[Md-sligo] Accessibility Update 10/12/18

Thu Oct 18 17:21:55 UTC 2018

Hi all,

Just wanted you to know that Queen has already picked up nearly  $400 worth
of nuts from our house, Go Queen.

Judy

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Thank you, Terri and Henry.

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Congratulations queen.

Terry Powers ( Board Member ) and

Henry Osborne Jr.

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Queen,

Congradulations,

I know you are good. This is wonderful. We know that we can trust you to
speak on our side. Keep up the good work.

*Yasmin Reyazuddin, Customer Service Representative II*

*MC311 Customer Service Center*

*Office of Public Information *

*1401 Rockville Pike., Suite #300*

*Rockville, MD 20852*

*phone: 240-777-0311*

*email: yasmin.reyazuddin at montgomerycountymd.gov
<your%20name at montgomerycountymd.gov>*

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An award is being given to someone we know.

Debbie

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*To:* Blake, Christiaan P. <cblake at wmata.com>
*Subject:* Accessibility Update 10/12/18

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Accessibility Update

The Best Ride in the Nation

October 12, 2018

*Save the Date Reminder*

*Accessibility Excellence Awards*

         Metro’s Department of Access Services and the Accessibility
Advisory Committee will host the Seventh Annual Accessibility Excellence
Awards program on Thursday, *October 25, 2018* *from* *6:00 pm to 8:00 pm*,
and you are invited to attend. The event will be held at Metro’s
headquarters, the Jackson Graham Building, 600 Fifth Street, NW, Washington
DC.

This annual event recognizes individuals, stakeholders, industry
professionals, and organizations that have contributed to our region’s
disability community and to the accessibility of Metro. Special
presentations will include the Richard W. Heddinger Award and the Dr.
Rosalyn Simon Award.

A Welcome Reception will held at 6:00 p.m., and the program will begin
promptly at 6:35 p.m. Light hors d’oeuvres and soft drinks will be served
during the reception.  We hope to see you there! Please RSVP to
access at wmata.com by October 22, 2018.

*For questions or special needs requests *

*please **contact *

*(202) 962-1100 or access at wmata.com <access at wmata.com>*

Denise Rush

2018 Heddinger Award Winner

.

The Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC) is pleased to announce that the
winner of the 2018 Richard W. Heddinger Accessible Transportation Award is
AAC member Denise Rush.

Ms. Rush has served on the Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC) for the
past 11 years, including the past three as Vice-Chair. Throughout her
tenure, she has demonstrated a quiet but determined resolve to identify
access barriers, and the fortitude required to ensure the identified issues
are fixed. While particularly focused on MetroAccess, for which she has
helped facilitate vehicle upgrades, service quality, and overall safety
improvements, Ms. Rush has also become well versed in the accessibility
issues of the region’s fixed route services, and her advocacy on behalf of
customers using mobility devices and those with visual disabilities has led
to many improvements.

In her balanced way of showing appreciation for the hard work and quality
service provided WMATA staff and contractors, Ms. Rush has created the
“Rush Award” in which, on a monthly basis, she highlights the service of an
WMATA or WMATA affiliated individual who has demonstrated the highest
standards of serving customers with disabilities.

In addition to her work with the AAC, Ms. Rush is also the Vice President
of a local chapter of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB). For her
exemplary work in making transportation accessible, and her tremendous
generosity, Denise Rush is being recognized as the 2018 Richard W.
Heddinger award winner.

*Marsha K. Mazz*

*2018 Dr. Rosalyn Simon Award Winner*

       Marsha Mazz, recently retired Director of Technical and Information
Services for the United States Access Board, is being recognized for her
prominent role in developing the current ADA Standards and improving access
to public transportation for people with disabilities.

Ms. Mazz is highly regarded for her technical knowledge, and proved to be
an always reliable source of knowledge and clarification for Metro’s Office
of ADA Policy and Planning. An example of her work is the role she had in
proposing a new standard for the slope of bus ramps. In developing that new
standard she coordinated with Metro staff to look at a proposed ramp system
by one of the vendors, where the ramp had a shallow slope, but proved to be
too long.  If that ramp were to be used, bus landing pad dimensions would
have required significant modification. Instead, this coordination, and her
thoughtful approach to regulations, led to an improvement for the riding
public, while being feasible for the transit properties.

Ms. Mazz also educated thousands of professionals and thus has opened doors
for millions of people with disabilities, especially with regards to the
many standards that affect accessibility in transportation vehicles as well
as transportation facilities. Ms. Mazz was a Chair of the AAC prior to her
appointment to the Access Board.

The Dr. Rosalyn Simon Award is presented in honor of the renowned Americans
with Disabilities Act expert for whom Metro’s Transit Accessibility Center
is dedicated. Dr. Simon was a recognized leader, educator, and advocate for
the disability community.

*Upcoming Accessibility Advisory Committee Meetings*

*Accessibility Advisory Committee - MetroAccess Subcommittee Meeting*

*October 15, 2018; 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.*

*Accessibility Advisory Committee – Full Committee Meeting*

*November 5, 2018; 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.*

*Accessibility Advisory Committee – Bus & Rail Subcommittee Meeting*

*November 12, 2018; 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.*

*All meetings will be held at Metro’s Headquarters  Building*

*600 Fifth Street, NW*

*Washington DC 20001*

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