[NFBV-Announce] Updates! autonomous vehicles and Access Technology Affordability Act

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Hey NFB Family and Friends,

 

Please read below, exciting updates from Annette Carr and John Par (as
forwarded by Deepa Goraya). 

 


U.S. Access Board Releases Summary Report on AV Forum Public Forum on
Inclusive Design of AVs


https://www.access-board.gov/news/2021/07/27/u-s-access-board-releases-summa
ry-report-on-av-forum-public-forum-on-inclusive-design-of-avs/#content

 

July 27, 2021

The U.S. Access Board has released a summary report
<https://www.access-board.gov/av/report.html>  on its four-part series of
virtual meetings on making autonomous vehicles (AVs) accessible to
passengers with disabilities. The sessions featured presentations by invited
speakers who shared information and research results on design
considerations and solutions for making AVs accessible to passengers with
mobility, sensory, or cognitive disabilities. They also provided an
opportunity for members of the public to pose questions and to share
information and ideas during the session or through an online discussion
platform. 

The report summarizes each speakers’ presentation in the forum and comments
from the public, included those posted on the online platform. In addition
to the report, recordings of each session, presentation materials, and other
resources are available on the Board <https://www.access-board.gov/av/> ’s
website

 

 

We have three new cosponsors on the Access Technology Affordability Act:

 

Rep. Dean of Pennsylvania

Rep. Raskin of Maryland

Rep. Meijer of Michigan

 

We now have 105 cosponsors on H.R. 431 and 24 cosponsors on S. 212.

 

Regarding the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (H.R.
2373) we are up to 21 cosponsors.

 

Most recent additions are:

 

Rep. Blunt Rochester of Delaware

Rep. Adams of North Carolina

Rep. Welch of Vermont

Rep. Tonko of New York

Rep. Trone of Maryland

 

Please continue to push for cosponsors on all three of these bills.

 

Warm regards,

John

 

John G. Paré Jr. 

Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy

 

 


Peace,

Jacki Bruce

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