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Transcript from CART for this IL Conversation 

September 7, 2011  

Topic:

The Importance of Rural Transportation to People with Disabilities:

An Update on Reauthorization of the Transportation Act 

Facilitators

James Corless, Director of Transportation for America

Tim Sheehan, ED - CIL of Western Wisconsin

Alexandra Enders – RTC: Rural, University of Montana

Join us to: 

  • Get an update on where we are on reauthorization of the Transportation Act in 2011-12. Are we looking at a 2 or 6 year bill or an extension? 
  • Hear what parts of the current law are working in Rural America, what needs to be changed and how. 
  • Ideas for filling gaps in accessible transportation – proposed consolidation of 5310, 5316 (JARC), 5317 (New Freedom) Grant Programs.
  • Accessible vs. Available – What’s the difference? 
  • Share ideas and experiences from a rural CIL perspective.   

Documents for today's call: 

Policy Brief:  Filling the Gaps in Accessible Transportation

 Fact Sheet: Transportation's Section 5310: Where are we Going?

Fact Sheet definitions - What is Accessible V8

These are the links for the TRB report: Rural Transit Achievements: Assessing the Outcomes of   Increased Funding for Rural Passenger Services Under SAFETEA-LU   

 Position papers: 

IL Conversations is a CIL-Net presentation hosted by APRIL in cooperation with ILRU and NCIL, and provides IL practitioners with an opportunity to talk with colleagues about the nuts and bolts of running a center for independent living and providing core and other services, as well as to address broader state and national issues impacting CILs, SILCs, and people with disabilities. Watch for our next IL Conversation Announcement! Different facilitators who are currently working in the field will join us to lead the discussion, answer questions and refer participants to additional resources. 

 

IL Conversations originated with the University of Arkansas, CURRENTS. 

 

This IL Conversation is presented by the CIL-NET. The CIL-NET is operated by the Independent Living Research Utilization program at TIRR Memorial Hermann in partnership with the National Council on Independent Living and the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living. Support for the presentation was provided by the U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration. No official endorsement of the Department of Education should be inferred.

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