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Better Access for Handicapped Desired for Uber, Lyft

Lyft ridesharingLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Some Lincoln residents want ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft to provide better access for people with wheelchairs.

The companies require drivers to accommodate riders with collapsible wheelchairs.

But Lyft’s website directs people whose wheelchairs won’t fold into a trunk to seek another transportation service for a ride.

Uber has partnered with other groups to provide wheelchair-accessible transportation in eight U.S. cities, but it hasn’t announced plans to do so in Lincoln or Omaha.

Representatives for Uber and Lyft say the companies are working to make their services available to as many people as possible. Both companies moved into Nebraska last year.

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