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10 <br /> Orange County Transportation Services ADA Paratransit Plan <br /> week for next-day service and can be made up to one (1) month in advance. Reservations are taken by <br /> an answering machine on days when the administrative/dispatch office is closed. <br /> Fares can be no more than twice the fixed route adult fare. The fare is between $0.00 and $2.00 on <br /> Orange County Public Transit fixed routes depending on the route traveled. ADA paratransit eligible <br /> riders are charged $0.00 for ADA paratransit service. A personal care attendant (PCA) is permitted to <br /> accompany an ADA-eligible rider at no charge, and a companion may ride at the same fare charged the <br /> ADA rider only if they have the same origin and destination as the ADA-eligible rider. <br /> Days and hours of operation must be at least the same as the fixed route system. Paratransit service is <br /> provided during the same time period as the Orange County Public Transit fixed route system. Monday <br /> thru Friday service operates from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM. Sunday service is not currently provided. Like <br /> the fixed route, paratransit service is offered Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Service is <br /> not provided on County observed holidays. OCTS also provides Mobility-on-Demand (MOD) services on <br /> Friday evenings 5:00 to 9:00 pm and Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. MOD is scheduled to be 5 days a week <br /> before end of 2022. <br /> S. 'Trip Purpose: <br /> Trips must be accepted and handled on an equal basis. There can be no restrictions on trip purposes or <br /> prioritizing by trip type. Trips are not prioritized or restricted by trip purpose for ADA riders. <br /> Service cannot be limited because of capacity constraints. No waiting lists can be maintained, and the <br /> number of trips provided to an individual cannot be restricted. Service is not limited due to capacity <br /> constraints. Orange County Public Transit does not maintain waiting lists for ADA-eligible paratransit <br /> individuals and trips are not restricted to individuals. <br /> It is the policy of the Orange County and Orange County Public Transit to abide by all provisions of the <br /> Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, as amended, including but not limited to those stated <br /> below, in all activities, operations and relationships with—and accommodations of—employees, client- <br /> customers, and the public. <br /> The ADA requires that persons with disabilities receive the same level of service for transportation as <br /> non-disabled persons. Services that are "separate but equal"are not acceptable (i.e., all individuals using <br /> wheelchairs on one bus and everyone else on another bus). <br /> All recipients must keep federally funded equipment and facilities in good operating condition; have <br /> policies and procedures to maintain vehicles; and must maintain, in operative condition, those features <br /> of facilities, vehicles, and other capital equipment that are required to make them accessible. ADA <br /> accessibility features must be repaired promptly if they are damaged or out of order. Recipients must <br /> establish a system of regular and frequent maintenance checks of lifts and ramps sufficient to determine <br /> if they are operative. Specific transportation provisions of the ADA as amended include but are not <br /> limited to the following requirements: <br /> Orange County Planning Department Page 4 <br />