Michigan's Assistive Technology Program
Assistive Technology Connections
Vol. 7, No. 5, June 2006
In This Issue:
- Calendar
- Auto Safety
- Air Travel Hotline
- Travel Magazine
- Project Action
- Amtrak
- Subscription Information
Calendar:
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June 14 - 16 Michigan's Assistive Technology Resource (MATR) 2006 Summer Institute: Reaching and Teaching All Students. Learn more about how Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles help educators customize their teaching for individual differences. http://www.cenmi.org/matr/.
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June 15 Adaptive Paddling Instructor Workshop - Early Registration: $140.00 Instructor Workshop will be held September 14 through 17th. The
course brings together certified instructors, recreational paddlers, and people with physical disabilities with the goal of further promoting canoeing and kayaking for paddlers with disabilities. Adults with physical disabilities who want to learn to paddle are encouraged register for FREE as Student Participants on September 16 & 17. For more info and to register contact Karen Schlicher, Bay Cliff Health Camp
906.345.9314. http://www.baycliff.org/adapt.php or the Sea Kayak Specialists
website at http://www.seakayakspecialists.com/html/apw. -
September 18-19, 2006 The Job Accommodation Network (JAN), the nation's foremost provider of workplace accommodation information and technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), will unite JAN's Fifth Annual Conference, Empowering Employers to Build an Inclusive Workforce at the Hilton Boston Logan Airport. For more information: http://conference.jan.wvu.edu Contact: conference@jan.wvu.edu
Phone: 800-526-7234 (V/TTY)
Automotive Safety Issues for Persons with Disabilities:
NHTSA is the federal government agency with the authority to regulate the manufacture of automotive adaptive equipment and modified vehicles used by people with disabilities. Find information on standards, tips on adaptation of vehicles. http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/adaptive/
Toll-Free Hotline For Air Travelers With Disabilities:
The hotline will provide general information to consumers about the rights of air travelers with disabilities, respond to requests for printed consumer information, and assist air travelers with time-sensitive disability-related issues that need to be addressed in "real time." The line is staffed from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern time, seven days a week. Air travelers who experience disability-related air travel service problems may call the hotline at 1-800-778-4838 (voice) or 1-800-455-9880 (TTY) to obtain assistance. Information about traveling: http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/publications/disabled.htm To file complaints: http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/ACAAcomplaint.htm
Travel Magazine:
Emerging Horizons is a consumer-oriented magazine about accessible travel. The magazine's primary focus is travel for people with mobility disabilities; everybody from wheelchair-users to slow walkers. Lots of access information, resources, news and travel tips. All with no advertising! Available in print and online. http://emerginghorizons.com/.
Project Action:
"Free Resources" include a National Accessible Travel Data Base, newsletter and other valuable information. Visit: http://projectaction.easterseals.com. Easter Seals also offers a Project ACTION national toll-free information line. Project ACTION staff can answer questions about ADA rights and responsibilities, direct callers to additional resources, and help members of the disability and transportation communities address diverse accessibility issues. Information and resources are available Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (EST) at (800) 659-6428 (voice).
Access Amtrak:
Go to Amtrack.com and select "Traveling with Amtrak" then view the links under the heading "Special Needs and Accessible" on this page. For some pictures of the accessible cabins, see: http://www.rollingrains.com/archives/000992.html#more .
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