From Easter Seals Project Action, November 2009
As part of Easter Seals Project ACTION’s Promising Practices and Solutions in Accessible Transportation (PPSAT) series, Donna Smith, Training Manager for Easter Seals Project ACTION, will discuss current requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act and promising practices from the transportation industry for accommodating customers with service animals on public transportation.
The one-hour program will be at 2:00 Eastern Standard Time, Wednesday, November 18, 2009. Resources related to the presentation will be posted on this page and available one week prior to the conference. These materials are intended as additional resources to provide more in-depth information and it is not necessary to download them for the presentation.
In order to give presenters an opportunity to learn about the interests of participants, everyone is invited to email their areas of interest and/or questions one week prior to the conference to espadistancelearning@easterseals.com. Ms. Smith will review these comments and do her best to address these issues during the presentation. Please type “Service Animals and Public Transportation” in the subject line and submit them no later than November 11.
Session Description
Ms. Smith’s presentation will address the following questions:
This call will be transcribed. Approximately 45 days following the program a PDF and text file will be available on our Web site and braille and audio CDs can be requested by contacting us at espadistancelearning@easterseals.com.
This conference is part of Easter Seals Project ACTION’s Promising Practices and Solutions in Accessible Transportation Series. We invite you to learn more about our learning opportunities by subscribing to Project ACTION’s online newsletter, Extra.
If you have any questions regarding this event, contact Robyn Bernardy at 800-659-6428 or rbernardy@easterseals.com.
Speaker Bio
Donna Smith is the training manager for Easter Seals Project ACTION. Donna has 30 years experience as a professional in the field of disability advocacy with 25 of those years as a training and technical assistance specialist on disability-related laws and issues, including 7 years specifically devoted to transportation issues. Her areas of knowledge pertinent to accessible transportation include human service transportation coordination, ADA rights and responsibilities, coalition building, the transit experience from the customer’s perspective, the increasing role of technology in transportation access, and the accessible pedestrian environment. Her strongest skills are the ability to communicate clearly and to help diverse groups find common ground from which to seek and create solutions. Donna understands firsthand the essential role of accessible, affordable transportation in the lives of people with disabilities, and it is both her job and her passion to help find solutions to transportation needs.
Donna is a graduate of Mississippi State University and has a daughter who lives in Jackson, Mississippi. Donna is a Seeing Eye dog user and lives in Arlington, Virginia. She enjoys books, music, audio described movies and travel.
Join us for this free audio conference! Please register at: http://www.easterseals.com/site/Calendar/1445998772?view=RSVP&id=29601
Dial-in instructions will be in your registration confirmation email.
Please note that the conference call will begin 2.00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
If you'd like to attend this event you can RSVP online at: http://www.easterseals.com/site/Calendar/1981252190?view=RSVP&id=29601.