Medina County Public Transit Statement of Policy for Disabled Clients

1. Clients with disabilities are entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the transportation services provided by Medina County Public Transit (MCPT).
2. Clients with disabilities will be provided service in the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of the individual and that is equivalent to the service provided to customers without disabilities particularly with respect to response time and reliability.
3. Medina County Public Transit (MCPT) does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities in its reservation policy.
4. All service information provided to clients and potential clients will indicate that all transit services offered by MCPT are accessible.
5. All service information is available in accessible formats upon request (Braille, audio, or internet).
6. All MCPT drivers will be trained in the use of securement systems, ramps, and lifts and will be available to assist clients with disabilities, as requested, in entering and exiting accessible vehicles.

Service Animals

Service animals are welcome on MCPT vehicles at no extra charge. Just let MCPT dispatch know you will be traveling with a service animal when you make your ride reservation.

The ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) states that a public transit system CANNOT restrict the use of a service animal, i.e. dog, or other types of animals, that would be used to assist an impaired individual utilizing the MCPT. The rider must be in direct control of the service animal at all times. The information that a service animal will accompany a passenger at the time of the reservation will be noted on the dispatcher's schedule. Service animals ride at no fee.

MCPT does permit non-service animals such as pets to be transported. Dogs, cats and birds may ride with the owner if they are in cages or restrained so they are not loose in the vehicle.

Dangerous and vicious animals exceptions:
MCPT will not transport those animals ruled as dangerous or vicious by the Medina County Dog Warden.

DEFINITION OF A VICIOUS/DANGERSOUS DOG (FROM OHIO REVISED CODE SECTION 955.11)(4)(a) "Vicious dog" means a dog that, without provocation and subject to division (A)(4)(b) of this section, meets any of the following:

(i) Has killed or caused serious injury to any person;
(ii) Has caused injury, other than killing or serious injury, to any person, or has killed another dog.
(iii) Belongs to a breed that is commonly known as a pit bull dog. The ownership, keeping, or harboring of such a breed of dog shall be prima-facie evidence of the ownership, keeping, or harboring of a vicious dog.