BART and Make-A-Wish Foundation Grant Local Boy His Wish

July 25, 2014
Austin James, a 13-year-old boy from San Pablo, who has serious medical conditions and uses a wheelchair, is granted his wish of riding Bart.

By Melissa Jordan

BART Senior Web Producer

Austin James made a wish for something hundreds of thousands of people take for granted every day.

The 13-year-old boy from San Pablo, who has serious medical conditions and uses a wheelchair, longed to ride a BART train. "This is his joy,' said Virginia D. Thomas, who assists Austin at school, and is known to all as  "Ms. Nisey" (pronounced "Neesy," a nickname for her middle name, Denise).

Read more at: http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2014/news20140722