[Nfbv-potomac-announce] FW: Invitation to Metro Data Day 1: Destination Ideation

Sat Sep 24 18:27:23 UTC 2016

Greetings Colleagues,

Thank you Joe for sending this to me.  And especially thank you Suzanne for alerting Joe and thinking this notice should be sent to the chapter.  It sounds like a great opportunity.  

Suzanne, it is wonderful news that you are doing better.  I hope you will be able to soon join us at our chapter meetings and other activities.

From: Suzanne kamel [mailto:suzkam2 at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 8:43 PM
To

: Joe Hobson <joewhobson at gmail.com <mailto:joewhobson at gmail.com> >
Subject: Fwd: Invitation to Metro Data Day 1: Destination Ideation

Hi Joe,

Hope you are doing well!  I'm off chemo and doing ok!  Praying for clean scans!  I wanted to let you know that I am now on Metros Accessibility Advisory Council and this opportunity came up and I thought it may be interesting to some people at the NFB.   See email below.  Can you forward along if you agree it may be of interest?  

Thanks,

Suzanne

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From: "Moore-Gwynn, B" <bmooregwynn at wmata.com <mailto:bmooregwynn at wmata.com> >
Date: September 20, 2016 at 5:27:34 PM EDT
To: suzanne kamel <suzkam2 at gmail.com <mailto:suzkam2 at gmail.com> >
Subject: RE: Invitation to Metro Data Day 1: Destination Ideation

Hi.  I’m sorry you’re unable to make this event.  However, it would be great if you could forward it to your network.   

Enjoy California!

B. MOORE GWYNN, Ed.D. 

Accessibility Advisory Committee Coordinator 

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Office of ADA Policy & Planning

600 Fifth Street NW, Washington, DC 20001

Phone: (301)618-7723 - JGB

Website:  <http://www.wmata.com/accessibility> http://www.wmata.com/accessibility

On Sep 20, 2016, at 4:34 PM, Moore-Gwynn, B <bmooregwynn at wmata.com <mailto:bmooregwynn at wmata.com> > wrote:

Greetings AAC Member:

As you may have heard, on Saturday, October 15, 2016 from 10AM to 5:30PM,  Metro will be hosting an event bringing together Metro staff, riders and advocacy groups to unearth -- and brainstorm solutions to -- unmet needs with regard to web-based and mobile tools for trip planning and real-time travel information.   In other words, what can’t we do today with mobile apps and online mapping tools, and how might we fill those gaps?  What would a solution look like?   We’re calling this event Metro Data Day 1- <http://www.eventbrite.com/e/metro-data-day-1-destination-ideation-tickets-27615562892?aff=email>   Destination: Ideation.

As a committee member, we are especially interested in your participation in this event.  Please view the event page to learn more and sign up.  <http://www.eventbrite.com/e/metro-data-day-1-destination-ideation-tickets-27615562892?aff=email>  

Participation is free but space is limited.  If you are interested, please sign up today.

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/metro-data-day-1-destination-ideation-tickets-27615562892?aff=email

Should you have any questions, please contact the event organizer Michael Eichler meichler at wmata.com <mailto:meichler at wmata.com> .

Thanks

Event Description

Metro has some great data feeds, and app developers -- from Google and Apple to Metro Hero -- are consuming them to provide great tools for transit riders in the Washington DC region.

That's great news, and yet there are opportunities to do even more!  For example, we'd love to see app developers help customers plan an accessible trip - one that routes a user to station entrances where elevators are present.  And this isn't likely the only unmet need from the Metro transit rider community. There are loads of great ways to make this data more useful to you.  That's where you come in. 

On Saturday October 15th,  Metro Data Day 1: Destination Ideation <http://www.eventbrite.com/e/metro-data-day-1-destination-ideation-tickets-27615562892?aff=email> , will bring together Metro staff, app and site developers, and Metro riders and their advocates for a day of creative brainstorming about unmet needs and their potential solutions.

A full agenda will be released soon, but for now know that:

·         The morning will be spent understanding existing data feeds and exploring the unmet needs from the rider community.

·         After lunch, we will split up into break-out groups where teams will mock up solutions to those needs and document changes to the data feeds needed to power those solutions.

·         Finally, participants will present their work to the full group for discussion.

We are excited about this opportunity to engage the app developer, rider and advocate communities for a day of creative problem solving.

B. MOORE GWYNN, Ed.D. 

Accessibility Advisory Committee Coordinator 

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Office of ADA Policy & Planning

600 Fifth Street NW, Washington, DC 20001

Phone: (301)618-7723 - JGB

Website:  <http://www.wmata.com/accessibility> http://www.wmata.com/accessibility

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