[nfbmi-talk] access board hearings in chicago

[joe harcz Comcast]

The following information is forwarded to you by the DBTAC-Great Lakes ADA Center (
www.adagreatlakes.org)
for your information:

On September 30th the U.S. Access Board will hold two meetings and the Board wants to hear from you!!

These meetings will take place from 9:30 to 4:30 at the:

Courtyard by Marriott Magnificent Mile

165 East Ontario Street

Ontario Rooms B and C

Chicago, Illinois  60611

·         During the morning… from 9:30 to Noon the Board will be holding a hearing on its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to update sections of its ADA Accessibility
Guidelines for Transportation Vehicles that cover access to buses and vans which was published on July 26, 2010

·         During the afternoon… from 1:30 to 4:30 the Board is pleased to be joined by members of the Chief Information Officers Council in holding the
first in a series of “listening sessions” on the implementation of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act to consider how the Federal government can improve
access to electronic and information technology for persons with disabilities

If you wish to speak at either of these meetings or need additional information, please contact Kathy Roy Johnson at johnson at access-board.gov or (202) 272-0041
(voice); (800) 993-2822 (TTY).

We hope to see you there!!