Summer has arrived! Get ready for "virtual conferencing" Project ACTION will present "An Online Conference on Accessible Transportation" Aug. 3-6, 2009. With fiscal belt tightening, a need to stretch available resources, and ever-busy work schedules, it can be difficult to travel to conferences these days. This event will share presentations delivered at national meetings of the American Public Transportation Association and the Community Transportation Association of America.
Easter Seals Project ACTION offers resource for secondary school educators Summer is also a time of planning and preparation for educators thinking about fall. ESPA can help, providing a new online product, "Travel Training for Student Success: The Route to Achieving Post-Secondary Student Outcomes." An introduction, booklet, slide shows, questionnaire, and linked ESPA Clearinghouse resources support young adults' needs for public transportation through travel training.
Now available: transcript of Wheelchair Securement program If you were unable to listen to ESPA's April 14 distance learning event, "Wheelchair Securement on Buses and Paratransit Vehicles," now you can pick up what you missed. A transcript of this excellent audio conference, which featured transportation consultant Douglas Cross, has been posted as a document linked through the main event page.
Join our new online community for travel trainers The Easter Seals Transportation Group invites travel trainers and those having an interest in travel training to join our new online, interactive Global Travel Training Community. The GTTC is an accessible Web-based community to facilitate collaboration and the sharing of knowledge among the travel training community. Pose questions, share resources, network with your colleagues!
News of federal and association partners
Federal Transit Administration announces NFP updates The FTA has released two updates related to the New Freedom Program (5317): "A Notice of Policy Statement for Eligible New Freedom Activities," and "Questions and Answers Regarding the New Freedom, JARC, and Section 5310 Program." The New Freedom formula grant program aims to provide additional tools to overcome existing barriers that Americans with disabilities face as they pursue integration into the work force and full participation in society. Lack of adequate transportation is a problem, and the the New Freedom formula grant program seeks to reduce barriers to transportation services and expand the transportation mobility options available to people with disabilities beyond the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.
Association of Travel Instruction slates 9th annual conference Registration is under way for ATI's 2009 conference scheduled for July 31-Aug. 2 in St. Louis. A preliminary agenda is available, and individuals and organizations can register for the conference and/or renew memberships online as well.
New FHA document addresses emergency evacuation of populations with special needs Agencies having an interest in emergency transportation for older adults, people with low incomes, and people with disabilities will find a resource in the Federal Highway Administration’s Routes to Effective Evacuation Primer. It offers guidance for transportation during emergencies, including the need for advance planning to ensure maximum safety for people with special needs. The primer addresses key issues that state and local governments will face. Moreover, it provides recommendations to ensure that individuals with special needs are evacuated rapidly and efficiently to save and protect their lives and that resources are used efficiently and to their fullest capacity.
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