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June Extra: ADA Essentials Handbook - Order Online

June 2011

Dear Friend,

Welcome to Extra, Easter Seals Project ACTION's monthly

newsletter.

The news this month:

Upcoming Training

Free Webinars

As part of ESPA's Promising Practices and Solutions in

Accessible Transportation (PPSAT) series, Project ACTION is hosting four free,

upcoming webinars. All webinars are at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. For more

information, contact ESPADistanceLearning@....

a.. June 22: Paratransit Operations Q & A with ESPA

During the month of June, ESPA training events have focused

on ADA complementary paratransit. Please join us for the last event, a one-hour

live teleconference with ESPA staff. Registration closes June 17.

b.. July 20: Signals for Pedestrians Who are Blind -

Overview of Current Issues and Available Training - in partnership with the

Transportation Research Board (TRB). This webinar will provide an overview of

accessible pedestrian signals (APS), how people who are blind use them, current

standards governing their use, and how webinar attendees can host a free APS

workshop offered through TRB's National ative Highway Research Program.

Registration deadline: July 15.

c.. July 27: Environmental Barrier Analysis and Options for

Remedy - This webinar will offer information and tools for assessing the

accessibility of the public spaces connected to transportation (e.g., sidewalks,

intersections, transit facilities, etc.) and will touch on barriers common to

most communities, potential remedies and the benefits to be gained from creating

a barrier-free environment. Registration deadline: July 22.

d.. August 10: Customer Service Monitoring and Feedback for

Fixed-Route and Paratransit Services - This webinar will focus on how

transportation providers can work with a disabilities advisory board to develop

a feedback survey for transit customers with disabilities. The session will

provide a broad overview of the customer service monitoring process and how it

can be used to improve transportation operations and customer services.

Registration deadline: August 5.

Fundamentals of Travel Training Administration ONLINE COURSE

Fundamentals of Travel Training Administration (FTTA), ESPA's

new online course, will run for the second time starting August 15. FTTA gives

learners the opportunity to learn more about essential administrative issues,

such as creating job descriptions and developing budgets. The course format is

flexible, allowing participants to work at any hour of the day or night. For

more information, contact the course instructor, Kristi Ross, at

ftta@... or (800) 659-6428. Application deadline: August 8.

ESPA News

ADA Handbook Reprinted, Rich Text Version Now Online

Due to continued demand for the printed version of the ADA

Essentials for Transit Board Members handbook, ESPA has ordered a third

reprinting. For this additional limited printing, an organization may order up

to 20 copies. If further copies are desired, the downloadable version will

continue to be available on the website. In addition, a rich text version of the

handbook is now posted online and available for download.

Industry News

New Accessible Taxi Program in Washington, DC

On May 12, the National Capital Region Transportation Planning

Board announced Washington D.C.'s first wheelchair-accessible taxi program,

rollDC. This pilot program includes 20 taxis provided by Royal Cab and the

Yellow Cab Company and rates for the service will be the same as traditional

taxi service. Check out U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's

blog, Fastlane, for comments and photos from the roll-out event.

Scenario Planning Program

The Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit

Administration are now offering the Transportation Planning Capacity Building

(TPCB) Scenario Planning Program-a resource for agencies in need of scenario

planning assistance. Scenario planning provides a framework for developing a

shared vision for the future through analysis of factors, such as

transportation, that affect regions or communities. As part of this program,

agencies or individuals may request training and assistance through various

methods, including workshops, webinars and peer exchanges. For more information,

contact Fred Bowers of FHWA at Frederick.Bowers@..., Rae Keasler of FHWA at

Rae.Keasler@... or Alisa Fine of the U.S. DOT Volpe Center at

Alisa.Fine@....

APHA Transportation and Health Toolkit and Webinar Now Online

The American Public Health Association (APHA) has recently

launched a new transportation and health toolkit that includes training and

guiding principles, talking points, outreach materials, background data, and

media and meeting training resources. This new toolkit focuses largely on

providing guidance for public health messengers around the country and

coordinating the public health message as it relates to transportation

decision-making. Listen to the free, archived webinar from May 31 to learn more

about the toolkit.

Research

TCRP Research Results Digest 99: Improving Mobility for

Veterans (*.PDF)

Published by the Transit ative Research Program in April

2011, Research Results Digest 99: Improving Mobility for Veterans provides case

studies and strategies on how localities can assist veterans in getting

transportation. The report also provides a useful description of current veteran

transportation programs and beneficiary travel reimbursement programs as well as

strategies for improving transportation for veterans, including an approach in

which providers actively reach out to veterans' organizations.

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