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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>
carol_castellano@verizon.net<br>
<a href="http://www.nfb.org/nopbc" eudora="autourl">www.nfb.org/nopbc<br>
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</a>Subject: Attention Disability Colleagues!! FTA Civil Rights
Training,<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite 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>
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Federal Transit Administration</b></font><br>
<font face="Times New Roman Bold, Times" size=4 color="#0033CC"><b>Office
of Civil Rights<br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=6 color="#0033CC">Civil Rights
Training<br>
December 2 - 4, 2009<br>
Washington</font>, DC<br>
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<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 face="Times New Roman Bold, Times" size=6 color="#0000FF">FTA Civil
Rights Training<br>
<b>Preliminary Agenda<br>
</b></font></div>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4 color="#0000FF"><b>Wednesday
December 2, 2009<br>
</b></font></div>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4> <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>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4 color="#0000FF"><b>Thursday
December 3, 2009<br>
</b></font></div>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4> <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>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4 color="#0000FF"><b>Friday
December 4, 2009<br>
</b></font></div>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4> <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>
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