[nfbwatlk] U.S. Access Board to Hold Public Meetings on Bus Accessibility in Seattle

Wed Sep 12 20:42:21 UTC 2012

The U.S. Access Board will be holding a public hearing in Seattle in October regarding bus accessibility.

Thought some of you might find the below of interest.

From: United States Access Board [mailto:access-board at service.govdelivery.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 12:52 PM
To: Nightingale, Noel
Subject: U.S. Access Board to Hold Public Meetings on Bus Accessibility

U.S. Access Board to Hold Public Meetings on Bus Accessibility

The Access Board will hold public information meetings in the next few weeks to collect further information on bus accessibility as part of its update of the ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Transportation Vehicles. The meetings will focus on the usability of recent bus designs that allow a portion of deployed ramps to remain inside the vehicle to minimize their exterior projection.

The first meeting will be held September 19 at the Board’s conference center in Washington, D.C. A second meeting will take place October 2 in Seattle at the American Public Transportation Association’s annual conference. These meetings are open to the public and those with an interest in the topic are encouraged to attend. The Board also will be accepting written comments on this subject until October 31, as indicated in a published notice<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTIwOTEyLjEwNDQyMjYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEyMDkxMi4xMDQ0MjI2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MTU2MjcxJmVtYWlsaWQ9bm9lbC5uaWdodGluZ2FsZUBlZC5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPW5vZWwubmlnaHRpbmdhbGVAZWQuZ292JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&100&&&http://www.access-board.gov/transit/refresh/notice-meeting.htm>.

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Public Meetings on Bus Ramps and Updates to the ADA Vehicle Guidelines

September 19, 9:30 – 1:30

Access Board Conference Center

1331 F Street, NW, Suite 800

Washington, DC

October 2, 2:15 – 5:30

Washington State Convention Center, Rooms 611-612

800 Convention Place

Seattle, WA

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