[Nfbmd] FW: WMATA Accessibility Advisory Committee seeks new members

[Ringlein, Ellen]

Some of you in the DC area might be interested in this information.  
 
Ellen

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Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 2:44 PM
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Subject: WMATA Accessibility Advisory Committee seeks new members


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For Immediate Release
February 27, 2009

Contact:
Angela Gates or
Lisa Farbstein
202-962-1051

Accessibility Advisory Committee seeks new members
Volunteers serve as voice for riders with disabilities, senior
citizens

Metro is looking for riders with disabilities and senior citizens to
fill six available positions on the volunteer Accessibility Advisory
Committee (formerly known as the Elderly and Disabled Transportation
Advisory Committee). Positions are available for District of Columbia,
Prince George's County, Fairfax County, Arlington County and City of
Alexandria residents.

The 18-member committee would ideally consist of six individuals each
from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. The committee
advises Metro on ways to improve Metrobus, Metrorail and MetroAccess
services. The committee's efforts have resulted in numerous service
upgrades, including gap reducers which make it easier for riders who use
wheelchairs to board Metrorail trains.

Metro is looking for senior citizens or people with disabilities who
ride Metrobus, Metrorail and MetroAccess, and are not Metro employees,
contractors or elected officials to fill the vacancies. All positions
are unpaid. Metro's General Manager will make the final selection of
candidates.

Individuals on the committee will represent a cross section of the
entire region. Members are people who are senior citizens and/or have
the ability to give personal perspectives on a diverse representation of
disabilities, such as blindness or low-vision, mobility disability,
deafness or hard of hearing, audio-sensory disability, speech
disability, neurological disability, cognitive or other disability.  The
committee includes people with different riding patterns, people who are
transit-dependent, people who travel short distances and others who
travel long distances.

Applications can be found at http://www.wmata.com/aac. Applications
also are available at Metro headquarters, 600 Fifth Street, NW,
Washington, DC, or by calling 202-962-6060. The deadline to apply is 5
p.m. Monday, March 30.

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Rikki S. Epstein
ADA Operations Manager
Office of ADA Programs
Department of Access Services
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
600 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20001

202 962-1125  Phone
202 962-2033  TTY
202 962-2722  Fax
repstein at wmata.com

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