text: what would you do if a handicapped person gets on a bus and no empty seats are available? would you offer them your seat?  would you ask them would you like to sit here?  would you just pretend that they weren't even there? as a guy who uses a wheelchair, i bring my own seat.  but, if you are sitting in the front rows of the bus, and the bus company receives federal $$ (which most do) then it is requested (note: not required) that you get up and allow a person with a disability to sit there.  and, most people with disabilities live in an inaccessible world.  they are unable to access many portions of the community.  allowing someone to have a seat when they need one is a great step in the right direction.