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From: Carol Castellano (by way of David Andrews<dandrews at visi.com>) 
To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org 
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Subject: [nabs-l] Fwd: Attention Disability Colleagues!! FTA Civil Rights Training, Washington, DC - December 2-4, 2009. Disability Organizations are strongly encouraged to register only for day 1 - ADA Day.

Dave,
I received this notice from a disability organization in VA.  Would you please forward to any lists that you think might be interested.
Thanks,
Carol

Carol Castellano, President
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
973-377-0976
carol_castellano at verizon.net
www.nfb.org/nopbc

Subject: Attention Disability Colleagues!! FTA Civil Rights Training,

   Washington, DC - December 2-4, 2009. Disability Organizations are strongly
   encouraged to register only for day 1 -  ADA Day.
  Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:25:26 -0400
  From: "Konoka Izumi" <KonokaI at ecnv.org>
  To: "Konoka Izumi" <KonokaI at ecnv.org>

     Federal Transit Administration
  Office of Civil Rights

  Civil Rights Training
  December 2 - 4, 2009
  Washington, DC

  The Federal Transit Administration's Office of Civil Rights invites its grant recipients and other interested stakeholders in all FTA Regions to attend a three-day training on FTA's civil rights requirements and guidance.  The training will review federal laws, regulations, executive orders, and guidance covering the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program.  This training will also discuss recently implemented and proposed updates to existing FTA civil rights directives and guidelines. 

  This training will help practitioners better understand the importance of civil rights considerations in transportation and transit planning, project development, investment, and operations.  Participants will be able to apply the content learned during this course to their daily work activities and local environment. 

  Participants will also have the opportunity to provide the FTA with feedback on challenges and opportunities that they have experienced in implementing Federal civil rights directives and to share examples of effective or promising practices that could be adopted by state, regional, and local agencies or community-based organizations.  

  Scholarships for travel expenses are available!

  This training will be held at the Westin Arlington Gateway located at 801 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203. Hotel rooms are available on a first-come first-serve basis. To reserve a room at the group discount rate of $207/night, call 1-888-627-7076 or 703-717-6200 and mention the FTA Workshop.  The room registration cut-off date is November 13, 2009.
  Reservation Deadline: Workshop reservations must be made by November 13, 2009 while all scholarship requests must be made by November 6, 2009.

  FTA Civil Rights Training
  Preliminary Agenda

  Wednesday  December 2, 2009

  Morning       Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
                     Overview and Updates
  Afternoon    ADA Fixed Route Self Assessment
                     Complementary Paratransit Self-Assessment
                     ADA Trivia!

  Thursday  December 3, 2009

  Morning       Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Overview
                     Overview of New Title VI Circular
                     Title VI Video "Divided Highways"
  Afternoon    Environmental Justice
                     Exercise: City of Metropolis
                     DOJ Video "Language Barriers"
                     Limited English Proficiency (LEP)

  Friday  December 4, 2009

  Morning       Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (DBE) Overview
                     DBE Goal Methodology 
  Afternoon    DBE Fraud
                     DBE Certification

  Layo Osiyemi
  Endependence Center of Northern Virginia, Inc. (ECNV)
  2300 Clarendon Blvd. Suite 305
  Arlington, VA 22201
  (703) 525-3268 Ext 8005 (V)
  (703) 525-3553 (TTY)
  (703) 525-3585 (Fax)
  www.ecnv.org 

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