Tom Harkin actually said...

I think it is a gross injustice that less than 2 percent of the taxicabs in New York City are wheelchair accessible.

The bottom line is if large cities like New York were to require that their taxicabs be of universal design, wheelchair accessible--not just...

we will not achieve the goals of the ADA and will not open up the doors to employment for everyone who can work and wants to work.

Not enough attention has been paid to the issues of public transportation for people with disabilities.