusetts.

Daniels-Finegold Plaintiff Group Receives Accessibility Award

May 7, 2024

The System-Wide Accessibility (SWA) team at a disability summit

Join Us "Inside the T" and Meet System-Wide Accessibility (SWA)

November 29, 2023

exterior of two Quincy Adams elevators side by side, numbered 736 and 805. the elevators are roomy, and the doors have steel frames and large glass top to bottom so it's easy to see through to the inside

Elevator Replacements and Reopenings

October 17, 2023

On an Orange Line platform, a group of riders look up at the digital signage as a train idles on the track beside them. The group includes a white woman wearing a mask; an ambulatory Asian American woman; a South Asian man pushing a stroller; an African American woman using a wheelchair; and a white woman standing behind the African American woman using a wheelchair. The tagline “Access in Motion” and the T logo appear in the foreground.

Access in Motion Campaign

September 22, 2023

A group of people wearing red uniform shirts sit in a semi-circle facing a presentation

Increased Staffing Levels and Training for Transit Ambassadors

August 17, 2023

vision-impaired rider exiting a bus using a walking aid

June 2023 Accessibility Initiatives Report and Public Meeting

June 30, 2023

a blind or low vision rider using a white cane while exiting a Mattapan-bound bus via the bus door ramp

New Accessibility-Focused Videos for Riders

March 28, 2023

A blind man holding a white cane is seen in profile standing before a digital sign. His left hand is on a button labeled PRESS FOR AUDIO in standard writing and in braille. The rider stand in the lobby of the Government Center station; through the windows behind him the Government Center buildings are shown at right.

December 2022 Accessibility Initiatives Report and Public Meeting

January 4, 2023

Rider reading through Access in Motion guide in Braille with guidance from employee

The MBTA Mobility Center is Ready to Help

October 12, 2022

a person wearing sandals, pants, a patterned long sleeve shirt, a small backpack, a kn95 mask, and sunglasses on their head is holding a white cane and pressing the door opener button for the door in front of them. The person is inside Haymarket station at the entrance. The button is very long and can be pressed from hip height all the way down to the floor.

May – June 2022 Accessibility Initiatives Report and Public Meeting

July 27, 2022

A blind man holding a white cane is seen in profile standing before a digital sign. His left hand is on a button labeled PRESS FOR AUDIO in standard writing and in braille. The rider stand in the lobby of the Government Center station; through the windows behind him the Government Center buildings are shown at right.

First Station Lobby Customer Information Displays Go Live

June 21, 2022

A member of the MBTA's System-Wide Accessibility team wearing a red hat, mask, and an apron that says Better Bus Project on the front, talks with a rider, also in a hat and mask, about the Bus Network Redesign project as they two stand outside at Quincy Center.

Take Our Survey on Accessible Transit Service Messaging

February 2, 2022

Judge Patrick King speaks to meeting attendees in December 2018

Public Meeting on Accessibility

January 20, 2022

The new Chelsea Commuter Rail station is shown at dusk. The overhead lights that hang from the clear canopies over the platform are on. They illuminate the platforms at the left and right sides of the image, with the empty track running down the middle. The large Chelsea Station sign and map are shown along the right platform, and there are benches in the recessed lighted areas under the canopies. 

December 2021 Accessibility Initiatives Report

December 7, 2021

A woman with a cane is pressing the "Push to open" automatic door button and facing the open doors to Haymarket Station

Installing Automatic Door Openers in 33 Stations

October 29, 2021

MBTA staff speak with members of the public at the Dudley Square community meeting in the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building.

Public Meeting on Accessibility

June 2, 2021

a rider on a wheeled mobility device exits an accessible elevator at Park Street

May 2021 Accessibility Initiatives Report

May 24, 2021

a bus rider in a wheeled mobility device tests out Quantum, a securement system

MBTA Launches Pilot of New Automated Securement System on Several Buses

February 2, 2021

MBTA staff speak with members of the public at the Dudley Square community meeting in the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building.

Public Meeting on Accessibility

December 2, 2020

A rider, accompanied by a guide dog, exits a commuter rail train onto a South Station platform

December 2020 Accessibility Initiatives Report

December 1, 2020
Accessibility Improvements

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