New SmarTrip machines can’t be used under ADA rules

By Kytja Weir
Published September 16, 2012 4:00am ET
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New SmarTrip machines can’t be used under ADA rules
A SmarTrip vending machine at the McPherson Square Metro station was among those installed on Metro without working braille and audio features for visually impaired riders. Metro has kept them out of service until they can be upgraded and made accessible. (Kytja Weir/Examiner)

Metro’s 100 new SmarTrip vending machines are sitting in stations, covered in plastic, because they cannot be used by visually impaired riders.

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