Editing MBTA accessibility (section)

{{Short description|Aspect of transit system in Massachusetts}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2019}}
[[File:Wheelchair user on the Red Line at Harvard station, June 2012jpg.jpg|thumb|Wheelchair user entering a Red Line car at [[Harvard (MBTA station)|Harvard station]]]]
The [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]] (MBTA) system is mostly but not fully [[accessible]]. Like most American [[mass transit]] systems, much of the [[MBTA subway]] and [[MBTA Commuter Rail|commuter rail]] were built before [[wheelchair]] access became a requirement under the [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990]]. The MBTA has renovated most stations to be compliant with the ADA, and all stations built since 1990 are accessible. The MBTA also has a [[paratransit]] program, [[The Ride (MBTA)|The Ride]], which provides accessible vehicles to transport passengers who cannot use the fixed-route system.

Much of the [[MBTA subway]] system is accessible: all [[Orange Line (MBTA)|Orange]] and [[Red Line (MBTA)|Red Line]] stations, and all but one [[Blue Line (MBTA)|Blue Line]] station, are accessible. Most of the underground portion of the [[Green Line (MBTA)|Green Line]] is accessible, though only some surface stops are; all but one stop on the [[Mattapan Line]] are accessible. As of March 2025, about 84% of the [[MBTA Commuter Rail]] system is accessible, including the [[North Station]] and [[South Station]] terminals. All [[MBTA bus|buses]] (including the [[Silver Line (MBTA)|Silver Line]]) and all [[MBTA boat]] services are accessible.