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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Hello all<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>A group involving ABLE NH, a disability-focused service group that works primarily with developmentally disabled individuals is hosting a couple of listening sessions for their transportation committee. They’re working with Jenn Buteau from the Alliance on Healthy Aging which is overseeing a state-based needs assessment for transportation, which hopefully will help address some of the public transit deserts in the state like my town of New Hampton, the towns surrounding Keene in the Monadnock area, or the North Country to mention a few. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Below are the details for the listening sessions, and attached is a PDF flier for those same sessions. If you can’t read the PDF, or you have questions, feel free to contact Lisa Stedman or myself and I will get you in touch with the organization. It would be incredibly helpful if anyone would consider attending on the 18<sup>th</sup> or 19<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Lisa Steadman <Transportation@ablenh.org><br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 8, 2025 12:00 PM<br><b>To:</b> transportationinfo@ablenh.org; ABLE NH Transportation Task Force <Transportation@ablenh.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [Transportation Task Force] Transportation Needs Listening Sessions 7/18 and 7/19<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Dear Transportation Task Force Followers,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Below is the informaiton on our upcoming listening sessions. We hope you can join us in place of this month's Lunch & Learn! </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Speak Up for Better Transportation in NH – Join Us or Take the Survey</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Transportation is a critical link to independence, inclusion, and quality of life — but for many people with disabilities in New Hampshire, it’s not working the way it should.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The ABLE NH Transportation Task Force has partnered with </span><span style='color:black'>the NH Commission on Aging to </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>invite you to <b>speak up</b> as part of a <b>statewide Community Transportation Needs Assessment</b> focused on improving transportation for people with disabilities. Your input will directly shape state policy, funding, and service improvements.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:black'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>You can participate in two easy ways:</span><span style='color:black'><br><br></span><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Option 1- Join a virtual listening session</span></b><span style='color:black'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>July 18 at 12:00 pm or 7:00 pm, or July 19 at 10:00 am</span><span style='color:black'><br><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84389460204" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84389460204 </span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>(Meeting ID: 843 8946 0204, Passcode: 603)</span><span style='color:black'><br></span><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>No prep needed – just come as you are to share your experiences.</span></i><span style='color:black'><br><br></span><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Option 2- Can’t make it? Complete the survey instead</span></b><span style='color:black'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Your voice is just as important.</span><span style='color:black'><br><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/transport_nh" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/transport_nh</span></a><br><br></span><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Why this matters:</span></b><span style='color:black'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>This effort is part of a federally funded initiative through the NH Commission on Aging and ABLE NH’s Transportation Equity Task Force. The results will inform the state’s long-term plans to invest in better, more accessible, and more equitable transportation options.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>We especially want to hear from:</span><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>People with disabilities</span><span style='color:black'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Caregivers and family members</span><span style='color:black'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Direct support professionals</span><span style='color:black'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Advocates and allies</span><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal style='box-sizing:border-box' id="m_-48255743685946189m_3649025567076973997m_5404996254721799091m_-4225115373471480571isPasted"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Please <b>join us, take the survey, and share this opportunity</b> with your networks. Together, we can help fix what’s broken and build a transportation system that works for all.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailsignatureprefix>-- </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'>Lisa Steadman<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'>on Behalf of the ABLE NH Transportation Equity Task Force<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <a href="mailto:Transportation+unsubscribe@ablenh.org">Transportation+unsubscribe@ablenh.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>