[Nfbc-info] Fw: [OandM] focus group being held to gatherNorthern Cal

[Jennifer Boylan]

> > People who are blind or low vision, and
> representatives from disability
> > agencies
> > serving them, are invited to attend a focus group
> being held to gather
> > public input
> > on improving accessibility at the Golden Gate National
> Recreation Area
> > (GGNRA).
> >           When:   Tuesday, May 19, 2009  from 1:00 -
> 3:00 pm
> >          Where:  LightHouse for the Blind and Visually
> Impaired
> >           214 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
> > (near Market St. and the Van Ness Muni Station)
> > If you have ever gone to a GGNRA park, or have ideas
> about wayfinding on
> > trails,
> > tactile maps or displays, or providing audio
> descriptions or other
> > alternate
> > formats,
> > please attend. This is a major opportunity to give
> valuable feedback on
> > the
> > experiences
> > you have had with access issues, and to give input
> about proposed
> > improvements to
> > GGNRA park areas.
> > GGNRA park areas include Crissy Field, Fort Mason, and
> the Civil War's
> > Fort
> > Point,
> > all along the north shore of San Francisco; Ocean
> Beach in San Francisco;
> > Alcatraz,
> > Muir Woods, and the Marin Headlands.
> > This focus groups will be facilitated by the National
> Center on
> > Accessibility on
> > behalf of the National Park Service.
> > RSVP by May 14 by calling (415) 681-9445 or by e-mail
> to:
> > consultants at brucknerconsultants.com
> > Focus groups are limited in size and reservations are
> required in advance.
> > Please
> > indicate any need for a disability-related
> accommodation at the time of
> > reservation.
> > National Park Service Open Houses
> > If you are not able to attend the focus group, please
> consider attending
> > one
> > of two
> > public open houses from 4 to 7 pm on either:
> > May 19, 2009 at Fort Mason, Building 201 Bay &
> Franklin Streets,  San
> > Francisco
> > May 21, 2009 at Mill Valley Community Center, 180
> Camino Alto, Mill Valley
> > For details on the open house, please check the
> website
> > www.nps.gov/goga
> > .  Click on Management > Public Involvement >
> Open Houses
> > Please share this e-mail with any other people who are
> blind or low vision
> > who might
> > be interested in attending the focus group or open
> houses.
> > Thank you,
> > Bill and Victoria Bruckner
> > consultants at brucknerconsultants.com
> > 
> 
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