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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=blindchildren@verizon.net href="mailto:dandrews@visi.com>)">Carol
Castellano (by way of David Andrews<dandrews@visi.com>)</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=david.andrews@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:david.andrews@nfbnet.org">david.andrews@nfbnet.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, October 18, 2009 6:36 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [nabs-l] Fwd: Attention Disability Colleagues!! FTA Civil
Rights Training, Washington, DC - December 2-4, 2009. Disability Organizations
are strongly encouraged to register only for day 1 - ADA Day.</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Dave,<BR>I received this notice from a disability organization in
VA. Would you please forward to any lists that you think might be
interested.<BR>Thanks,<BR>Carol<BR><BR>Carol Castellano, President<BR>National
Organization of Parents of Blind Children<BR>973-377-0976<BR><A
href="mailto:carol_castellano@verizon.net">carol_castellano@verizon.net</A><BR><A
href="http://www.nfb.org/nopbc"
eudora="autourl">www.nfb.org/nopbc<BR><BR></A>Subject: Attention Disability
Colleagues!! FTA Civil Rights Training,<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"> Washington, DC - December
2-4, 2009. Disability Organizations are strongly<BR> encouraged to
register only for day 1 - ADA Day.<BR>Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:25:26
-0400<BR>From: "Konoka Izumi" <KonokaI@ecnv.org><BR>To: "Konoka Izumi"
<KonokaI@ecnv.org><BR><BR><IMG alt=[]
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<FONT color=#0033cc size=4 face="Times New Roman Bold, Times"><B>
Federal Transit Administration</B></FONT><BR><FONT color=#0033cc size=4
face="Times New Roman Bold, Times"><B>Office of Civil Rights<BR></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman, Times"> <BR> <BR></FONT>
<DIV align=center><FONT color=#0033cc size=6
face="Times New Roman, Times">Civil Rights Training<BR>December 2 - 4,
2009<BR>Washington</FONT>, DC<BR><FONT color=#0033cc
face="Times New Roman, Times"> <BR></FONT><IMG alt=[]
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<IMG alt=[] src="cid:EFE112E2DE994982935450097A027BB2@CarlosPC"
width=300 height=181> </B><BR></DIV><FONT
face="Times New Roman, Times"><B> <BR>The Federal Transit
Administration’s Office of Civil Rights invites its grant recipients and other
interested stakeholders in all FTA Regions to attend a three-day training on
FTA’s civil rights requirements and guidance. The training will review
federal laws, regulations, executive orders, and guidance covering the
Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and
the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
(DBE) Program. This training will also discuss recently implemented and
proposed updates to existing FTA civil rights directives and guidelines.
</B></FONT><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times"><B> <BR>This training
will help practitioners better understand the importance of civil rights
considerations in transportation and transit planning, project development,
investment, and operations. Participants will be able to apply the
content learned during this course to their daily work activities and local
environment.</B></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman, Times"><B> <BR>Participants will also have the
opportunity to provide the FTA with feedback on challenges and opportunities
that they have experienced in implementing Federal civil rights directives and
to share examples of effective or promising practices that could be adopted by
state, regional, and local agencies or community-based
organizations.</B></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman, Times"><B> <BR>Scholarships for travel expenses
are available!<BR> <BR>This training will be held at the Westin Arlington
Gateway located at 801 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203. Hotel rooms are
available on a first-come first-serve basis. To reserve a room at the group
discount rate of $207/night, call 1-888-627-7076 or 703-717-6200 and mention
the FTA Workshop. The room registration cut-off date is November 13,
2009.<BR>Reservation Deadline: Workshop reservations must be made by November
13, 2009 while all scholarship requests must be made by November 6,
2009.<BR><BR></B></FONT>
<DIV align=center><FONT color=#0000ff size=6
face="Times New Roman Bold, Times">FTA Civil Rights Training<BR><B>Preliminary
Agenda<BR></B></FONT></DIV><FONT
face="Times New Roman, Times"> <BR> <BR></FONT>
<DIV align=center><FONT color=#0000ff size=4
face="Times New Roman, Times"><B>Wednesday December 2,
2009<BR></B></FONT></DIV><FONT size=4
face="Times New Roman, Times"> <BR>Morning
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
(ADA)<BR>
Overview and Updates<BR>Afternoon ADA Fixed Route Self
Assessment<BR>
Complementary Paratransit
Self-Assessment<BR>
ADA Trivia!<BR> <BR></FONT>
<DIV align=center><FONT color=#0000ff size=4
face="Times New Roman, Times"><B>Thursday December 3,
2009<BR></B></FONT></DIV><FONT size=4
face="Times New Roman, Times"> <BR>Morning
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Overview<BR>
Overview of New Title VI
Circular<BR>
Title VI Video “Divided Highways”<BR>Afternoon Environmental
Justice<BR>
Exercise: City of
Metropolis<BR>
DOJ Video “Language
Barriers”<BR>
Limited English Proficiency (LEP)<BR> <BR></FONT>
<DIV align=center><FONT color=#0000ff size=4
face="Times New Roman, Times"><B>Friday December 4,
2009<BR></B></FONT></DIV><FONT size=4
face="Times New Roman, Times"> <BR>Morning
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (DBE)
Overview<BR>
DBE Goal Methodology <BR>Afternoon DBE
Fraud<BR>
DBE Certification<BR> <BR></FONT><FONT size=2>Layo
Osiyemi<BR>Endependence Center of Northern Virginia, Inc. (ECNV)<BR>2300
Clarendon Blvd. Suite 305<BR>Arlington, VA 22201<BR>(703) 525-3268 Ext 8005
(V)<BR>(703) 525-3553 (TTY)<BR>(703) 525-3585 (Fax)<BR><A
href="http://www.ecnv.org">www.ecnv.org</A> <BR></FONT><FONT size=4
face="Times New Roman, Times"> </FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE>
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