The Regional Transportation District’s elected leaders will consider cutting funding and raising fares for Access-on-Demand, a service for people with disabilities.

Many riders say the paratransit service has transformed their lives since it launched in 2020, but RTD staff say it’s gotten too expensive. The RTD Board of Directors will consider potential changes tonight — and the proposal already has drawn sharp backlash.

“An attack on our transport is an attack on our freedoms. Don’t take away our freedoms and our rides just because we can’t drive,” said Chelsea Cook, an Access-on-Demand user, speaking to RTD’s directors during a July meeting.

The program allows people with disabilities — those who qualify for RTD’s paratransit services — to use certain ride-share and taxi companies, in

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