ATRC Selects Participants for Community of Practice
The Accessible Transportation Resource Center (ATRC) is thrilled to announce the members of the National Transportation Accessibility Community of Practice! After a rigorous review process, ATRC selected four communities from across the country. These teams will work together to increase accessible transportation in their communities with guidance and support from ATRC. While working to solve their transportation challenges, the entire Community of Practice will meet regularly to share updates, hear from experts, and learn from each other. The community teams are:
Disability Resource Network, Huntsville, Ala. Disability Resource Network is a Center for Independent Living that will work with their community to improve public transportation service for people with disabilities and older adults in the Huntsville area.
Forward Health, Deer River, Minn. Forward Health Foundation and their community team will guide the expansion of existing transportation services in the Leech Lake Reservation, Deer River, and Ball Club areas, with the goal of connecting these rural areas to regional hubs like Grand Rapids, Minn.
Guam Department of Health and Social Services, Mangilao, Guam. This team will focus on finding solutions to infrastructure issues that make using the public transit system difficult for people with disabilities and older adults, such as limited public bus routes, inconsistent bus pick-up times, non-existing sidewalks for safety purposes, and inaccessible bus stop locations.
PEAC, Lincoln Park, Mich. PEAC is a nonprofit dedicated to cycling education and travel training for people with disabilities. This community will focus on increasing accessibility for people with cognitive disabilities in the Downriver area of Southeast Michigan. The team will examine signage, route planning, ticketing systems, and overall ease of navigation with the goal of implementing solutions that increase cognitive accessibility in the public transportation system.
ATRC will share updates periodically about the work of the Community of Practice. Stay tuned!