Wheelchair-accessible taxis to roll out on D.C. streets

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»  WHAT: 20 taxicab minivans with special backdoor ramps
»  WHEN: 2-year pilot program with the first cabs hitting the streets in December, others rolling out in January
»  HOW: $1.2 million in federal, D.C. and taxi company money
»  WHO: Roughly 20 percent of the District’s 64,000 people with disabilities use wheelchairs.

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