[Ohio-talk] Fw: Public Transportation Survey-through March 31

[Dr. Smith]

This is worth checking out.

JW

Dr. J. Webster Smith
President National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
P.O.BOX 458 Athens, Ohio, 45701-0458
Phone Number - 740-592-6326
"Changing What it Means to be Blind"
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Subject: FW: Public Transportation Survey-through March 31




As we all know, public transportation is vital for many persons with 
disabilities to live and work independently.  Please see the e-mail below 
which pertains to surveying persons with disabilities about their 
experiences with public transportation.  Please share with others who might 
be interested in completing the survey.  Mike Hanes
________________________________________
From: DBTAC - Southwest ADA Center at ILRU [ilru at ilru.org]
Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 2:01 PM
To: ilru at ilru.org
Subject: Public Transportation Survey-through March 31

In conjunction with a grant received from the Federal Transit 
Administration, Meeting the Challenge, Inc. is conducting a survey designed 
to collect information from people with disabilities regarding their 
experiences with public transportation. We would like to invite all people 
with disabilities to participate. Information gathered will be used to 
determine what barriers still exist in public transportation for people with 
disabilities and will be used to create Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) technical assistance materials directed toward alleviating those 
barriers.

This is an on-line survey which can be accessed from this link:
http://mtcinc.transit.sgizmo.com .  It is estimated that it will take from 5 
to 15 minutes to complete the survey. If you do not have internet access, 
you can participate by calling Meeting the Challenge at 1-800-864-4264 
(select menu choice #2), Monday through Friday between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM 
(MT), and a staff member will assist you with the survey by telephone. If 
you prefer a paper copy of the survey, one can be obtained by calling the 
same phone number. Responses to the survey will be collected through March 
31, 2009.

Please forward this e-mail to any individuals with a disability or to any 
groups serving individuals with disabilities that you feel would be 
appropriate respondents. We thank you for your participation and assistance!

Cristi L. Harris
Special Projects Director
Meeting the Challenge, Inc
(800) 949-4232 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)
(719) 444-0252 ext. 108